Crossing the Swell: An Atlantic Journey by Rowboat
Year: 2009 Language: English Author: Tori Holmes, Paul Gleeson Genre: Textbook Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Edition: First ISBN: 978-I-897522-53-O Format: PDF & EPUB Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 210 Description: Acting on self-assured determination and an ever-growing sense of adventure, Tori Holmes, a 21-year-old from Alberta, Canada, and Paul Gleeson, a 29-year-old financial advisor from Limerick, Ireland, embraced the dream of rowing a tiny boat across the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean in the 2005/06 Trans-Atlantic Race. Of course, neither of the young adventurers knew how to row. In February 2006, they completed their epic journey after 86 days of huge seas, violent storms, terrifying capsizes, unbearable thirst, bizarre hallucinations and sleep deprivation. Part inspirational adventure story, part travelogue and part romance, Crossing the Swell is an honest and intimate portrayal of what it takes to truly engage in the many adventures that life has to offer. About the Author Tori Holmes went to Bangladesh after school to do volunteer work on various projects. In February 2006, after the events recounted in Crossing the Swell, she entered the record books as the youngest woman to row an ocean. After a time as a financial advisor, Paul Gleeson craved adventure and packed his bags to go traveling. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Contents
Screenshots
5
Crossing the swell _ an Atlantic journey by rowboat
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You cannot download files in this forum
Crossing the Swell: An Atlantic Journey by Rowboat
Language: English
Author: Tori Holmes, Paul Gleeson
Genre: Textbook
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books
Edition: First
ISBN: 978-I-897522-53-O
Format: PDF & EPUB
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 210
Description: Acting on self-assured determination and an ever-growing sense of adventure, Tori Holmes, a 21-year-old from Alberta, Canada, and Paul Gleeson, a 29-year-old financial advisor from Limerick, Ireland, embraced the dream of rowing a tiny boat across the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean in the 2005/06 Trans-Atlantic Race. Of course, neither of the young adventurers knew how to row.
In February 2006, they completed their epic journey after 86 days of huge seas, violent storms, terrifying capsizes, unbearable thirst, bizarre hallucinations and sleep deprivation.
Part inspirational adventure story, part travelogue and part romance, Crossing the Swell is an honest and intimate portrayal of what it takes to truly engage in the many adventures that life has to offer.
About the Author
Tori Holmes went to Bangladesh after school to do volunteer work on various projects. In February 2006, after the events recounted in Crossing the Swell, she entered the record books as the youngest woman to row an ocean. After a time as a financial advisor, Paul Gleeson craved adventure and packed his bags to go traveling. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Contents
Screenshots
Crossing the swell _ an Atlantic journey by rowboat
Download [5 KB]
Share