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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Water sports & recreations > Boating
Katherine Grainger is not only Great Britain's finest ever woman
rower, but also she has won more Olympic medals than any other
female British athlete in any sport. At Rio de Janeiro in the 2016
Olympic Games, at the age of 40, and less than two years after
coming out of 'retirement', with a different partner, she came
within one second of retaining her women's Double Sculls gold
medal. On 3 August 2012, on the water at Eton Dorney in the London
2012 Olympic Games, she - and Anna Watkins - had rowed to glory in
the women's Double Sculls. Three times an Olympic silver medallist,
she could finally hang up her oars as an Olympic champion to add to
her six World Championships and eight World Cup gold medals - but
she didn't. Katherine's story is a remarkable one - proof that nice
people can be winners and dedication and hard work pay off.
Incredibly bright, Grainger combined her athletic career with her
education and she has degrees from Glasgow and Edinburgh
universities and a PhD from London, in subjects as diverse as law,
philosophy and homicide. No wonder she is so much in demand as a
motivational speaker. Katherine Grainger: The Autobiography
continues her inspirational story taking in her post-London
activities, the return to training, finding a new double sculls
partner in Vicky Thornley, the highs and lows of their attempt to
qualify for Rio 2016 and eventually their astonishing row to
another silver medal.
Set to become the bible for powerboat owners and operators for
years to come, this long overdue analysis and review of modern
powerboat design and operation explores how powerboats have
developed, why, and how design impacts on control and performance.
Every aspect of the powerboat's design is considered individually
and as part of the whole. Different hull designs, including
multihull and foiling craft, are assessed for their benefits and
drawbacks. Engine types (whether petrol, diesel, electric or
hybrid) and their influence on performance are examined and the
nature and impact of different propulsion systems and driving
controls is also discussed. All factors that influence operation
are featured, from how to optimise performance in varied sea
conditions, matching speed to sea state, as well as tackling
various common and uncommon scenarios (from driving into an inlet
to coping with tidal races and harbour manoeuvring) as well as
issues relating to crew safety. For this book, Dag Pike - the
world-renowned guru on powerboats - attracted contributions from
many of the top international powerboat designers, providing a
wealth of expert knowledge and specialist insights about modern
powerboats. The sum of their knowhow makes this book a gem of
acquired knowledge, and as such will be essential for all powerboat
owners, operators and designers, whether in the leisure, commercial
or military sector, and it will help ensure all prospective owners
get the right boat for their requirements.
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