- Paperback: 172 pages
- Publisher: AuthorHouse (24 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1438904207
- ISBN-13: 978-1438904207
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,479,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is the story of two men who followed their dream of crossing an ocean and discovered the adventure of a lifetime. Former army officer, mountaineer and film stuntsman Mike Noel-Smith couldn't resist when his friend Rob Abernethy called him up one day and suggested the ultimate challenge - becoming the first Britons to row the Indian Ocean. The pair took advice from expert seamen, studied weather charts, trained for months, and planned the trip down to the last detail. But like many before them, they discovered that the sea is a dangerous and ungovernable mistress, capable of turning from calm to lethal rage. This is a pacey, often funny, and ultimately touching tale of courage, fear, love and bloody mindedness in the face of the unconquerable power of the ocean. Adventurous readers will wish they'd been able to join Mike and Rob on their unforgettable trip, sharing every twist and turn, triumph and disaster. The rest will be glad they stayed at home and enjoyed the book!
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Mike Noel-Smith spent 18 years as an infantry officer in the British Army. After retiring from the Army in 1992, he became Operations Manager of Challenger World specialising in outdoor management training, a post he held for 3 years before taking the post of Director of Training at Insights Ltd under Will Carling the former England Rugby Captain.There he was responsible for the design and delivery of leadership development programmes for business teams with KPMG, Royal Mail, Vickers Plc, British Telecom, Standard & Poors and many others. He has also delivered motivational training for The England Cricket team, Harlequins RFC and The Royal Sun Alliance Ocean Racing Team.A keen ski mountaineer and rock climber, he has led expeditions over much of the Alps, volcanoes in Mexico, the mountains of Africa as well as the deep jungles of Central America. In addition to his love of altitude, in 2003 he and his colleague Rob Abernethy rowed 2000 miles into the Indian Ocean before tropical storms battered both them and their boat leading to a dramatic rescue by an Australian warship. Mike had been seriously injured and for 4 days the pair remained at the mercy of the ocean until the rescue was successfully completed in atrocious conditions at nightime.His ethos in life is to 'prepare well and follow your dream'. He shows business audiences that the power of teamwork combined with sound leadership and a determination to win despite crisis and hostile environments will always pull you through. Not least of all he demonstrates that a powerful self determination linked to a positive attitude can make the difference when it really matters.Mike is married to Buffy and they have three children aged 22, 20 and 15 years and live in Devon. This is his first book.
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An epic attempt to row across the Indian Ocean dogged by equipment failure and unpredictable weather
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