Trial by Tasman, 9781877378850
Paperback

Trial by Tasman

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    28 February 2014

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Summary

Tales from the singlehanded trans-Tasman yacht races by the author of Blue Water. The singlehanded trans-Tasman yacht race is a unique and special event. The first race was in 1970 and it is still the only singlehanded ocean race in the Southern Hemisphere and the second oldest singlehanded ocean race in the world. The next race is in April 2014. Sailing from New Plymouth to Mooloolaba near Brisbane it has spawned a rich harvest of great stories from the athletes, eccentrics, daredevils, sp…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781877378850
ISBN-10:1877378852
Author:Lindsay Wright
Publisher:David Ling Publishing Limited
Imprint:David Ling Publishing Limited
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:28 February 2014
Weight:498g
Dimensions:22mm x 230mm x 153mm
About The Author

Lindsay Wright

Lindsay Wright has been Secretary of the Race Organising Committee since 2006. He is also a former race entrant but had to abandon the race after suffering serious damage to his small yacht from hitting a whale. He has raced yachts out of Wellington, sailed round Cape Horn and worked as a professional racing skipper in the Caribbean. He has worked on oilrig supply vessels, as skipper of research ships, on seismic survey vessels, Greenpeace vessels and as a yacht and fishing boat delivery skipper. He is the author of Blue Water (HarperCollins 2010), Red Sails, No Sunset (Cape Catley 1989) and numerous articles for Boating NZ, Trade a Boat, NZ Listener, North & South and overseas magazines. He and his partner Kay live aboard their yacht Southern Cross.

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