Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing

Rousmaniere, John

ISBN 10: 0393308650 / ISBN 13: 9780393308655

Editore: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Codice articolo 00104279293

Riassunto:

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 Description: Book by Rousmaniere John

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Titolo: Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in ...
Casa editrice: W. W. Norton & Company
Data di pubblicazione: 2000
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Good