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From: Len den Besten (no email)
Date: Sat Feb 04 2006 - 11:31:35 EST
--- In , "Greg Stempel" <fyrframe at dot dot dot >
wrote:
> Jumping in kind of late here, read Total Loss by Jack Coote and
> revised by Paul Gelder. It's a fascinating read on yacht losses at
> sea and what went wrong. Especially helpful is the failures that
> occurred after their initial accident. In one account 3-4 different
> bilge pumps failed for various reasons on one vessel.
>
> Also, many had to abandon their yachts. The decision making process
> is describe by those who had to take that fearful plunge and
> surviving to tell their story.
>
> In some cases, you here their accounts of life in a raft until
> rescue.
Thanks Greg,
After some googling I even found a dutch translation.
Ordered it today.
Regards, Len.
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