The Proving Ground
ISBN-13:
9781612181431
ISBN-10:
1612181430
Author:
G. Bruce Knecht
Publication date:
2011
Publisher:
AmazonEncore
Format:
Paperback
320 pages
Category:
Ships
,
Transportation
,
History of Sports
,
Sports Miscellaneous
,
Sailing
,
Water Sports
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ISBN-13:
9781612181431
ISBN-10:
1612181430
Author:
G. Bruce Knecht
Publication date:
2011
Publisher:
AmazonEncore
Format:
Paperback
320 pages
Category:
Ships
,
Transportation
,
History of Sports
,
Sports Miscellaneous
,
Sailing
,
Water Sports
Summary
The Proving Ground (ISBN-13: 9781612181431 and ISBN-10: 1612181430), written by authors
G. Bruce Knecht, was published by AmazonEncore in 2011.
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In this 10th Anniversary edition, with a new afterword from the author, G.Bruce Knecht tells the harrowing story of a world-renowned sailing race gone fatally bad.
On December 26, 1998, 115 sailboats crossed the starting line of the famous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The 630-nautical-mile contest is among the most difficult races in the world, a test of strength and endurance like few others. But no one could have foreseen the tragedy that would befall the competitors, who sailed into a massive storm that tore apart the fleet with hurricane-force winds and eighty-foot waves. What began as a race for glory rapidly became a fight for survival. In this gripping insider’s account, award-winning writer G. Bruce Knecht focuses on three yachts and their crews, weaving together an extraordinary story with vivid detail, outsized personalities, and high drama. Most importantly, he offers a glimpse into how people with very different backgrounds responded to something bigger than they were—and how it changed them forever. Hailed as “harrowing” by the New York Times, “pulse-pounding” by People magazine, and “the Perfect Storm of blue-water sailboat racing” by Walter Cronkite, The Proving Ground is a true-to-life adventure tale as thrilling as any work of fiction.We would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book
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