Download Against the Flow: The Inspiring Story of a Teacher Turned Record-Breaking Yachtswoman AudioBook Free
In 2006, Dee Caffari became the first woman to sail solo round the world from the prevailing winds and currents. Her tale is an excursion in the real sense of the term. It is about physical hardship in awful conditions, overcoming solitude, rest deprivation, the get worried of critical equipment faltering, 34 days and nights of gales, 12 metre waves, cyclones and a lightning attack. It is also about a woman who stepped outside her safe zone, gave up a good job and financial security, all because she wanted to sail. She dared to wish, and her courage resulted in a place in the annals books alongside a handful of men. More folks have strolled on the moon than have successfully completed a westabout circumnavigation, and in this inspirational reserve Dee shares the story of her quest from beginner to track record breaker. "I feel I have been finding your way through this my very existence. This is my dream. To be the first woman to sail the world single-handed, westabout. It's doubly long and doubly hard. We are able to do more than we think we can. We have to dare to wish." (Dee Caffari) "Dee has influenced the creativeness of an internationally audience. She has joined up with only four men who've achieved this feat. Other women may follow, but she'll always stay the first." (Sir Chay Blyth)
