Katie Carr

In the centenary year of the Shipping Forecast (first called Weather Shipping) comes a tale of life and double loss. No stranger to weathering a storm after living with a rare life-limiting condition, London architect Toby Carr had set off to kayak all 31 areas of the Shipping Forecast. He had hoped to gain the strength and balance that he knew nature could provide and discover what anchors us to each other. But his journey ended with his own untimely death. Written by Toby’s sister Katie from his extensive notes and recordings, Moderate Becoming Good Later is both an epic adventure – sometimes choppy, constantly moving – and a personal voyage of discovery that includes old friends and new, plenty of wildlife, and the ever-present sea.