Left for Dead: The Untold Story of the Greatest Disaster in Modern Sailing History
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Left for Dead: The Untold Story of the Greatest Disaster in Modern Sailing History (1980)
EN USISBN: 1596914556 bzw. 9781596914551, in Englisch, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
biographical,biographies,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,disaster relief,history of sports,miscellaneous,politics and social sciences,sailing, Left for Dead : The Untold Story of the Greatest Disaster in Modern Sailing History, In August of 1979, Nick Ward began the 600-mile course of the UK's Fastnet Race with perfect weather. Within 48 hours, the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing had blasted through the Irish Sea. By the time it had passed, it had thrown one of the world's most prestigious races into bedlam and taken the lives of fifteen sailors. Ward's boat, Grimalkin, was capsized again and again, and the skipper lost overboard; after hours of struggle, three of the crew fled the boat for the liferaft. Nick and his crewmate Gerry, both injured, unconscious, and presumed dead, were abandoned on the beleaguered yacht. Gerry died a few hours later, and Nick was left alone to face down a storm that has become legendary among sailors and racing fans alike. "Left for Dead" is Nick Ward's harrowing and inspirational memoir of how he survived that dreadful night. After his dramatic rescue, Ward was overwhelmed by media and decided in 1980 not to speak of the incident again. It wasn't until this book's coauthor, Sinead O'Brien, approached him about the story that he began the personal writings that became this book. Here at last is the untold true story of an accident that has intrigued lovers of the sea for almost thirty years.
biographical,biographies,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,disaster relief,history of sports,miscellaneous,politics and social sciences,sailing, Left for Dead : The Untold Story of the Greatest Disaster in Modern Sailing History, In August of 1979, Nick Ward began the 600-mile course of the UK's Fastnet Race with perfect weather. Within 48 hours, the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing had blasted through the Irish Sea. By the time it had passed, it had thrown one of the world's most prestigious races into bedlam and taken the lives of fifteen sailors. Ward's boat, Grimalkin, was capsized again and again, and the skipper lost overboard; after hours of struggle, three of the crew fled the boat for the liferaft. Nick and his crewmate Gerry, both injured, unconscious, and presumed dead, were abandoned on the beleaguered yacht. Gerry died a few hours later, and Nick was left alone to face down a storm that has become legendary among sailors and racing fans alike. "Left for Dead" is Nick Ward's harrowing and inspirational memoir of how he survived that dreadful night. After his dramatic rescue, Ward was overwhelmed by media and decided in 1980 not to speak of the incident again. It wasn't until this book's coauthor, Sinead O'Brien, approached him about the story that he began the personal writings that became this book. Here at last is the untold true story of an accident that has intrigued lovers of the sea for almost thirty years.
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Left for Dead: Surviving the Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History (2007)
EN USISBN: 9781596914551 bzw. 1596914556, in Englisch, Bloomsbury USA, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Free shipping.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books: West [4720790], Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Ships from Reno, NV. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books: West [4720790], Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Ships from Reno, NV. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.
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Left for Dead: Surviving the Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History (2007)
EN HC USISBN: 9781596914551 bzw. 1596914556, in Englisch, Bloomsbury USA, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Coas Books, Inc. NM, Las Cruces, [RE:5].
Possible defects such as light shelving wear may exist. May have minor creasing, writing, stickers and/or residue. COAS Books, A Bookstore for Everyone. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Coas Books, Inc. NM, Las Cruces, [RE:5].
Possible defects such as light shelving wear may exist. May have minor creasing, writing, stickers and/or residue. COAS Books, A Bookstore for Everyone. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Hardcover.
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Left for Dead: Surviving the Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History (2007)
EN HC USISBN: 9781596914551 bzw. 1596914556, in Englisch, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books West, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:4].
Hard cover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books West, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:4].
Hard cover.
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Left for Dead: Surviving the Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History (2007)
EN HC USISBN: 9781596914551 bzw. 1596914556, in Englisch, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:5].
Hard cover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:5].
Hard cover.
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