Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race

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One of the world's three great ocean sailing competitions, the annual 630-mile race from Sydney, Australia, to Hobart, Tasmania, pits sailboats against the notoriously rough waters of Bass Strait and the Tasman Sea.

The 115 boats leaving Sydney Harbor on December 26, 1998 expected rough weather, but the gale that caught the boats well at sea in the predawn hours of December 27 was anything but routine.

The freak, unseasonal storm brought hurricane-strength winds, waves six stories high, and the worst sailing disaster in recent history. Seven boats were abandoned at sea and five sank. Fifty-seven sailors were rescued, plucked from the decks of broken boats or from the sea itself under impossible conditions. Six sailors died.

About the author...

Rob Mundle is an experienced journalist, television personality, and sailor. He has covered the Sydney-Hobart race thirty times and participated three times. He has also reported on five America's Cups, three Olympics, and numerous other siling events. He writes a weekly column for the Australian and contributes to magazines around the world.

Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race