Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing John Rousmaniere, Marjorie J. Flock (Designed by) k spanish Large hardcover in Good (G)

Large hardcover in Good (G) condition

intermediate

1964 National insurance

Includes photos

Spine cover intact

Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing John Rousmaniere, Marjorie J. Flock (Designed by) k spanish Large hardcover in Good (G)Softcover in Good Condition 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, slamming into the fleet with epic fury. For twenty hours, 2,500 men and women were smashed by forty foot breaking waves, while rescue helicopters and lifeboats struggled to save them. By the time the race was over, fifteen people had died, twenty four