Even as a teenager, John Beattie felt drawn to the ocean, but it was twenty-five years before his dreams of sailing the globe in his 35-foot yacht Warrior Queen could begin to come true. His voyage began in England and continued to the South American coast and into the depths of the rain forests via uncharted tributaries. The adventure reached a stirring climax during his return voyage from Venezuela. One day at dawn, hundreds of miles from land, he spotted a man dying of thirst aboard a drifting open boat, a man given one last slender chance to live.

This chart is a replica of Imray chart 2200.3 covering the Eastern Approaches to the Solent. It is printed on water resistant paper. This edition includes the latest official UKHO data at time of publication, combined with additional information sourced from Imray's network to make it ideal for small craft. It includes the latest racing buoy information and official bathymetric surveys. There has been general updating throughout.