The Proving Ground: The Inside Story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race by G. Bruce Knecht

The Proving Ground: The Inside Story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race

G. Bruce Knecht

304 pages first pub 2001 (view editions)

nonfiction history sports emotional informative medium-paced
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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 elemen...

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