Book Giveaway | Swirly World: Lost at Sea

Swirly World Lost At Sea

We are very pleased to be giving away two copies of Andrew Fagan’s book ‘Swirly World: Lost at Sea’, to our GrownUps members.

All you need to do to enter the draw is be a GrownUps member, make sure you’re signed up to our newsletter and fill in your details near the bottom of the page!

Swirly World Lost At SeaAbout Swirly World: Lost at Sea

At 10:15am on January 19th 2022, renowned solo sailor, Andrew Fagan, set sail from Auckland, New Zealand, in his tiny 5.1m sloop-rigged plywood yacht Swirly World in Perpetuity in an attempt to set the world record for ‘The smallest boat to sail solo around the world via the Great Capes’.

The three capes being South America’s Cape Horn, Africa’s Cape of Good Hope and Australia’s Cape Leuwin.

The voyage itself was estimated to take fourteen months non-stop. Fourteen months of food, water… and resolve. Andrew first needed to cross the vast South Pacific Ocean towards Cape Horn, the stuff of myth and legend and the point at which the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet – one of the most feared sea routes in the world.

Was his boat up to it? Was he up to it?

Written with his trademark humour and a solemn sense of sailing awareness, Swirly World: Lost At Sea is underpinned by Andrew’s clinical understanding of both the brutality and beauty of the sea.

This book is part sailing adventure, part memoir and is the third book in a trilogy – it follows Swirly World, the Solo Voyages (2001) and Swirly World Sails South (2012).

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    1. You must be a GrownUps member and receive our newsletter to be eligible to win.
    2. Competition closes on the 11th December 2024, winners will be notified via email by 12th December 2024.
    3. It is your responsibility to ensure you correctly enter a New Zealand postal address where the prize can be sent. GrownUps will not take responsibility for prizes sent to incorrect addresses.
    4. Winners are drawn at random by the GrownUps administration team.
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