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Fatal Storm
Mundle Robert
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Description for Fatal Storm
Paperback. Telling the story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race, this book details the history of the race, the excitement of the start and the thrill of competition. It contains extensive interviews with officials, crews, survivors and rescue service personnel. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 pages of colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1MBF; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376. The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney to Hobart Race. 384 pages, 32 pages of colour photographs. Telling the story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race, this book details the history of the race, the excitement of the start and the thrill of competition. It contains extensive interviews with officials, crews, survivors and rescue service personnel. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBF; WSSN. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight: 376.
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race is one of the world's major sporting events. In 1998, it became one of the world's major sporting disasters. Six sailors tragically perished, countless others suffered injuries, and numerous yachts sank or were badly damaged. The subsequent search and rescue operation was one of the most phenomenally accomplished peacetime efforts the world has ever...
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Adlard Coles Nautical
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408107003
SKU
V9781408107003
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Mundle Robert
Rob Mundle is one of Australia's leading journalists, television presenters and yachtsmen. He has covered the Sydney-Hobart race over 30 times, as well as competing on 3 occasions.
Reviews for Fatal Storm
"It contains extensive interviews with officials, crews, survivors and rescue service personnel, and relates like no other the calamity and tragedy of this classic offshore disaster." All At Sea (01/04/09) "A hard to put down book that keeps its reader gripped." Multihull Review (March 2009) ' A good read about daring men and the unforgiving sea. Recommended ' Nautical Magazine...
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