Books in the Making Waves series

The story of Jim Saltonstall and his contribution to Team GBR's Olympic sailing success. From his birth in Yorkshire and joining the Navy at 15 to becoming the first RYA National Yacht Racing Coach and getting more Olympic sailing medals than any other country. Together with Jim's thoughts on youth training, competing internationally and coaching.

The inspirational autobiography from Asia's first dinghy sailing gold medallist, taken away from her parents aged 10 and enrolled on the gruelling Chinese training regime.

A travel memoir of a young woman who had not stepped on a yacht prior to sailing over 18,000 miles with her partner across the Atlantic to the Caribbean and back over 3 years. She doubted her abilities and suffered from anxiety but discovered that it is only when you take such risks that you can connect with the world at large and oneself.

An inspiring personal narrative of a weekend sailor's circumnavigation of Britain in 50 day sails (with 1 night passage).

Looking back at the lives and sailing careers of some of our lifetime's finest yachtsmen, this collection of eleven original, moving accounts is just as much a celebration of the good - tales of hope, achievement and courageous spirit - as it is an account of their tragic final voyages. Included are world-renowned racers, like Eric Tabarly and Rob James, highly experienced cruisers and adventurers, like Peter Tangvald and Bill Tilman, and the notoriously ill-prepared Donald Crowhurst, as well as other famous and some less well-known sailors. Starting with the sad loss of Frank Davison and Reliance in 1949, the book concludes with the amazing last voyage of Philip Walwyn in 2015 - crossing the Atlantic single-handed in his 12 Metre yacht Kate. All of the men and women described were friends with or known to the author, Nicholas Gray, who himself competed in several short-handed long distance races, where he met and raced against many of these fascinating characters. Peppered with photographs showcasing the sailors and their yachts, this is a refreshing look at those who have helped to shape this sport's history, honouring their lives and accomplishments before detailing their tragic last voyages.