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Close to the Wind: The Autobiography of Britain's Greatest Olympic Sailor
by
Ben Ainslie
Knife-edge decisions, adrenaline rushes, extreme weather, bitter rivalries, heart-stopping races -- they are all in a day's work for 'sailing's superman' Ben Ainslie. Ben has won successive golds in the last three Olympics, making him a British hero and our greatest Olympic sailor ever. In 2012 he plans for a fourth.
In Close to the Wind Ben reveals the truth behind his aw ...more
In Close to the Wind Ben reveals the truth behind his aw ...more
Paperback
,
256 pages
Published
November 19th 2012
by Yellow Jersey Press
(first published June 26th 2012)
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If you enjoy sailing you'll like Ben's story. The only problem is that the book should have been properly ghost written and proofread. There are a number of sequiturs, dates and ages that don't add up and repetition, not to mention too many typos.
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