Rob Mundle's 1999 international bestseller Fatal Storm was one of the publishing sensations of the 1990s. A gut wrenching account of the ill-fated 1998 Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race, it captivated readers with its drama, insight and unflinching honesty.
Now Mundle has turned his sights on perhaps yachting's greatest test: the Volvo Ocean Race, an around-the-world event in which competitors must cover more than 32,000 miles in 9 months. The yachts and their crews must cope with the punishing demands of nonstop racing and the unpredictable fury of the open sea. Ocean Warriors: The Thrilling Story of the 2001/2002 Volvo Ocean Race Round the World chronicles the daily pressures of this incredible sporting odyssey on competitors, and documents the struggles and triumphs of the members of one particular team, Team NewsCorp, as they battle to become the world's best ocean warriors.
To succeed they must overcome the physical elements, from the oppressive heat of the tropics to the ferocious swells of the Southern Ocean, as well as the mental demands of the round-the-clock sailing.
A leg-by-leg, blow-by-blow white-knuckle adventure story, Ocean Warriors is vintage Rob Mundle, interspersed with the words of the competitors themselves. Like the race, it is nail-biting stuff.

Ocean Warriors: The Thrilling Story of the 2001/2002 Volvo Ocean Race Round the World

Sports & Outdoors

Mundle,Rob

Water Sports

Harper

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

Describes the December, 1998 yacht race from Sydney, Australia to Hobart, Tasmania, and the overpowering storm that claimed the lives of six sailors

Mundle, Robert

McGraw=Hill

"Harrowing shoreside reading."Booklist "Should be required reading for all ocean sailors."Library Journal The first book to recount the disastrous events of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Fatal Storm is sure to be a popular paperback selection. Rob Mundle takes readers through every white-knuckling hour of the gale that descended in the predawn hours of December 27, stretching over 900 miles from Australia to New Zealand, bringing with it hurricane strength winds and five-story waves. In all, 57 sailors were rescued, plucked from the decks of broken boats or from the sea itself under impossible conditions. Six sailors died. A Sydney-Hobart Race veteran himself, Rob Mundle had total and unequaled access to the people behind the story. The result is a tale of extreme adventure, extraordinary will, and the overwhelming emotional tales of survivors, rescuers, and the bereaved.

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

“A compelling story, well written and meticulously researched.”--Cruising World 
One of the world’s three great ocean sailing competitions, the annual 600-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 plucked from the decks of broken boats or from the sea itself under impossible conditions. Six sailors died.

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

FATAL STORM The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Harper-collins Publishers

This text is an account of this grueling race. It is a story about human endeavour and testing the limits of physical and mental endurance. It is also the story of team cohesion and racing to the max as we delve inside the struggles and triumphs of one particular team, Team News Corp, as they battle to become the world's best ocean warriors.

Ocean Warriors

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Alan Bond. Larger than life-a flamboyant, mesmerising tycoon. A man who went from being Australia's bona fide hero for his Australia II yacht win of the America's Cup to a man brought down and jailed for corporate fraud.
At his peak, Alan Bond's business interests ranged from beer to gold, nickel and diamond mines; he was in retailing; he had newspapers and television stations. At his lowest, he was declared bankrupt and imprisoned. Bond exposes the myths, the gossip and the apocryphal stories surrounding one of Australia's most successful businessmen.
Alan Bond wants to set the record straight and is finally telling his side of the story with best-selling author Rob Mundle.

Bond

Biographies & Memoirs

Bond, Alan

Professionals & Academics

HarperCollinsPublishers PTY Limited

Biographies

Harper Collins Publishers (australia) Pty Ltd

Fatal Storm: The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

HarperSports

Cook

A biography that puts you on the quarterdeck with history's greatest sailor Captain James Cook is one of the greatest maritime explorers in world history. Over three remarkable voyages of discovery into the Pacific in the latter part of the eighteenth century, Cook unravelled the oldest mystery surrounding the existence of Terra Australis Incognita - the Great South Land. He became the first explorer to circumnavigate New Zealand and establish that it was two main islands; discover the Hawaiian Islands for the British Empire; and left an enduring legacy.Rob Mundle introduces us to an unlikely sailor in a teenage Cook, who, through the combination of hard-won skills as a seafarer, the talents of a self-taught navigator and surveyor, and an exceptional ability to lead and care for his men, climbed the ranks of the Royal Navy to acheive legendary status among all who sailed and mapped the world.

ABC Books

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