<div>By 1926 only five people had ever succeeded in swimming the English Channel. Then a 19 year old ukulele-toting gal from New York showed up in France with a swimsuit, a gramophone and a whole bunch of world swimming records.<br><br>This week's episode is an extract from Charlie's book 'The Channel', the paperback edition of which is published by Weidenfeld &amp; Nicolson on June 23rd.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/PodcastCoastal">https://twitter.com/PodcastCoastal</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CoastalStoriesPod">https://www.facebook.com/CoastalStoriesPod</a><br><a href="https://ko-fi.com/coastalstories">https://ko-fi.com/coastalstories</a>
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S4 Ep8: Jabez Fights the Channel

Great stories from around the coasts of Britain and Ireland brought to you by Charlie Connelly, author of the bestselling 'Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round The Shipping Forecast'.


Take fifteen minutes out of your day for a true maritime tale of the heroic, disastrous, startling, hilarious, mysterious, tragic or just plain WTF.

"Charming...with the soothing sound of lapping waves in the background Connelly captivates with maritime tales from the past decades and centuries. It's simple but effective storytelling." Irish Examiner

"Relax and let author Charlie Connelly’s soothing tones and the faint sound of waves lapping on the shore wash over you.." Irish Independent


