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Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing, New Edition
Fastnet Force 10 The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing New Edition
Author: John Rousmaniere
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393308655
ISBN-10: 0393308650
Publication Date: 4/2000
Pages: 288
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
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