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Author:
Knecht, G. Bruce.
Title:
The proving ground / G. Bruce Knecht.
Publisher:
Warner,
Copyright Date:
2002, c2001
Description:
351 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Subject:
Sydney-Hobart Race--(54th :--1998)
Yacht racing--Australia--History--20th century.
Storms--Tasman Sea--History--20th century.
Search and rescue operations--Tasman Sea--History--20th century.
Sydney-Hobart Race--(54th :--1998)
Yachts and yachting--Australia--History.
Storms--Tasman Sea--History.
Rescue work--Tasman Sea--History.
Summary:
Chronicles the harrowing experiences of several men who took part in the ill-fated 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race, a 630-mile race that began with one hundred and fifteen boats in the running, was turned upside down by a cyclone, and ended with the return of only forty-three vessels and the deaths of six men.
ISBN:
9780446611855
0446611859 (pbk)
Locations:
WHPE115 -- Storm Lake Public Library (Storm Lake)

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