S4 Ep8: Jabez Fights the Channel

Nobody swam farther than the man mountain Jabez Wolffe when attempting to conquer the English Channel. More than 600 miles, in fact. But despite 22 attempts over 15 years he never once made it to the other side, defeated by circumstances ranging from 'biliousness' to war breaking out when he was halfway across. Hear Jabez's story and his, ah, unorthodox opinions on what kind of woman is best equipped to swim the Channel. Pre-order the paperback edition of Charlie's book 'The Channel':

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S4 Ep8: Jabez Fights the Channel is an episode from Coastal Stories by Audioboom.

This episode is 14:00 long.

This episode was published on Jun 16, 2022.

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