| The Proving Ground Contributor(s): Knecht, G. Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 1612181430 ISBN-13: 9781612181431 Publisher: Amazon Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sailing - Sports & Recreation | History - Nature | Natural Disasters |
| Dewey: 797.140 |
| LCCN: 2013497943 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.53" W x 8.24" (0.85 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this 10th Anniversary edition, with a new afterword from the author, G.Bruce Knecht tells the harrowing story of a world-renowned sailing race gone fatally bad. On December 26, 1998, 115 sailboats crossed the starting line of the famous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The 630-nautical-mile contest is among the most difficult races in the world, a test of strength and endurance like few others. But no one could have foreseen the tragedy that would befall the competitors, who sailed into a massive storm that tore apart the fleet with hurricane-force winds and eighty-foot waves. What began as a race for glory rapidly became a fight for survival. In this gripping insider's account, award-winning writer G. Bruce Knecht focuses on three yachts and their crews, weaving together an extraordinary story with vivid detail, outsized personalities, and high drama. Most importantly, he offers a glimpse into how people with very different backgrounds responded to something bigger than they were--and how it changed them forever. Hailed as "harrowing" by the New York Times, "pulse-pounding" by People magazine, and "the Perfect Storm of blue-water sailboat racing" by Walter Cronkite, The Proving Ground is a true-to-life adventure tale as thrilling as any work of fiction. |