The Book

New third edition launches on June 18th 2026 - pre-order your copy today!

by Harriet Beveridge & Ben Hunt-Davis MBE

£11.99

excluding shipping

A fully updated and expanded edition of the best selling book, Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? featuring new lessons, updated stories and fresh thinking for leaders, teams and high performance. 

With its winning mix of gripping narrative and easy-to-implement performance-raising tips, this book has become a best-selling classic. It’s garnered 5-star reviews and wide-ranging endorsements – from Sebastian Coe and Dame Kelly Holmes to Lord Digby Jones. The book tells the inspiring story of how Ben Hunt-Davis, an ordinary guy in an ordinary team – achieved something pretty extraordinary: Olympic Gold. Co-author and Executive Coach Harriet Beveridge, then gives a simple, engaging account of how we can apply these strategies to raise our own game… in sport, in business and in life.

Whether you are a business leader looking to achieve a compelling vision, an individual with a dream, or a coach supporting others to unlock their potential… this book is jam-packed with tried and tested methods to help you achieve your own ‘gold medal’.

In this video, Ben and Harriet share why now felt like the right time to revisit the book and what readers can expect from the third edition.

Bulk Order the 'Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?' Book

If you are interested in ordering multiple books please contact us via: hannah@willitmaketheboatgofaster.com with your order request and shipping location. Here are some of the companies who have bulk bought the book in the past year and benefited from our olympic-winning strategies.  

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