Three of what are sometimes called narrative non-fiction books, including the most recent, Spanish Castle to White Night, about the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. It has a strong link to the first of this type of book, Risk to Gain, which was about EF Language’s winning Whitbread Race, back in 1997-98. In between them was photographer Rick Tomlinson’s biography Shooting H2O.
Eighty eight men left from the ramparts of Alicante’s Castle of Santa Bárbara, but only 36 would journey the full 37,000 miles to finish in the White Nights of St Petersburg. Japan’s Black Tide, brutal weather, injuries, and even the credit crunch all took their toll.
This is the story of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008–09, ripping and roaring through the seven seas – from Spain, past Africa and onto Asia, round the Americas and back to Europe. It’s a story of endurance, deprivation and adventure, a story of winners and losers, those who made it and those who didn’t.
Published by Dakini Media - read more here or click here or on the cover image to buy.
From Antarctic ice caves to Arctic ice flow, from the top of a hundred-foot mast in the depths of a frigid Southern Ocean to the heat and dust of an African safari.
This book is the story, in words and pictures, of a journey. Rick Tomlinson’s journey as a photographer – to places and through time. An extraordinary account, and an exceptional collection – the work of the man who defines Shooting H2O.
Published by Thomas Reed – click here or on the cover image to buy.
This is the story of the winning team in the 1997/98 Whitbread Race. A unique insight into Team EF’s two boats during their journey around the world. Stomach-churning storms, frustrating calms, broken gear and remarkable details of life onboard are all here – as well as shattered hopes and stunning victories. Combined with the exceptional photography of Rick Tomlinson, this is probably the most vivid pictorial and written record of the world’s greatest ocean race ever produced. Independent Sports Book of the Week.
Published by Max Strom.
