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

Knecht, G. Bruce

ISBN 10: 0316499552 / ISBN 13: 9780316499552

Edité par Little Brown & Co, 2001

Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. N° de réf. du vendeur 00101128547

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.

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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Proving Ground : The Inside Story of the...
Éditeur : Little Brown & Co
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Good