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Missing the Boat
Michael Hutchinson
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Description for Missing the Boat
Paperback. As a teenager, the author raced tiny plywood dinghies on Belfast Lough, amid shoals of sewage-eating jellyfish. Then, at the age of eighteen, driven to despair by his own unremitting mediocrity, he gave up. This title tells the story of his comeback season, on the South Coast of England, in Ireland, and in the resorts of the Mediterranean. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
The hilarious true story of an amateur boating adventure. Yacht racing. A world of privilege and money. Beautiful women, bronzed men, and Simon le Bon explaining that he used to be in a band. It's not like that for everyone. Somewhere much, much further down the ladder it all looks very different. As a teenager, Michael Hutchinson raced tiny plywood dinghies on Belfast Lough, amid shoals of sewage-eating jellyfish. For him, sailing became the kind of obsession that often as not ends with a psychiatric intervention. Turning pro was his only dream. Then, at the age ... Read more
The hilarious true story of an amateur boating adventure. Yacht racing. A world of privilege and money. Beautiful women, bronzed men, and Simon le Bon explaining that he used to be in a band. It's not like that for everyone. Somewhere much, much further down the ladder it all looks very different. As a teenager, Michael Hutchinson raced tiny plywood dinghies on Belfast Lough, amid shoals of sewage-eating jellyfish. For him, sailing became the kind of obsession that often as not ends with a psychiatric intervention. Turning pro was his only dream. Then, at the age ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099552345
SKU
V9780099552345
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Ref
99-14
About Michael Hutchinson
Michael Hutchinson became a full-time cyclist in 2000 after becoming disillusioned with an academic career. Over the following six years he has won more than twenty national titles, and the gold medal in the Masters' Pursuit World Championships. He is now a writer and journalist (and cyclist) and lives in south London. His book on the hour cycling record, The ... Read more
Reviews for Missing the Boat
Michael Hutchinson delivers the laughs with ease
Independent
A humorous account of messing about in boats
The Bookseller
Independent
A humorous account of messing about in boats
The Bookseller