The Proving Ground The Inside Story Of The 1998 Sydney To Hobart Race by G. Bruce Knecht

"The worst disaster in recent ocean racing history began the day after Christmas 1998 on a postcard-perfect summer day in Sydney Harbor. One hundred and fifteen yachts gathered for the start of a 630-mile race that would take them across one of the world's most treacherous bodies of water and on to Hobart, on Tasmania's rugged east coast. The December sky was a brilliant blue, and spectators crowded along the shore to cheer as the boats set off. Less than twenty-four hours later, the fleet would be shredded by hurricane-force winds and battered by eighty-foot waves. When it was all over, men would be dead, boats would be lost, and those who survived would be forever changed. ".

Publisher:	Little, Brown, and Company
Year:	2001
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9780316499552
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	DJ.

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SKU: 1592189
Location: Travel Adventure