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Knockdown : The Harrowing True Account of a Yacht Race Turned Deadly

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Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
ISBN
9780671038793
Book Title
Knockdown : the Harrowing True Account of a Yacht Race Turned Deadly
Item Length
9.2in
Publisher
Atria Books
Publication Year
2000
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7in
Author
Martin Dugard
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Nature, Sports & Recreation, History, Social Science
Topic
Weather, Natural Disasters, Sailing, General, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Australia & New Zealand, Emergency Management
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
12.4 Oz
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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An inquiry into the disastrous 1998 Sydney to Hobart yachting challenge chronicles the storm that slammed into the race, stranding sixty-three sailors and resulting in six deaths.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Atria Books
ISBN-10
0671038796
ISBN-13
9780671038793
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1623555

Product Key Features

Book Title
Knockdown : the Harrowing True Account of a Yacht Race Turned Deadly
Author
Martin Dugard
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Weather, Natural Disasters, Sailing, General, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Australia & New Zealand, Emergency Management
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Nature, Sports & Recreation, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
12.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Copyright Date
2000
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
797.1/4/0916478
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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  • Syd-Hob 101

    For anyone that sails and loves the freedom of it will appreciate this book. I have been sailing all my life, as of now thats the best part of 52 years, and I found the accounts of this Syd-Hob race so engrossing that I could feel the sting of the spray on my face and felt as I read. I have never sailed in anywheres near as bad a conditions as these competitors had to endure, but I was on board when these boats were falling down the faces of these monster waves, being rolled and dismasted. Believe it or not it makes me want to don my fowl weather gear and test my own mettel against the forces of the ocean. This book is a reminder of the fact that the most powerful force on this planet is the ocean. While we may battle her from time to time and come away feeling victorious the fact is that ...