Tasman Trespasser II

Shaun Quincey

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HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
07 December 2010

Memoirs; Rowing

In a nail-biting, funny, poignant and inspiring modern-day adventure, Shaun Quincey shares the physical and mental challenges and utter exhilaration of pitting yourself against something way bigger and way more unforgiving than anything you'll ever face in a life more ordinary. In 1977, Colin Quincey became the first man to row the tasman. Forty years later, his son Shaun decided to emulate his father - rowing the other way. His father's boat was the tasman trespasser, and when Shaun decided to build and row tasman trespasser II, he knew it wasn't going to be easy. At the time, he owned little more than a drum kit and a heap of dreams. While he was at home in the water - an experienced surf lifesaver and swimmer - in his own words he had never been so scared, had less money, been laughed at as much or been so unprepared for anything in his life. that he succeeded is history - that he set a new record, testament to personal endurance and sheer tenacity, as well as the skill with which he designed and built his boat. Don't miss a moment. My world is a confusion of violent twists, rolls and thuds, with screaming wind and waves crashing into, onto and over me. I am lying braced with my feet against the cabin wall, my back against another, sweating and trying to eat cold porridge . . .

By: Shaun Quincey
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 690g
ISBN: 9781869508913
ISBN 10: 1869508912
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 07 December 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Replaced By: 9781869509804
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shaun Quincey lives in Auckland, and has been busy touring Tasman Trespasser II round New Zealand, raising funds for surf lifesaving. The boat will then be on permanent exhibition at the National Maritime Museum.

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