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Nautiduck
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Initially Posted - 05/14/2009 :  12:59:08  Show Profile
I have always enjoyed reading books about boat tragedies such as the sinkings of the <i>Titanic</i>, <i>Andrea Doria</i> and, of course, The Perfect Storm more recently. Just finished a book titled "Ten Hours Until Dawn" which is an account of the Blizzard of February 1978 (100MPH winds and 30' breaking seas) which struck the Northeast and especially the Salem and Gloucester area of Massachusetts. The primary focus is on the pilot boat <i>Can Do</i> but the author takes in the accounts of many other boats including CG rescue craft and the many people involved. Full of nautical and human interest. I recommend it.


We cannot direct the winds but we can adjust our sails.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 05/15/2009 :  04:09:45  Show Profile
Did you read "The Proving Ground"?

thanks for the recommendation
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Response Posted - 05/15/2009 :  12:49:49  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by redeye</i>
<br />Did you read "The Proving Ground"?

thanks for the recommendation
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No, but I'll check it out.

Just got another book by the same author as <u>Ten Hours Until Dawn</u>. This one is called <u>Fatal Forecast</u> and is about two lobster boats caught in a storm 130 miles off Cape Cod in 1980.
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pfduffy
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Response Posted - 05/16/2009 :  20:01:48  Show Profile
I can't say that I have consumed much of the boat tragedy genre, but I did read "Godforsaken Sea" which chronicles the 1997-97 Vendee Globe race. I highly recommend it (the book, not the race - those people are NUTS!!)
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redeye
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Response Posted - 05/18/2009 :  04:13:34  Show Profile
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll look for both. I love reading those kinds of stories, but usually I only read them in the winter.

I don't get a chance to go offshore much anymore, but when I do I feel better having learned good things from these stories.
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