Fastnet Force 10

Author: John Rousmaniere

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Price : $29.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780393308655
Publisher : WW Norton & Co
Imprint : WW Norton & Co
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Weight (g) : 0.402
Publication date : September 1993
Dimensions : 152mm X 228mm X 19mm
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Author : John Rousmaniere
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Edition : New ed of 2 Revised ed
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Pages : 288
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In August 1979, the 600-mile Fastnet Race, which began in fine weather off the Irish coast, became, for the men and women sailing it, a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, 60-knot storm swept across the Atlantic, with a speed that confounded weathermen, into the fleet of 303 boats. For 24 hours, over 2500 men and women were smashed by 40-foot breaking waves. John Rousmaniere, who was there, tells the story of this great disaster in the history of yachting.

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