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Left For Dead

- 30 Years On - The Race is Finally Over
Af: Nick Ward, Sinead O'Brien Engelsk Paperback

Left For Dead

- 30 Years On - The Race is Finally Over
Af: Nick Ward, Sinead O'Brien Engelsk Paperback
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The second edition of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year is updated with a new chapter describing Nick''s eventual completion of the Fastnet Race thirty years after his first, ill-fated attempt.

The world-famous Fastnet Race takes yachts from the Isle of Wight to the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland and back. The 1979 race began in perfect conditions, but was soon engulfed by the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing. By the time it passed, the havoc caused was immeasurable, and fifteen sailors had lost their lives.

It had been Nick Ward''s childhood ambition to sail in the Fastnet Race, and being asked to join the crew of the 30-foot yacht Grimalkin was a dream come true. But then the storm hit. Grimalkin was capsized again and again. With the skipper lost overboard, after hours of struggle three of the crew decided to abandon the boat for the liferaft. Nick and another crewmember, both unconscious, were left on the beleaguered yacht in the middle of the Irish Sea. Both were presumed dead. Gerry died a few hours later, and Nick was left to face the storm alone.

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The second edition of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year is updated with a new chapter describing Nick''s eventual completion of the Fastnet Race thirty years after his first, ill-fated attempt.

The world-famous Fastnet Race takes yachts from the Isle of Wight to the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland and back. The 1979 race began in perfect conditions, but was soon engulfed by the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing. By the time it passed, the havoc caused was immeasurable, and fifteen sailors had lost their lives.

It had been Nick Ward''s childhood ambition to sail in the Fastnet Race, and being asked to join the crew of the 30-foot yacht Grimalkin was a dream come true. But then the storm hit. Grimalkin was capsized again and again. With the skipper lost overboard, after hours of struggle three of the crew decided to abandon the boat for the liferaft. Nick and another crewmember, both unconscious, were left on the beleaguered yacht in the middle of the Irish Sea. Both were presumed dead. Gerry died a few hours later, and Nick was left to face the storm alone.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 296
ISBN-13: 9781472968234
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1472968239
Kategori: 1970 til 1979
Udg. Dato: 4 okt 2018
Længde: 18mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 199mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 4 okt 2018
Forfatter(e): Nick Ward, Sinead O'Brien
Forfatter(e) Nick Ward, Sinead O'Brien

Kategori 1970 til 1979

ISBN-13 9781472968234

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 296

Udgave

Længde 18mm

Bredde 129mm

Højde 199mm

Udg. Dato 4 okt 2018

Oplagsdato 4 okt 2018

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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