Near Death on the High Seas True Stories of Disaster and Survival

Name: Near Death on the High Seas True Stories of Disaster and Survival
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ISBN: 9780307279347

ISBN-10: 0307279340

ISBN-13: 9780307279347

Edition: 2008

Authors: Cecil Kuhne

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"The wind was blowing at hurricane strength-sixty-five knots and over-and increasing in the gusts to eighty knots. His boat was surfing on waves as high as a sixty-foot, six-storey building. . .Each wave that struck choked and froze him, the icy water working its way down inside his survival suit." --from "Close to the Wind" by Pete Goss In "Near Death on the High Seas," Cecil Kuhne collects some of the most terrifying and astounding experiences of sailors confronting the awesome, raw power of the sea. These tales-filled with everyday heroes and survivors-comprise a riveting and often breathtaking collection of extraordinary stories that show the terrible ferocity of the untamable ocean. …

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface: from the Editor


Foreword



Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea



Dark Wind: A Survivor's Tale of Love and Loss



Gipsy Moth Circles the World



Close to the Wind



Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft



Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters



The Long Way



Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race



The Last Grain Race



Sea Change: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat



"Fastnet, Force 10"



The Brendan Voyage



Notes on the Contributors