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Would also recommend Rescue in the Pacific by Tony Farrington, as well as The 1994 Pacific Storm Survey by Kim Taylor. Both books detail the "bomb" storm in June 1994 that resulted in force 12 winds and pasted the cruising fleet heading North from New Zealand.
Rescue in the Pacific is written more like a novel and mainly follows nine yachts in trouble plus rescues, etc. Has some brief appendixes on the meteorology of the storm, brief details of the yachts and the NZ safety report. Makes a good riveting read.
The 1994 Pacific Storm Survey is a more indepth look at the yachts in trouble plus it looks at the yachts that made it through the storm with little or no problems (19 yachts in all). Is actually a loose leaf bind as opposed to a book. Also includes a very interesting summary of all the storm tactics used, details on individual yachts ratios, an indepth look at the yacht that sunk without trace / survivors, case study on the storm, etc. Bit of a dry read, however if you like details this is the one to look at.
Last edited by Ilenart : 02-24-2008 at 04:39 AM.
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