By Oliver J. Cock, MBE
November 2001
The Book Guild Ltd.
ISBN: 1-85776-539-7
157 pages, illustrated
$32.95 hardcover
For Oliver Cock, canoeing has been his life. This is the story of how he come to take up the sport, first as a hobby, then as a coach, and finally as a national trainer. This book is not only for canoeing enthusiasts. The general reader will follow the author's life with interest, from his boyhood adventures at school in Switzerland, to his travels in the wine trade in pre-war Europe, and through all his innovations and concerns regarding training and safety on the water. As the author points out, canoeing is a sport for all, and among his many memorable descriptions, perhaps the most remarkable is about the determination and success with which people with different disabilities master and enjoy this sport.
Includes black & white photographs.
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