Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing - John Rousmaniere
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In August 1979, 303 yachts began the 600-mile Fastnet Race from the Isle of Wight off the southwest coast of England to Fastnet Rock off the Irish coast and back. It began in fine weather, then suddenly became a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, sixty-knot storm swept across the North Atlantic with a speed that confounded forecasters, slamming into the fleet with epic fury. For twenty hours, 2,500 men and women were smashed by forty-foot breaking waves, while rescue helicopters and lifeboats struggled to save ...
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1980 Uitgever: W.W. Norton & Company 304 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0393308650 ISBN-13: 9780393308655Koop dit boek tweedehands
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1980 Nautical, hardcover with dustjacket 287 pages. The disastrous Fastnet Yacht race in 1979. What happened that day. With photos and index. ISBN 9780393308655 In good condition [Auteur: Rousmaniere, J] [Pagina's: 287] [Jaar: 1980] [Titel: Fastnet Force 1...