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.

Bold Man of the Sea: My Epic Journey

Shekhdar Jim

Griffiths, Edward

History

Hodder&Stoughton

Bold Man Of The Sea. My Epic Journey

Sports & Outdoors

Water Sports

Hodder and Stoughton

The sight of British ocean rower Jim Shekhdar wading ashore in Australia thrilled millions of people around the world. Through nine eventful months at sea, the fifty-four-year-old travelled more than ten thousand miles from South America to Queensland and became the first person ever to row single-handed across the Pacific Ocean. He overcame endless obstacles, from the blank refusal of Chilean officials to let him start because they believed he had no chance of success, to forgetting a can opener. He had to fend off sharks, most of his navigation and communication equipment failed, he was almost crushed by an oil tanker, and Hurricane Paula threatened to overwhelm him.

Bold Man Of The Sea (CH)

Travel

Griffiths, Ed

Reference

Charnwood

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