Customer Review: From book's back cover: "The Sydney to Hobart yacht race is one of the worlds 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... more info
Customer Review: You are there - Leighton's descriptions make you feel every bump and thud. The author's choice of words and descriptions show a true story teller at work. What a story! I have no desire to sail - ever..
Customer Review: I read An Extreme Event (about the 98 Sydney-Hobart race) prior to reading Knecht's book, so that was my benchmark. And a high one at that.
Proving Ground contained a lot more descriptive information in terms of the characters, but ... I found his concentration on particular personalities in the... more info
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