In February 2006 Jeremy Burfoot, a Qantas 747 Captain, and his friend Brad Burton rode their Seadoo personal watercraft (jet skis) around New Zealand. The men did the ride to help raise awareness of the dangers of skin cancer after Jeremy was diagnosed with a melanoma six months before. The journey took 19 days including 150 hours of riding to achieve and was 5,000km long. Along the way they visited 18 coastal cities and saw some of the most magnificent coastline in the world. The pair had to contend with giant seas, strong winds, a large shark and many other hazards. This is a historical story of an important record breaking event. It is the story of a mission to spread a message and the physical and logistical challenges that it entailed. As well as the ride the story includes interesting anecdotes and observations about the local geography and the history of New Zealand s coastline. The story is told in a relaxed and informal style that is entertaining, interesting and seriously funny. The book is 305 pages long in high quality paperback. It includes route maps and both colour and black and white photographs. "I read the book while flying from Sydney to London. I couldn't stop laughing. Everyone kept looking at me as if I was mad" --James Wirth Jeremy Burfoot Jeremy was born in Whangarei, New Zealand on 7/3/1959 He attended Kapiti College near Wellington from 1972-75. When he left school he worked a number of jobs including working in a bank and an abattoir. He joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1978 as a navigator. He trained for his commercial pilot s license at the North Shore Aero Club in Auckland in1980-81. In 1981 he left the Air Force and went to Papua New Guinea where he flew light commercial aircraft for 3 years. In 1984 he joined Qantas Airways as a pilot, rising to the rank of 747 Captain in 1990. From 1991-95 he took a leave of absence and flew for Japan Airlines for 4 years based in Anchorage, Alaska and Honolulu. He is now back with Qantas based in Sydney but living in Auckland. He is married with three sons.