By Rob Mundle. Pbk, 130mm x 200mm, 338 pages, full colour photographs.
This deals with the same topic as Proving Ground above. The Sydney to Hobart yacht race is one of the world's major sporting events. In 1998 it became one of the world's major sporting disasters. Six sailors tragically lost their lives and countless others suffered injuries, and numerous yachts sank or were badly damaged. The subsequent search and rescue operation was one of the most phenomenally accomplished peacetime efforts the world has ever seen.
The author is a leading Australian journalist and yachtsman. His narrative describes the history of the event, the excitement of the start and the thrill of competition, as well as focussing on the events that took place during and after the fatal storm.