{"product_id":"rowing-the-pacific-7-000-miles-from-japan-to-san-francisco-1","title":"Rowing the Pacific: 7,000 Miles from Japan to San Francisco","description":"Review\n\nMick's account of the gruelling journey is compelling. You'll feel that you're there with them, through the near-death experiences and the equipment failures, battling extreme fatigue, frightening storms and an ocean the consistency of liquid cement, Lifeboat Magazine\n\nA nail-biting story of man versus nature, Globe \u0026amp; Laurel\n\nIf you love thrilling adventure books that'll keep you on the edge of your seat, then you're going to love this one -- Naomi Dunbar, Adventure Travel\n\nProduct Description\n\nIf you love thrilling adventure books that'll keep you on the edge of your seat, then you're going to love this one - Naomi Dunbar, Adventure Travel\n'I am an ocean rower, and have read a lot of books by fellow ocean rowers, and enjoyed them, BUT, this one beats them all. It was brilliant, so gripping that once started I could not put it down, read it in one go, neglecting all my work and chores. This man is brave. This man can row but most of all THIS MAN CAN WRITE.'\nOcean Rower\n\n'Mick's account of the gruelling journey is compelling. You'll feel that you're there with them, through the near-death experiences and the equipment failures, battling extreme fatigue, frightening storms and an ocean the consistency of liquid cement' Lifeboat Magazine\nStorms, fatigue, equipment failure, intense hunger, and lack of water are just a few of the challenges that ocean rower Mick Dawson endured whilst attempting to complete one of the World's 'Last Great Firsts'.\nIn this nail-biting true story of man versus nature, former Royal Marine commando Dawson, a Guinness World Record-holder for ocean-rowing and high-seas adventurer takes on the Atlantic and ultimately the North Pacific.\nIt took Dawson three attempts and a back-breaking voyage of over six months to finally cross the mighty North Pacific for the first time. Dawson and his rowing partner Chris Martin spent 189 days, 10 hours and 55 minutes rowing around the clock, facing the destruction of their small boat and near-certain death every mile of the way, before finally reaching the iconic span of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.\nDawson's thrilling account of his epic adventure details how he and Chris propelled their fragile craft, stroke by stroke for thousands of miles across some of the most dangerous expanses of ocean, overcoming failure, personal tragedy and everything that nature could throw at him along the way.\n\nBook Description\n\nThe thrilling story of Mick Dawson's most challenging rowing feats in the open ocean, culminating in his greatest achievement: rowing 7,000 miles across the North Pacific Ocean, from Japan to San Francisco.\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\nOn 8 May 2009 Mick Dawson and Chris Martin set off from Choshi in Japan to row 7,000 miles across the North Pacific to San Francisco . . . this is their story.\nCrossing the North Pacific in an open rowing boat was one of the world's Last Great Firsts and, on his third attempt at this most challenging of all open-ocean rowing feats, Mick Dawson was determined to make it.\nStorms, fatigue, equipment failure, intense hunger and lack of water are just a few of the challenges that he and fellow rower Chris Martin overcame during a back-breaking voyage of over six months. Finally, on 13 November, after 189 days, 10 hours and 55 minutes of rowing around the clock, facing the destruction of their small boat and near-certain death every mile of the way - they finally reached the iconic span of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.\nIn this nail-biting true story of man versus nature, former Royal Marine commando Dawson takes on first the Atlantic and ultimately the North Pacific. His thrilling account of this epic adventure details how he and Chris propelled their fragile craft, stroke by stroke, for thousands of miles across some of the most dangerous expanses of ocean in the world, overcoming failure, personal tragedy and everything that nature could throw at them along the way.\n\nAbout the Author\n\nMICK DAWSON is one of the most experienced","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40149915271253,"sku":"9781472140418N","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/3d670fd9-cf9c-452a-83a7-d84be85774b6.jpg?v=1656948975","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/rowing-the-pacific-7-000-miles-from-japan-to-san-francisco-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}