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Fastnet, Force 10

By John Rousmaniere

Fastnet, Force 10

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Description
It began in fine weather, then suddenly became a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, sixty-knot storm swept across the North Atlantic with a speed that confounded forecasters, slamming into the fleet with epic fury. For twenty hours, 2,500 men and women were smashed by forty-foot breaking waves, while rescue helicopters and lifeboats struggled to save them. By the time the race was over, fifteen people had died, twenty-four crews had abandoned ship, five yachts had sunk, 136 sailors had been rescued, and only 85 boats had finished the race. John Rousmaniere was there, and he tells the tragic story of the greatest disaster in the history of yachting as only one who has sailed through the teeth of a killer storm can. With a new introduction by the author.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
300
Release Date:
1993-05-01
Publication Date:
2000-04-01
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0393308650
ISBN13:
9780393308655
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
406 g
Height:
154 cm
Width:
231 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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