Godforsaken Sea
Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters
by Derek Lundy
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appears in Sailing, Sports, and Fiction.
One of the best books ever written about sailing' Time 27,000 miles, three and a half to five months alone at sea, chilling casualty rates, the unrelenting strain of handling 60foot boats day and night, the absolute certainty of weather and waves that could destroy them. On 3 November 1996 sixteen sailors set out from the Bay of Biscay to embark ...
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appears in Sailing, Sports, and Fiction.
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