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Author Mundle, Rob.

Title Fatal storm : the 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race / Rob Mundle
Published Sydney, N.S.W. ; Auckland, N.Z. : HarperCollins, 1999

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 W'PONDS  797.140994 Mun/Fst  AVAILABLE
Description xiii, 319 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations(some color), color map, color portraits ; 24 cm
Contents Part one -- Are you doing the Hobart this year? -- The great race -- The anticipation -- Sailing towards a brick wall -- The cauldron begins to boil -- Part two -- Destined for disaster -- A.M.S.A. -- H.M.A.S. Newcastle spin-up -- Winston Churchill part I -- Kingurra -- Midnight Special -- Sword of Orion -- B-52 -- Miintinta -- Business Post Naiad -- Solo Globe Challenger -- Winston Churchill part II -- Part three -- Racing to the finish -- Epilogue -- Roll of honour
Summary 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 seen. Telling this story of challenge and survival, Rob Mundle 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, and relates like no other the calamity and tragedy of this classic offshore disaster. 'There are many highly competent skippers and crew...but there is no one who could not benefit from a quiet evening with Fatal Storm.' The Times 'Riveting and harrowing.' The Telegraph 'A must-read for anyone who races offshore.' Yachts and Yachting
Subject Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race (1998)
Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race (54th : 1998)
Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race (54th : 1998) -- History
Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race
SUBJECT Sydney-Hobart Race http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99052984 (54th : 1998)
Sydney-Hobart Race. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99052984
Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race (54th : 1998)
Subject Airplane crash survival.
Search and rescue operations -- Tasman Sea -- History.
Search and rescue operations -- Tasman Sea.
Search and rescue operations.
Shipwreck survival -- Tasman Sea.
Shipwreck survival.
Storms -- Tasman Sea -- History.
Survival.
Survival at sea.
Yacht racing -- Australia.
Yachting accidents -- Tasman Sea -- History.
Yachting accidents -- Tasman Sea.
Yachting accidents.
ISBN 0732264359
Other Titles 54th Sydney to Hobart yacht race