To mark the release of The Mercy, staring Colin Firth, a story about Donald Crowhurst’s last voyage which is also featured in our book Last Voyages by Nicholas Gray. Get 30% off your copy of Last voyages by ordering online using the code MERCY!

February sees the long awaited release of “The Mercy”, a feature fill staring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz.  Yachtsman Donald Crowhurst’s disastrous attempt to win the 1968 Golden Globe Race ends up with him creating an outrageous account of traveling the world alone by sea. The journey is also featured in a  Nicholas Gray’s acclaimed first book Last Voyages.

Fenhurst Books are hosting an event looking at two contrasting voyages featured in books from the Making Waves series.  One of these is the journey by Donald Crowhurst featured in his book Last Voyages.

Nichoals Gray has written a “Close Quarters” interview with Edward Allard, which will be published in the April edition of Classic Boat, to coincide with Allard’s own book Solo Round Cape Horn and beyond (further details) to be published in early March.

Following the successful launch of Nicholas Gray’s first book, he has written an article on the life and sailing exploits of the 102 year old Edward Allard, to be published in the spring edition of Marine Quarterly.