Bøger af Colin Reed

Against a backdrop of a major terrorist attack on the United States mainland, six adults, one baby and a schooner battle to reach the safety of Europe. There was only one way to get there and no turning back. The story follows Calum and Adriana as they abandon all ideas of a dream holiday cruising their newly acquired 70ft schooner along the eastern seaboard of the USA, and begin, along with their friends Bob and Cathy, a dangerous and daunting task of reaching safety for them, and the crew they acquire along the way. Along the way they would face their fair share of setbacks: attack, fear, mountainous seas, Atlantic storms, despair and surprise. Determined to survive, they sailed on in ignorance of the world-changing events happening just beyond the horizon. The two ongoing battles - man against the elements and man against man - reach an incredible conclusion as they finally reach the shores of Europe in a race against time to save the world from even greater disaster.

Calum is happily settled in England after the dramatic events described in 'Dangerous Voyage' and to add some more adventure to his life he agrees to take part in a race to Norway with a crew of young adults recovering from a traumatic event. The story line switches between an undercover World War II operation to safeguard the Danish gold bullion reserves after the outbreak of war and the eventful voyage of Calum's schooner, Samba Canção, across the North Sea, culminating in a life and death clash on the high seas and a dramatic discovery and final battle in a Viking King's Cave on a remote stretch of Norway's windswept coastline. Colin Reed delivers another great sea story mixing the battle of men against men and men against the elements, while keeping the action and mystery unfolding until the final twisting chapter.

In his candid and often brutally honest autobiography, Colin Reed, remembers countless stories from his childhood in Southampton, his 10 years in the Royal Navy and then a 40 year career in the upstream oil and gas industry, including time spent on one of BP's most successful offshore production platforms, Forties Alpha.From joining the Junior Civil Defence in 1956 to serving onboard HMS Albion during the Borneo War, from working in Singapore, Dounreay in Scotland, Houston and Rio de Janeiro, and working for clients including Decca, Chevron, BP and Marathon Oil, and many more around the world, Reed brings his own introspective sense of humour to numerous occasions and experiences, all set against the background of his family life, which has been tempered with equal measures of tragedy and joy.