A Wirral sailor has released a new book that shares his experiences of sailing the Blue Nile, Bothnia Sea and many more places around the world.

Soldier, Sailor, Skipper was written by David Collinson, whose sailing career began as a young boy during his evacuation to North Wales in the Second World War.

His career continued into the Kings Liverpool Regiment, later the 1st Battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment and period in charge of the Signals Platoon, looking after all of the communications for the Battalion.

David said: "I wrote it really to inspire people to sail further than where they might have been. People might keep their boat around Liverpool Bay but never explore any further than that.

"You know, there is so much out there further away and so many new places. That’s what I wanted people to do, sail further away from home."

The book shares his memories of racing from Liverpool to the Isle of Mann, yacht delivery and sails with his son.

David added: "I could have written a lot more. We’ve sailed in Scotland and we’ve seen whales, dolphins and all sorts of fish.

"There is so much around our Island. I would encourage anybody to take up a challenge and it’s a challenge you really get to see. It’s a challenge worth taking."

To find out more about the book and author visit https://www.shieldcrest.co.uk/about/featured-authors/david-collinson/.