Left For Dead

30 Years On - The Race is Finally Over

By: Nick Ward, Sinead O'Brien

Write A Review

eBook | 7 June 2012 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

ePUB
320 Pages

eBook

RRP $19.99

$17.99

10%OFF

Instant Digital Delivery to your Booktopia Reader App

The second edition of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year is updated with a new chapter describing Nick's eventual completion of the Fastnet Race thirty years after his first, ill-fated attempt.

The world-famous Fastnet Race takes yachts from the Isle of Wight to the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland and back. The 1979 race began in perfect conditions, but was soon engulfed by the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing. By the time it passed, the havoc caused was immeasurable, and fifteen sailors had lost their lives.

It had been Nick Ward's childhood ambition to sail in the Fastnet Race, and being asked to join the crew of the 30-foot yacht Grimalkin was a dream come true. But then the storm hit. Grimalkin was capsized again and again. With the skipper lost overboard, after hours of struggle three of the crew decided to abandon the boat for the liferaft. Nick and another crewmember, both unconscious, were left on the beleaguered yacht in the middle of the Irish Sea. Both were presumed dead. Gerry died a few hours later, and Nick was left to face the storm alone.

on

More in Sailing

eBOOK

Grand Ambition

An Extraordinary Yacht, the People Who Built It, and the Millionaire Who Can't Really Afford It

eBook

RRP $29.69

$23.99

19%
OFF

eBOOK

Mine's Bigger

Tom Perkins and the Making of the Greatest Sailing Machine Ever Built

eBook

RRP $28.59

$22.99

20%
OFF

eBOOK

Sailing Fundamentals

eBook

$18.99

eBOOK

eBOOK

Fatal Storm

The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - 10th Anniversary Edition

eBook

$16.99

eBOOK

For Sail and Power

eBook

RRP $20.69

$19.99

eBOOK

eBook

$4.99

Left For Dead

30 Years On - The Race is Finally Over

At a Glance

eBook

on

You Can Find This eBook In

More in Sailing

Grand Ambition

An Extraordinary Yacht, the People Who Built It, and the Millionaire Who Can't Really Afford It

Mine's Bigger

Tom Perkins and the Making of the Greatest Sailing Machine Ever Built

Sailing Fundamentals

The Annapolis Book of Seamanship

Fourth Edition

Sailing Alone Around The World

Sailing Alone Around The World

Captain James Cook

One Girl One Dream

A Yacht Called Erewhon

Fatal Storm

The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - 10th Anniversary Edition

Hell on High Seas

Amazing Stories of Survival Against the Odds

Ocean Warriors

Blue Water

A Voyage For Madmen

The Half Bird

One woman's voyage of self-discovery from Land's End to the shores of Greece

Jayben and the Star Glass

Book 2: An incredible, immersive fantasy adventure

Bucked in the Yarn

The unique heritage of Coker Canvas

Reeds First Aid Handbook

Reeds Skipper's Handbook 8th edition

For Sail and Power

Bosun's Bag

A Treasury of Practical Wisdom for the Traditional Boater

Racing Through Paradise

A Pacific Passage

In My Element

Life lessons from the world's toughest solo ocean race

Unsinkable

A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas

Clew Less. Memoires By a Novice Sailing Greece & Croatia

This product is categorised by