Critics
BBC Radio, Steve Bunce "If you think you are never going to read a sailing book, think again. It is a staggering book. Brilliant. An absolute pleasure to read. I can't endorse it enough"
Independent on Sunday, Simon Redfern "Chris Eakin tracked down everyone still alive…a cautionary tale of peril on the sea, and one told very well"
Yachting World, Matt Sheahan
 "Fantastic...an outstanding book and one you must read"
Citytalk Radio, Duncan Barkes
 "A stonking good read...a brilliant book...do read it"
Yachting Monthly, July 2009 "Editor's Log", Paul Gelder "Brilliant...A Race Too Far is part gripping thriller, part enthralling 'whodunnit' and part poignant romantic tragedy."
Practical Boat Owner, editor Sarah Norbury "I stayed up all night reading A Race Too Far…it is a gripping read"
Jazz FM, Tom Dudley "A fine book...I highly recommend it"
Resonance FM radio art station, Wendy Jones 'Interesting Conversations' "An excellent read - a splendid book"
Liverpool Daily Post, David Charters "With style and respect, Chris Eakin has written of brave men, philosophers and dreamers from another time"
Yachting Monthly, News Ed Dick Durham

 "A cracking book. I can't recommend it too highly"
Bob Fisher, sailing correspondent Guardian newspaper and Yachts & Yachting
 "I have read this book not once but twice as its fascination is immense. Tough stuff and brilliantly written."
Sailing Today, Rodger Witt
 "A Race Too Far is a cracking read and an excellent tribute"
Scuttlebutt USA website

"Eakin succeeds at sharing this gripping tale....it
is a great read."

Dee Caffari, first woman to sail round world solo in both directions
"I stared at the page in disbelief as I learnt of stories that were untold until now. I doubted a book could out do 'A Voyage of Madmen' but I have to admit I was hooked. A great read and a clever explanation of the people and event."
Dame Ellen MacArthur, record-breaking round world yachtswoman
 "Chris Eakin's gripping book gives a powerful account of this fascinating race"
RNLI Offshore magazine, David Brann
 "recounted sympathetically...a fascinating new perspective providing a compelling read"