
Total Loss
Dramatic First-Hand Accounts of Yacht Losses at Sea
Paul Gelder(Author)
Adlard Coles Nautical (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 25. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-7136-8783-5 (ISBN)
Description
An enthralling collection of 45 dramatic stories of yachts lost at sea, Total Loss has been a consistent bestseller since first publication. This fascinating new edition carries exciting first-hand accounts, including the tragic sinking of the yacht Ouzo, run down or swamped by a P&O ferry in the English Channel, the loss of Hooligan V, the sinking of two boats in the Atlantic after rudder failure, and the rescue of Pete Goss and his crew from the giant catamaran Team Philips. Here are tales of collisions with UFOs (unidentified floating objects), fire, explosion, exhaustion and crew failure, navigational blunders, capsize, gear failure, dismastings and severe storms. The moving, emotionally charged descriptions of shipwrecked sailors abandoning their yachts at sea will have you on the edge of your seat. But these accounts are more than just gripping tales of disaster - they carry valuable lessons which the survivors have been able to pass on to all who go to sea for pleasure. Every year, hundreds of yachts are lost at sea.
For those who wish to avoid a similar fate, or learn how best to cope with emergencies, this book is a compelling, thought-provoking bunkside read.
For those who wish to avoid a similar fate, or learn how best to cope with emergencies, this book is a compelling, thought-provoking bunkside read.
Reviews / Votes
'Read it, and you can be sure your sailing will be made safer. It could be a lifesaver. It certainly makes compelling reading' Total Loss 'This book is a gripping read' Boat Mart (November 2008)More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
None
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
236 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-8783-5 (9780713687835)
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E-Book
06/2013
3rd Edition
Adlard Coles Nautical
€9.99
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Person
Paul Gelder is editor of Yachting Monthly magazine, and has written several books, including The Loneliest Race, and edited others, such as the bestselling Total Loss. He has sailed a wide variety of yachts, from ocean racers to family cruising yachts to the famous Gypsy Moth IV; he currently sails a Telstar trimaran.