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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Thorndike Pr
Publication date
November 1, 2001
Pages
447
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780786236435
ISBN-10
0786236434
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight
1.25 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$29.95
Other format details
large print
Subjects
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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, and six sailors would be dead, the race having turned in the worst modern sailing disaster since the 1979 Fastnet Race. Combining the best elements of The Perfect Storm and Barbarians at the Gate, The Proving Ground is a gripping narrative that follows the fates of three yachts, including Sayonara, owned by Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle and the worlds second richest man. 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 journey of two leaky life-rafts, The Proving Ground is an exhilarating read. Knechts research, which included eight trips to Australia was unprecedented and exhaustive, involving extensive discussions with both Larry Ellison and Lachlan Murdoch and every survivor with two other yachts. The Proving Ground is destined to be a sporting disaster classic like Into Thin Air and Fastnet Force 10.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (November 1, 2001)
9780786236435 | details & prices | 447 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $29.95
About: 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, and six sailors would be dead, the race having turned in the worst modern sailing disaster since the 1979 Fastnet Race.
About: 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, and six sailors would be dead, the race having turned in the worst modern sailing disaster since the 1979 Fastnet Race.
Paperback
from Amazon Pub (December 6, 2011)
9781612181431 | details & prices | 320 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.86 lbs | List price $14.95
About: In this 10th Anniversary edition, with a new afterword from the author, G.
About: In this 10th Anniversary edition, with a new afterword from the author, G.
from Grand Central Pub (April 1, 2002)
9780446611855 | details & prices | 368 pages | 4.00 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $7.50
About: An account of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race describes how the annual sailing competition became one of the worst modern sailing disasters that left six sailors dead and a number of yachts destroyed.
About: An account of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race describes how the annual sailing competition became one of the worst modern sailing disasters that left six sailors dead and a number of yachts destroyed.
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