Rescue in the Pacific: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in a Force 12 Storm

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Summary: Chilling and thought provoking, excellent journalism.
Review: If you liked The Perfect Storm, this one will haunt your dreams with its first-hand accounts of terror, tragedy, bravery, heroism, determination, good luck, bad luck, bad planning, and bad judgment. Mr. Farrington made me care about all these real people and their little boats out on a big ocean. It was all I could do not to flip ahead to find out what happened to them all, even though this all happened years ago. You may never take your own safety for granted again. Most of us are desperately unprepared for a real storm at sea. I found this book to be a riveting wake-up call. I'm on a mission to know a lot more about weather, radio, safety gear and emergency procedures. Both I and my 38-foot ketch are already better fitted for survival than we used to be.

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Summary: Fascinating; especially if you're into sailing
Review: The story of several crews and their rescue during a freak storm. Tough to read if you're not a sailor. I kept looking for the glossary, having never "hove-to" nor raised a "trysail." Somewhat of a surface analysis of the people-issues. Mostly technical... sailing and weather stuff. Lots of good advice for sailors who venture into similar conditions. (Tip #1: Paint your boat something other than white; it's too hard to see in a storm. Bright orange is recommended. Yeah, like that's going to happen.

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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: This book is a definite "Must Read". A little difficult to follow at first, as it covers the entire search and rescue operations involving several boats and their crew. I felt as if I was right there in it with them, and you can't put the book down until you know how it comes out in the end. This book is well written, with plenty of suspense and drama to keep your interest well into the wee morning hours. It was so good, I'm reading it again.

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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: This book is a definite "Must Read". A little difficult to follow at first, as it covers the entire search and rescue operations involving several boats and their crew. I felt as if I was right there in it with them, and you can't put the book down until you know how it comes out in the end. This book is well written, with plenty of suspense and drama to keep your interest well into the wee morning hours. It was so good, I'm reading it again.

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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: This book kept me on the edge of my seat for hours! I ended up reading it in one sitting! Any sailor dreaming of a blue water cruise should read this book. Non-sailors will enjoy this book also. Don't get bogged down by some of the sailing terms... this book is about the life and death struggle these people faced out in the Pacific and how they managed to survive.