Advantages: Good account of two men conquering the elements Disadvantages: May be of limited interest if you weren't aware of the events at the time
...For most sane people the prospect of spending up to 2 months at sea, in a vessel only 25ft in length, with someone you barely know, would be the last thing that they would consider. However, not everyone is like this and this was the challenge accepted by double Olympic champion JamesCracknell and TV presenter Ben Fogle. This book is the account of their voyage and a thoroughly interesting read.
I first became aware of the Atlantic Rowing Race when, as captain of my college boat club, I received a flyer inviting me to enter the challenge. I did consider it, for a split second, but soon the reality hit and the flyer ended up in the bin. A few months later I was sat at my computer and saw an article saying how the TV presenter Ben Fogle was planning on rowing across the Atlantic Ocean with a yet to be announced partner. I had first...
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Advantages: Good account of two men conquering the elements Disadvantages: May be of limited interest if you weren't aware of the events at the time
...For most sane people the prospect of spending up to 2 months at sea, in a vessel only 25ft in length, with someone you barely know, would be the last thing that they would consider. However, not everyone is like this and this was the challenge accepted by double Olympic champion JamesCracknell and TV presenter Ben Fogle. This book is the account of their voyage and a thoroughly interesting read.
I first became aware of the Atlantic Rowing Race when, as captain of my college boat club, I received a flyer inviting me to enter the challenge. I did consider it, for a split second, but soon the reality hit and the flyer ended up in the bin. A few months later I was sat at my computer and saw an article saying how the TV presenter Ben Fogle was planning on rowing across the Atlantic Ocean with a yet to be announced partner. I had first...
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Advantages: its brilliant Disadvantages: none that can think of!!
...James and The Giant Peach is a story written by Roald Dahl. It is about a little boy James who lives with his aunties. He is living there because his mum and dad went on a trip to London Zoo a long time ago and got eaten by an angry Rhinoceros that had escaped! Rather bizarre! His aunts are called Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, they are really nasty to James and he hates them Luckily for James his life is about to change. This all happens due to the discovery of a giant peach in his garden!! Read the book to find out more....
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Advantages: good read, hard to put down Disadvantages: none !!!!
...James and The Giant Peach is a story written by Roald Dahl. It is about a little boy James who lives with his aunties. He is living there because his mum and dad went on a trip to London Zoo a long time ago and got eaten by an angry Rhinoceros that had escaped! Rather bizarre! His aunts are called Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, they are really nasty to James and he hates them Luckily for James his life is about to change. This all happens due to the discovery of a giant peach in his garden!! Read the book to find out more....
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