First Trans-South Atlantic Race
Author : Cape Town to Rio De Janeiro Ocean Race, 1st 1971
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Page : 9 pages
File Size : 43,12 MB
Release : 1970
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Author : Cape Town to Rio De Janeiro Ocean Race, 1st 1971
Publisher :
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 43,12 MB
Release : 1970
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Author : Wilhelm GRÜTTER
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Page : 185 pages
File Size : 29,56 MB
Release : 1971
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Page : 185 pages
File Size : 35,71 MB
Release : 1971
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Author : Wilhelm Grütter
Publisher :
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 38,35 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Yacht racing
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Author : Dudley Dix
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 43,31 MB
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1329072332
In January 2014 the 38ft sailboat "Black Cat" set out to race across the South Atlantic Ocean in the Cape to Rio Race. On the second day of the race they broke their rudder while surfing at 22 knots and were subsequently capsized by a massive wave in a big storm. This book tells the story of the race, the boat, the crew and what happened on that day, how crew, food and equipment were thrown around the interior, what happened to the crewman who was in the cockpit at the time, what damage was done to the boat and what the crew did to cope with and recover from the situation in which they found themselves.
Author : Cruising Association of South Africa
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Page : 10 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 1978
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Author : Kevin Biggar
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 16,15 MB
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 186979429X
True, brilliantly written story of how one young man solved his crisis by rowing the Atlantic. This is a story about trying to find happiness. There is a strange trick to being happy. You have to think certain things, believe certain things and hold your tongue the right way. This is the story of how Kevin Biggar lost the trick and found it again. There's quite a bit about rowing as well. If you are in a hurry here are the contents of this book in 150 words or less: "I stop being immortal. I have a traumatic pizza ordering experience and realize I am very unhappy. I quit my job, girlfriend, house and go live with my mother. I watch a lot of daytime TV. The 'How's Life' show decides that I row the Atlantic. I team up with the original Naked Rower, we struggle to raise money, start building the boat, start training insanely. I lose the plot. Find a rowing partner, lose a rowing partner, get another rowing partner - Jamie. "Meet Hot Polish Girl with cold hands. Start the race (badly). Row into storm. Take the lead. Row. Lose the lead. Row. Attempt a Big Push. Nothing happens. More rowing. Hallucinations. Slowly catch up! Another storm. Neck and neck as we sprint to the finish. Capsize and get thrown out of the boat. Get to Barbados! Yay! Get protested against. Boo! Media circus. Win at the protest hearing. Still living with Mum."
Author : United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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Page : 1302 pages
File Size : 32,18 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Aeronautics
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Author : Scott Cookman
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 24,39 MB
Release : 2002-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0471266019
Advance praise for ATLANTIC "Atlantic is a stirring story that illuminates a magical period in our maritime history. Scott Cookman weaves the compelling plot in a manner that will fascinate both the landlubber and the sailor alike. The schooner Atlantic's transatlantic racing record has remained unbeaten for nearly a century-and the story behind the race makes that achievement even more impressive. Cookman has done his homework well and unfolds that story page by page . . . the reader can just about feel the icy lash of a North Atlantic swell crashing aboard as the massive sailing craft are driven toward their destination by men and women whose dreams and goals (and even the pride of their countries) hang in the balance." -Peter Isler, America's Cup veteran, author of the bestselling Sailing for Dummies, and Editor at Large for Sailing World "Outstanding. Cookman is equally adept at depicting the gut-wrenching tension of ocean racing; the politics, intrigues, and skullduggery of billionaires, society snobs, and sailors who make Captain Ahab seem the model of restraint; and a gilded, vanished era under the gathering storm clouds of war." -Neil Hanson, author of The Custom of the Sea "In 1905, the key to unlocking America's economic potential was swift travel across the Atlantic. Scott Cookman recounts in meticulous detail the fanatical race for maritime supremacy. Scions and captains of industry took the challenge by racing across the ocean." -Gary Jobson, America's Cup--winning tactician on Ted Turner's Courageous (1977) and ESPN sailing analyst "Anyone who has ever been to sea, or dreamed of a sailing adventure, will be captivated by this extraordinary seafaring story. It is a perfect balance of history, intrigue, and period personalities that will make your palms sweat as you rush headlong through storm and fog to the finish." -Rockwell B. Harwood, Commodore, Stamford Yacht Club (1999--2001)
Author : United States. National Committee to Observe the 50th Anniversary of Powered Flight
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Page : 68 pages
File Size : 31,44 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Aeronautics
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