Fastnet Force 10
Author(s): John Rousmaniere
Sailing, Fishing and Seafaring
In August 1979, the 600-mile Fastnet Race, which began in fine weather off the Irish coast, became, for the men and women sailing it, a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, 60-knot storm swept across the Atlantic, with a speed that confounded weathermen, into the fleet of 303 boats. For 24 hours, over 2500 men and women were smashed by 40-foot breaking waves. John Rousmaniere, who was there, tells the story of this great disaster in the history of yachting.
Product Information
General Fields
- :
- : WW Norton & Co
- : WW Norton & Co
- : 0.402
- : 07 September 1993
- : 152mm X 228mm X 19mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : John Rousmaniere
- : colour photographs
- : 288
- : 797.14
- : New ed of 2 Revised ed
- : Paperback