Wavewalker

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This video uses original footage from on board Wavewalker

About the book

Sue set sail from England, aged 7 on the schooner Wavewalker, with her parents and younger brother on a dream ocean voyage in the wake of Captain Cook to reach the palm trees, beaches and limitless seafood of the South Pacific, which turned into a 10 year fight through storms, shipwrecks, reefs and limited schooling to break away and get back home. This is Sue’s story of that trip. Within a year of setting sail she was injured in a devastating shipwreck in the Indian Ocean - which later became the subject of her father's article "I'm not afraid to die if we're all together" and, once recovered, educated herself by post. Most challenging of all she had to find a way to grow up while being contained with her family in a small space floating around the ocean.

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The Mystery

Sue is still searching for Wavewalker and describes that search in the last section of her book . If you find any further information, please share it here. This photograph shows the paintwork that Wavewalker had when she was last seen. Maybe together we can solve this mystery!

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In the most difficult circumstances, trapped at sea on a boat, surviving violent storms, Suzanne has demonstrated how education can transform a life.

Tony Blair, former UK Prime Minister

A jaw-dropping and thrilling real-life adventure for a girl who just craved normality.

Sarah Brown, CEO of Their World

This is a story of an epic childhood journey, so exciting and so shocking it is hard to know whether you’re reading about a dream or a nightmare.

Ed Balls, former UK Education Secretary

Fantastic read - a round the world sailing adventure that all passionate sailors will enjoy, mixed with a true story of grit, determination, resilience and drive to succeed, in the face of adversity

Laura Dillon, Irish Sailing Champion

"This was written in a cyclone" would be an alternative - perhaps better - title for one of the most extraordinary childhood memoirs I've ever read

John Fallon, former CEO Pearson

Even for an experienced sailor, a ten-year voyage across some of the world's most dangerous oceans would give pause for thought. That Suzanne found her way back to dry land and a successful future is remarkable

Ranulph Fiennes, World's Greatest Living Explorer

It is a simply extraordinary story, outrageous in breaking all the rules. The book begs so many questions, not the least educational.

Anthony Seldon, Educationalist

…ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.

The Journals of Captain Cook

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Wavewalker

Wavewalker

The international bestselling True story

Places to buy Wavewalker (examples only!)

About the book

The Mystery

In the most difficult circumstances, trapped at sea on a boat, surviving violent storms, Suzanne has demonstrated how education can transform a life.

A jaw-dropping and thrilling real-life adventure for a girl who just craved normality.

This is a story of an epic childhood journey, so exciting and so shocking it is hard to know whether you’re reading about a dream or a nightmare.

Fantastic read - a round the world sailing adventure that all passionate sailors will enjoy, mixed with a true story of grit, determination, resilience and drive to succeed, in the face of adversity

"This was written in a cyclone" would be an alternative - perhaps better - title for one of the most extraordinary childhood memoirs I've ever read

Even for an experienced sailor, a ten-year voyage across some of the world's most dangerous oceans would give pause for thought. That Suzanne found her way back to dry land and a successful future is remarkable

It is a simply extraordinary story, outrageous in breaking all the rules. The book begs so many questions, not the least educational.

…ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.

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Wavewalker

Wavewalker

The international bestselling True story

Places to buy Wavewalker (examples only!)

About the book

The Mystery

In the most difficult circumstances, trapped at sea on a boat, surviving violent storms, Suzanne has demonstrated how education can transform a life.

A jaw-dropping and thrilling real-life adventure for a girl who just craved normality.

This is a story of an epic childhood journey, so exciting and so shocking it is hard to know whether you’re reading about a dream or a nightmare.

Fantastic read - a round the world sailing adventure that all passionate sailors will enjoy, mixed with a true story of grit, determination, resilience and drive to succeed, in the face of adversity

"This was written in a cyclone" would be an alternative - perhaps better - title for one of the most extraordinary childhood memoirs I've ever read

Even for an experienced sailor, a ten-year voyage across some of the world's most dangerous oceans would give pause for thought. That Suzanne found her way back to dry land and a successful future is remarkable

It is a simply extraordinary story, outrageous in breaking all the rules. The book begs so many questions, not the least educational.

…ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.

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