"Chasing The Horizon" by Derek Wynans is one idiot's account of the 2008 Round Britain Powerboat Race- and yes, I am that idiot. This book tells of my adventures as I tried to cover one of the toughest offshore races ever held- 1,300 nautical miles around the UK. I managed it- somehow- without even owning a boat of my own. Instead, I resorted to begging and bribing total strangers to let me tag along for each leg of the race, and you know what? It actually worked! Of course it wasn't ...