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Written by G. Bruce Knecht - Audio book narrated by Stanley Tucci - Abridged Nonfiction - 4 CASSETTES - 6 hours

Publisher, Time Warner Audiobooks (June 2001)

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On December 26, 1998, 115 sailboats set out on the annual race from Sydney to Hobart. Only 43 would make it to the Tasmanian city of Hobart, and six sailors would be dead with the race having turned into the worst modern sailing disaster since the 1979 Fastnet Race. combining the best elements of The Perfect Storm and Barbarians at the Gate, The Proving Ground is a gripping narrative that follows the fates of three yachts, including Sayonara, owned by Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle and the world's second riches man.