Dimensions
162 x 240 x 28mm
Every few seconds I feel the gentle, rhythmic acceleration as Jimmy drives on the oars. My ears are filled with the trickle of water on the hull of the boat, the splash of the oars, the roll of the sliding seat. A muffled gasp from the deck reminds me that he is in a great deal of pain . . .
I lean through the hatch, take Jimmy's water bottle and pass him mine. Then he hands me his seat padding, gets up and moves down the starboard side . . . In a few moments we have swapped places . . .
We have performed this routine every two hours for the last forty-seven days.'
More people have climbed Mount Everset than have rowed across the Atlantic.
For over seventy days Adam Rackley and his rowing partner ate, slept and rowed in a boat seven metres long and two metres wide, in one of the world's most extreme environments. This is his story of adventure, endurance and self-discovery.
They were following in the wake of pioneers. In 1896 George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen, a pair of Norwegian fisherman crossed the 2,500 miles in a wooden fishing dory - and their record stood for 114 years. John Fairfax, a smuggler, gambler and shark hunter, was the first to complete the feat single-handedly in 1969. Others have followed; some have not survived the attempt. This is their story, too.
Salt, Sweat, Tears celebrates the pinnacle of human achievement: of those who have dreamed, and dared to make those dreams a reality. It will leave you ready to face your own challenges in life, whatever they may be.
