Fastnet Force 10

Author : John Rousmaniere
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0393308650
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fastnet Force 10 written by John Rousmaniere and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2000-05-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 them. By the time the race was over, fifteen people had died, twenty-four crews had abandoned ship, five yachts had sunk, 136 sailors had been rescued, and only 85 boats had finished the race. John Rousmaniere was there, and he tells the tragic story of the greatest disaster in the history of yachting as only one who has sailed through the teeth of a killer storm can. With a new introduction by the author.

Author : John Rousmaniere
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393308650
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fastnet Force 10 written by John Rousmaniere and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2000-04-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing"--Cover.

Author : John Rousmaniere
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393340325
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (New Edition) written by John Rousmaniere and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2000-04-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 them. By the time the race was over, fifteen people had died, twenty-four crews had abandoned ship, five yachts had sunk, 136 sailors had been rescued, and only 85 boats had finished the race. John Rousmaniere was there, and he tells the tragic story of the greatest disaster in the history of yachting as only one who has sailed through the teeth of a killer storm can. With a new introduction by the author.

Author : Nick Ward
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0713685220
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Left for Dead written by Nick Ward and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping true-life story of survival against all the odds: Touching the Void meets Perfect Storm.

Author : Howard Jencks
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1469190958
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Left for Dead written by Howard Jencks and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While investigating the murder of a suspected serial killer in the Lake Tahoe basin, Detective Michael Garrett is lead back to the small desert border town he once called home, where he uncovers a violent drug cartel that has begun expansion into the United States, and discovers the frightening reality that he has now placed not only himself, but his family and others in harms way. Driven by tourism, the last thing the city of Stateline, Nevada wanted to do was announce the presence of a serial killer. Driven by the laws of nature, the last thing Rosa Jimenez wanted was to become his next victim. Called to assist with a gruesome fi nding, Detective Garrett fi nds himself entrenched in an investigation he cant walk away from. Recognizing Rosa from his past, he was resolute that justice be served. As the investigation leads Garrett south, he seeks the assistance of an old friend and current Vice-Detective with the LAPD, David Ross. When Ross is unable to open doors in the Los Angeles area, Garrett realizes his next stop is his hometown on the Mexican border where he stumbles on a link to Los Zetas, a Drug Cartel that has formed an alliance with the Mexican Mafi a. Used to operating with impunity in Mexico, the cartel targets Garrett and his family as his investigation begins to threaten their business. In a daring attempt to make things right, the detectives cross the border to confront the man directing the cartel henchmen.

Author : John Rousmaniere
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Author : John Rousmaniere
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071377959
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book After the Storm written by John Rousmaniere and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2002-04-17 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of loss and survival by one of America's finest nautical writers After the Storm is John Rousmaniere's most ambitious work ever, the unique expression of a master storyteller and authority on seamanship who has survived storms at sea. Each of the book's stories of seafaring disaster­­many little known, all exciting and of deep human interest­­presents a broad human drama. Rousmaniere tells of the hopes and choices that put these sailors in harm's way. He takes readers into the gales themselves with authoritative knowledge of horrific weather and the split-second decisions that seamen must make. Finally, he explores the consequences of these disasters for survivors, rescuers, families, communities, and in some cases nations. The pursuit of these elusive strands leads the reader deep into our ambivalent relationship with the sea as both "destroyer and preserver."

Author : John Rousmaniere
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451650248
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Annapolis Book of Seamanship written by John Rousmaniere and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated to address changes in technology, this new edition is the definitive guide to the art and science of sailing. Since the publication of the widely hailed first edition in 1983, The Annapolis Book of Seamanship has set the standard by which other books on sailing are measured. Used throughout America as a textbook in sailing schools and Power Squadrons, The Annapolis Book of Seamanship thoroughly and clearly covers the fundamental and advanced skills of modern sailing. This edition of Annapolis is a major overhaul. Over half the book has been revised; old topics and features have been updated, and many new ones have been introduced. The design has been modernized, and many color illustrations have been added. As big and detailed as Annapolis is, the wealth of technical information (including dozens of step-by-step instructions) is presented here in a way that is uniquely readable; it's both useful and easy to use. This is because John Rousmaniere and artist Mark Smith bring to Annapolis decades of experience both as sailors and as professional communicators. Annapolis emphasizes the standard skills and proven methods that eliminate error and confusion, ensure security in emergencies, and allow every sailor more time for enjoyment on the water. Much has changed on the water since 1983 when this book was originally published. Black buoys are now green, the Global Positioning Satellite navigation system (GPS) is almost universally used, new types of anchors and sails have appeared, safety skills and gear are vastly improved, many more women are commanding boats, and catamarans and trimarans are common where only monohulls used to sail. But for all these modern developments, the basic skills and spirit of sailing have not changed at all. Sail trimming, keeping up steerageway, maintaining the dead reckoning plot, heaving-to -- these fundamentals are as important now as ever and receive much attention here. Among the innovations in this edition are: * Basic skills in early chapters: Fundamental sailing and boat-handling skills and gear, which are introduced in chapters 1, 2, and 3. * "Hands On" segments: Three dozen special sections, each devoted to a particular seamanship problem and an expert solution. * More how-to tips: Additional rules of thumb that guide a crew quickly and successfully through seamanship problems. * New coverage of multihulls: Advice on evaluating, anchoring, and handling catamarans and trimarans under sail (including in storms). * More on emergencies: New material on emergencies, safety, and heavy-weather sailing, including a section on preparing a docked boat for a hurricane. * Equipment updates: Expanded coverage of the use and care of modern gear and hardware, including radar, GPS, rescue devices, and asymmetrical spinnakers. * Terminology: Full definition and illustration of major terms when they're first introduced, with alternative language provided in parentheses. * Gender: The use of feminine personal pronouns, which reflect the fact that more women are captaining and sailing boats than ever before. From navigation and seamanship to boat and gear maintenance, from pleasure cruising to heavy-weather sailing, here is the definitive, state-of-the-art guide that provides systematic step-by-step techniques to see you through every situation on deck and in the cockpit.

Author : Robert Mundle
Publisher : Adlard Coles Nautical Press
ISBN 13 : 9781408107003
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fatal Storm written by Robert Mundle and published by Adlard Coles Nautical Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1998, the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race 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. This is the story of the race.

Author : Miles Smeeton
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007550294
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Once Is Enough written by Miles Smeeton and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timeless classic is an exciting true story of survival against all odds.