Against the Flow: The inspiring story of a teacher turned record-breaking yachtswoman - Softcover

Dee Caffari

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713685336 ISBN 13: 9780713685336

Publisher: Adlard Coles, 2007

Synopsis

After an early career as a secondary school PE teacher, Dee Caffari realised that her destiny was a life on the water. She gave up her job and worked with Mike Golding Yacht Racing, completing a number of offshore races. In the 72ft yacht, Aviva, she completed her record-breaking circumnavigation, finishing on 18 May 2006.

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Review:

"Dee Caffari engages with the reader so her experiences become your experiences. It's an absorbing narrative with pace and energy with a simple message: the ordinary can change and become exceptional."--"Sailing Today" "This is a truly inspiring book that follows the highs, and inevitable lows, of Dee's journey, before detailing what she has been up to sincer her records."--"Boat Mart" "This is a good read with daring to aplenty but also with an accessible and very human heroine who, just maybe, given the opportunity, we could see ourselves trying to emulate."--"Lifeboat" Dee Caffari engages with the reader so her experiences become your experiences. It's an absorbing narrative with pace and energy with a simple message: the ordinary can change and become exceptional. "Sailing Today" This is a truly inspiring book that follows the highs, and inevitable lows, of Dee's journey, before detailing what she has been up to sincer her records. "Boat Mart" This is a good read with daring to aplenty but also with an accessible and very human heroine who, just maybe, given the opportunity, we could see ourselves trying to emulate. "Lifeboat""

About the Author:

After an early career as a secondary school PE teacher, Dee Caffarirealised that her destiny was a life on the water. She gave up her joband worked with Mike Golding Yacht Racing, completing a number ofoffshore races. During the 2004/5 Global Challenge Race, Deesuccessfully skippered 18 amateur yachtsmen around the world and in thesame 72ft yacht, Aviva, she completed her record-breakingcircumnavigation, finishing on 18 May 2006.

About this edition

• Publisher: Adlard Coles
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0713685336
• ISBN 13: 9780713685336
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208