Left for dead : surviving the deadliest storm in modern sailing history
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Ward, Nick, 1955-
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O'Brien, Sinéad (Filmmaker and author)
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GV832 .W37 2007
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LC Subjects
Fastnet Race.
Grimalkin (Sailboat)
Shipwreck survival -- Irish Sea.
Ward, Nick, -- 1955-
Yachting accidents -- Irish Sea.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Atlantic Ocean -- Irish Sea.
Fastnet Race.
Grimalkin (Sailboat)
Shipwreck survival.
Ward, Nick, -- 1955-
Yachting accidents.
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Navigation de plaisance -- Accidents et blessures -- Irlande, Mer d'.
Survie après naufrages -- Irlande, Mer d'.

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186 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
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English

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N 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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ward, N., & O'Brien, S. (. a. a. (2007). Left for dead: surviving the deadliest storm in modern sailing history (1st U.S. ed.). Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Nick, 1955- and Sinéad (Filmmaker and author) O'Brien. 2007. Left for Dead: Surviving the Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History. New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Nick, 1955- and Sinéad (Filmmaker and author) O'Brien. Left for Dead: Surviving the Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ward, N. and O'Brien, S. (. a. a. (2007). Left for dead: surviving the deadliest storm in modern sailing history. 1st U.S. ed. New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Nick, and Sinéad (Filmmaker and author) O'Brien. Left for Dead: Surviving the Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History 1st U.S. ed., Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2007.

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