description: On December 26th, 1998, 115 sailboats left Sydney, all participants in the annual Sydney-Hobart race. An hour after the call to start, officials issued the first -- and only -- storm warning. Its effect, if any, was minimal: By the time the last yacht limped into the Tasmanian finish, 5 sailors had died, 55 were injured, and 72 boats had withdrawn from the race prematurely. Sailor-wordsmith Bruce Knecht tells the story of this unremitting tempest by focussing on the fates of three ships, including the yacht Sayonara, owned by Oracle honcho Larry Ellison. A powerful story compellingly told
title: The Proving Ground
titlecomplete: The Proving Ground
genres: History, Sports, Survival, Outdoors, Nonfiction, Travel, Adventure, Australia
ratings_count: 1140
publisher: Books on Tape