Salt, Sweat, Tears

The Men Who Rowed the Oceans

By: Adam Rackley

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Paperback | 24 September 2014 | Edition Number 1

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More people have climbed Mount Everest than have rowed across the Atlantic. For over seventy days Adam Rackley and his rowing partner ate, slept and rowed in a boat seven metres long and two metres wide, in one of the world's most extreme environments. This is his story of adventure, endurance and self-discovery. They were following in the wake of pioneers. In 1896 George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen, a pair of Norwegian fishermen, crossed the 2,500 miles in a wooden fishing dory - and their record stood for 114 years. John Fairfax, a smuggler, gambler and shark hunter, was the first to complete the feat single-handedly, in 1969. Others have followed; some have not survived the attempt. This is their story, too. Salt, Sweat, Tears celebrates those who have dreamed, and dared to make those dreams real. 'We need the people who climb mountains, cross oceans, voyage to the moon, to tell us who we are. In this gripping and superior book Adam Rackley is both seaman and historian, telling the story of his own voyage and the rowers who have gone before him.' Peter Nichols, author of A Voyage for Madmen 'Gripping and vividly written.' Daily Mail

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Incredible true stories from the limits of endurance, written by a man who's been there * Sir Ranulph Fiennes *
We need the people who climb mountains, cross oceans, voyage to the moon, to tell us who we are. In this gripping and superior book he is both seaman and historian, telling the story of his own voyage and the rowers who have gone before him * Peter Nichols, author of A Voyage for Madmen *
Adam Rackley's own tale is every bit as gripping and vividly written as the others in this admirable book * Daily Mail *

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