Mayday!
Yachts in Distress
Joachim Schult
Translated by Detlef Jens
Mayday--that ultimate distress signal known and feared by
sailors all over the world--is an appropriate title for this
unique book about disasters at sea. Joachim Schult has collected
some of the most dramatic and instructive stories of strandings,
collisions, fires, dismastings and sinkings of boats from around
the world. The author's knowledgeable comments, explanations and
conclusions also provide valuable information and advice. Far
from discouraging the reader from sailing, the author has
succeeded in contributing to safety at sea by vividly and
graphically pointing out why accidents happen, and what every
sailor can do to avoid a similar fate for himself, his crew and
his boat.
192 pp. 37 color photos, 20 b&w photos, line diagrams. 1997. 1574090399 paper
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