The Proving Ground: Inside Story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race - Couverture rigide

Knecht, G. Bruce

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ISBN 10 : 0316499552 ISBN 13 : 9780316499552

Editeur : Little Brown & Co, 2001

Synopsis

Londres. 23 cm. 295 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada.. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this 10th Anniversary edition, with a new afterword from the author, G. Bruce Knecht tells the harrowing story of a world-renowned sailing race gone fatally bad.

On December 26, 1998, 115 sailboats crossed the starting line of the famous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The 630-nautical-mile contest is among the most difficult races in the world, a test of strength and endurance like few others. But no one could have foreseen the tragedy that would befall the competitors, who sailed into a massive storm that tore apart the fleet with hurricane-force winds and eighty-foot waves. What began as a race for glory rapidly became a fight for survival. In this gripping insider’s account, award-winning writer G. Bruce Knecht focuses on three yachts and their crews, weaving together an extraordinary story with vivid detail, outsized personalities, and high drama. Most importantly, he offers a glimpse into how people with very different backgrounds responded to something bigger than they were—and how it changed them forever. Hailed as “harrowing” by the New York Times, “pulse- pounding” by People magazine, and “the Perfect Storm of blue-water sailboat racing” by Walter Cronkite, The Proving Ground is a true-to-life adventure tale as thrilling as any work of fiction.

Présentation de l'éditeur

On December 26, 1998, 115 sailboats set out on the annual race from Sydney to Hobart; only 43 would make it to the Tasmanian city, the race having turned into the worst modern sailing disaster since the 1979 Fastnet Race. Combining the best elements of The Perfect Storm (W.W. Norton, 1997) and Barbarians at the Gate (HarperCollins, 1990), "The Proving Ground" is a gripping narrative that follows the fates of three yachts, including Sayonara, owned by Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle. From the chilling explanation of how an Olympic sailor came to be catapulted from a yacht and why its crew could do nothing to save him, to the dramatic journeys of two leaky life-rafts, "The Proving Ground" is an exhilarating read.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Little Brown & Co
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0316499552
• ISBN 13: 9780316499552
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 295
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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