$37.55
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2014
Summary
Against the Odds: Epic Tales of the Trans-Tasman Yacht Race
The singlehanded trans-Tasman yacht race is a unique and challenging event, the only one of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and the second oldest in the world. Since its inception in 1970, it has attracted athletes, eccentrics, daredevils, sportspeople, and visionaries, all seeking to test their limits against the formidable Tasman Sea.
Sailing from New Plymouth to Mooloolaba, near Brisbane, this race has given …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781877378850 |
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| 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 |
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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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