Fatal Storm

The Sydney to Hobart yacht race is one of the world's major sporting events. In 1998, it became one of the world's major sporting disasters. Six sailors tragically perished, countless others suffered injuries and numerous yachts sank or were badly damaged. The subsequent search and rescue operation was one of the most phenomenally accomplished peacetime efforts the world has ever seen.Rob Mundle, one of Australia's leading journalists and yachtsmen, tells this story of challenge and survival with compassion, vigor and understanding. He details the history of the race, the excitement of the start and the thrill of competition, ad from his extensive interviews with officials, crews, survivors and rescue personnel, he relates like no other the calamity and triumph of the 1998 blue water classic.