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Solo - A Thousand Miles from Anywhere (Paperback)
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Solo - A Thousand Miles from Anywhere (Paperback)
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Dave Clarke is an inveterate adventurer: a man with an incurable
desire to test his physical and mental limits against the forces of
nature. He has a passionate relationship with rugged country and
wild oceans, constantly seeking out new challenges where he is able
to commune with the natural world and find solace and freedom from
the constraints of a busy working life. One of his favourite
environments is the deep ocean; as he puts it, "one of the last
great wildernesses and one that can never be tamed." From an early
age he drew inspiration from the sea and the men who took their
living from it. Self-taught in sailing skills, he sailed solo and
unsupported from Falmouth to Barbados across the great North
Atlantic in one of the smallest boats to ever make the journey;
described by Sir Ranulph Fiennes as a story that turned a dream
into a life-changing reality. And now Dave has another adventure to
relate. In "Solo: A Thousand Miles from Anywhere" he again hears
the siren call of the great oceans and attempts to row
single-handed and unsupported the three thousand mile journey
across the Atlantic - despite never having rowed a boat in his
life. This book is about that adventure. Of the year-long struggle
to find the funds, the problems of boat design and construction,
the frustrations of bureaucracy, the heartbreak of leaving his
family for many months, the pain and joy of ocean rowing and the
eventual success that brought its own difficult re-adjustments.
"Solo" is the inspiring story of an ordinary man who refused to let
go of his dream. Written with humour, self-deprecation and deep
insights that can only come when you're on your own - a thousand
miles from anywhere.
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