Bold Man of the Sea by Jim Shekhdar

Bold Man of the Sea by Jim Shekhdar

During an action-packed 274 days at sea, Jim Shekhdar became the first person to row across the Pacific Ocean single-handedly. This is the story of his epic journey. The journey started out badly, he was refused permission to set off from Chile, then when he set off from Peru he found he'd left the tin opener behind. Later Jim also ran out of cooking gas. More bad fortune was to beset Jim as he had to fend off sharks, have his telecommunications fail him and nearly lose his life to an oil tanker. And then 150 yards out from his journey's end, Jim had to refuse offers of help so as not to invalidate his record attempt.

A highly readable account.. Shekhdar proves that he is every bit as good a raconteur as he is a paddler in this inspiring read - The Northern Echo

Armchair adventurers might enjoy the exploits of the first man to row the Pacific Ocean solo - Bath Chronicle

[Shekhdar's] book tells of his death-defying, nine-month journey from Peru to Australia - Plymouth Sunday Independent

An inspirational journal - Leamington Spa Courier

The story of his amazing voyage - Sunday Mirror

Jim Shekhdar was born in 1946 in Leamington Spa. Trained as a civil engineer, he worked on the M4 motorway in England, a variety of projects in Australia, roads in New Zealand and New Guinea, airports in Zaire and flats in the United Arab Emirates. Most recently he has worked in computers. He rowed across the Atlantic with David Jackson in 1997. He was scheduled for a hip replacement operation, but postponed it for his epic Pacific journey.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780340821701
ISBN 10	0340821701
Title	Bold Man of the Sea
Author	Jim Shekhdar
Series	Panda
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Year published	2001-11-01
Number of pages	266
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.