Schooled at sea: My chaotic voyage to university

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Over breakfast one morning Suzanne Heywood’s father announced that they were swapping their home in England for a new one out at sea – a 70ft sailboat called Wavewalker. What seven-year-old Suzanne thought would be a great adventure turned out to be what she describes as a decade-long living nightmare including near-fatal storms, shipwrecks and isolation. Feeling trapped, all she wanted was a formal education, but she had to be ingenious to manage it. Suzanne has written a memoir called Wavewalker: Breaking Free. Presenter: Jo Fidgen Producer: Emily Naylor and Rob Wilson Get in touch: [email protected] (Photo: Suzanne Heywood on Wavewalker. Credit: Suzanne Heywood)