BoardFree: The Story of an Incredible Skateboard Journey across Australia

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As featured in the Guinness Book of Records, this is the thrilling, inspiring story of Dave Cornthwaite's epic journey down under with a most unusual form of transport. Tired of the nine-to-five, Dave decided one day that he needed a change—a big change. He jumped on his Rollsrolls longboard (the Land Rover of skateboards) and broke a world record, skating the length of Great Britain. Not content with such glories, he decided to up the ante. During the second half of 2006, he skated from Perth to ...
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Overview

As featured in the Guinness Book of Records, this is the thrilling, inspiring story of Dave Cornthwaite's epic journey down under with a most unusual form of transport. Tired of the nine-to-five, Dave decided one day that he needed a change—a big change. He jumped on his Rollsrolls longboard (the Land Rover of skateboards) and broke a world record, skating the length of Great Britain. Not content with such glories, he decided to up the ante. During the second half of 2006, he skated from Perth to Brisbane, a distance of 4,500 miles, raising money for three childrens' charities in the process and earning an adventurous reputation. This is the story of Dave's motivation, his stamina, and his enduring good spirit in the face of a challenge.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781906032197
  • Publisher: Anova Books
  • Publication date: 4/27/2008
  • Pages: 288
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 0.90 (d)

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Dave Cornthwaite is an adventurer and public speaker. He runs the BoardFree skate school and is a director of Rollsrolls, who manufactured Elsa, his trusty yellow longboard. He is currently training for a new challenge, "BounceFree."
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Table of Contents


1 A Letter: 4 August 2006 1
2 That Morning: Part One: Mid-April 2005 4
3 Rewind Three Weeks: Mid- - Late March 2005 7
4 That Morning: Part Two: Mid-April 2005 12
5 Losing Russia: Early May 2005 16
6 Finding Australia: Late May 2005 20
7 June 2005 24
8 Quitting the Job: Mid-July 2005 30
9 Summer Into Spring: July - December 2005 35
10 Kate: December 2005 45
11 Approaching Scotland: Jan - April 2006 48
12 The Last Week: Late April 2006 58
13 BFUK: 30 April - 2 June 2006 64
14 In Between The Journeys: June - August 2006 115
15 Here We Go: August 2006 126
16 The Great Eastern Highway: 24 August - 9 September 2006 144
17 The Nullarbor Plain: 11 - 29 September 2006 169
18 To Adelaide: 29 September - 27 October 2006 191
19 Tension: 27 October - 16 November 2006 207
20 Gippsland: 17 November - 28 November 2006 219
21 60 a day: 29 November - 16 December 2006 230
22 The Final Stretch: 17 December - 22 January 2007 249
23 The Aftermath 267 Acknowledgements 277
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