The Row To Recovery
From the Battlefield to Barbados: An Incredible Voyage of Extraordinary Courage
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By Sam Peters
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The Row to Recoveryis an incredible account
of triumph over adversity, telling the story of each
man’s personal journey from the battlefield to
Barbados and culminating in the near-disastrous
trans-Atlantic crossing attempt which captured
the British public’s imagination over the winter of
2011/12. They even received a satellite phone call
from Prince Harry, broadcast live to a huge global
audience, while in the middle of the Atlantic.
Their incredible voyage was beset with horrendous
physical, mental and technical difficulties which
saw the crew forced onto emergency rations for
17 days when their water purifier broke. One crew
member – above-knee amputee Rory Mackenzie
– spent Christmas Day extracting pieces of
shrapnel from his buttock as the exertion of the
gruelling challenge almost proved too much.
The crew’s traumatic and incident-packed crossing
generated enormous media interest, including 16
appearances on ITV News, which peaked when
they arrived in Barbados, after 50 days 23 hours
and 12 minutes at sea, to be greeted by a huge
crowd of friends, family and well-wishers led by
an emotional Sir Cliff Richard. Their arrival made
the front page of The Sunday Telegraph and
generated worldwide interest.
With their aim of raising £1 million for their wounded
comrades and their families, as well as awareness
of the issues they face, The Row to Recovery story
is an inspirational, humbling and often harrowing
Royalties from this book help account of bravery almost beyond belief.
About the author
Sam Peters is a freelance sports journalist who works primarily for the Mail on Sunday. He has written for every national newspaper title since gaining a post-graduate diploma in newspaper journalism from City University, London in 2004. He is a guest pundit on TalkSport Radio and has appeared on the Cricket Writers on Television program on Sky Sports.
In 1996 Sam spent his gap year as a platoon commander in the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers after being commissioned from Sandhurst Military Academy with a short service limited commission. A succession of shoulder dislocations sustained playing rugby while studying politics at Edinburgh University put an end to his hopes of joining the Army in the long term, but he retained a deep-seated respect and admiration for the military as he embarked on his new career in the media.
After agreeing to help his friend and Row2Recovery co-founder Alex Mackenzie, Sam played a central role in driving media and PR coverage of the Row2Recovery campaign, speaking to the crew by satellite phone on every single day of the crossing.
The Row to Recovery is Sam’s first book. He lives in west London with his wife, Deborah.