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Fastnet Force 10
Fastnet Force 10
Author: John Rousmaniere
In August 1979, 303 yachts began the 600-mile Fastnet Race from the Isle of Wight off the southwest coast of England to Fastnet Rock off the Irish coast and back.  — It began in fine weather, then suddenly became a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, sixty-knot storm swept across the North Atlantic with a speed that confounded forecasters, slammi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780245535741
ISBN-10: 0245535748
Publication Date: 1980
Pages: 287
Edition: First Edition
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Publisher: Norton
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This is a sea story and it is true. IT is a story of how 15 people died not in war but during a yacht race just 70 miles off the coast of England. Great story!!!!
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