Racing Madness
The biggest body of water I've every raced on was the Chesapeake. Racing around the British Isles or around the world solo is another mater. Sport quickly becomes a fight for life. Two stories of that here.
1. Fastnet Force 10, John Rousmaniere (1979), Force 10 is a mariner's scale to say a violent storm at sea. In 1979, a force 10 storm ripped though a storm in the Irish Sea during the Fastnet race. Forty foot waves damaged over half of the 300 boats. Rousmaniere who was in the race, assembled the stories into a single riveting narrative. Bought used at the State Department book store with a book plate from "Jane Murdoch."
2. Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters, Derek Lundy (1999). The world's most dangerous race is the Globe Vendee, a single-handed sailor around the world with no stops. During the 1996 race, sailor Derek Lundy, a contender for the lead, turned his boat around and sailed hundreds of miles to rescue a fellow racer whose boat was broken and sinking. Bought new.
1. Fastnet Force 10, John Rousmaniere (1979), Force 10 is a mariner's scale to say a violent storm at sea. In 1979, a force 10 storm ripped though a storm in the Irish Sea during the Fastnet race. Forty foot waves damaged over half of the 300 boats. Rousmaniere who was in the race, assembled the stories into a single riveting narrative. Bought used at the State Department book store with a book plate from "Jane Murdoch."
2. Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters, Derek Lundy (1999). The world's most dangerous race is the Globe Vendee, a single-handed sailor around the world with no stops. During the 1996 race, sailor Derek Lundy, a contender for the lead, turned his boat around and sailed hundreds of miles to rescue a fellow racer whose boat was broken and sinking. Bought new.
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