The Proving Ground

by Knecht, G. Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780446611855
• ISBN10: 0446611859
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Pub

Summary

On December 26, 1998, 115 sailboats set out on the annual race from Sydney to Hobart; only 43 would make it to the Tasmanian city, the race having turned into the worst modern sailing disaster since the 1979 Fastnet Race. Combining the best elements of The Perfect Storm (W.W. Norton, 1997) and Barbarians at the Gate (HarperCollins, 1990), "The Proving Ground" is a gripping narrative that follows the fates of three yachts, including Sayonara, owned by Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle. From the chilling explanation of how an Olympic sailor came to be catapulted from a yacht and why its crew could do nothing to save him, to the dramatic journeys of two leaky life-rafts, "The Proving Ground" is an exhilarating read.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 1
The Calm	p. 5
East of Eden	p. 87
The Black Cloud	p. 151
Adrift	p. 231
Wake	p. 309
Epilogue	p. 338
Acknowledgments	p. 348
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