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Then the first story begins simply about a man and his boat. Cecil Kuhne has the easy job here

Then the first story begins simply about a man and his boat. Having traveled the seas many times over, he is a skilled seamen but on this particular day a storm will give him a run for his money and leave his beloved boat in pieces, while he barely escapes with his life. The stories are provocative, descriptive, and well-written. The important thing to remember is that each of them actually happened. Cecil Kuhne has the easy job here.

A former whitewater rafting guide, he has also written nine books about rafting, kayaking, and canoeing. Series: Vintage Departures. Paperback: 496 pages.

The book opens with an inspiring Foreword from the late William F. Buckley J. .Some are excerpts from books and may pique the reader’s interest to learn the larger story of an exceptional sailor or dramatic race

The book opens with an inspiring Foreword from the late William F.Then the first story begins simply about a man and his boat. Some are excerpts from books and may pique the reader’s interest to learn the larger story of an exceptional sailor or dramatic race. While words fail to convey the struggle, doubt, exhilaration and seasick weariness of endless hours driving a gale tossed sailboat, Near Death on the High Seas is packed with armchair adventure!. Apr 05, 2013 Patti rated it liked it.

Each wave that struck choked and froze him, the icy water working its way down inside his survival suit. The wind was blowing at hurricane strength-sixty-five knots and over-and increasing in the gusts to eighty knots. His boat was surfing on waves as high as a sixty-foot, six-storey building. Each wave that struck choked and froze him, the icy water working its way down inside his survival suit. from Close to the Wind by Pete Goss. Near Death on the High Seas: True Stories of Disaster and Survival Vintage Departures Original Vintage departures.

In these thrillingly true tales of narrow brushes with death, Cecil Kuhne has amassed a wide range of stories that show the awesome power of the mountains

In these thrillingly true tales of narrow brushes with death, Cecil Kuhne has amassed a wide range of stories that show the awesome power of the mountains. Spanning five continents, from the frosty tip of Mount McKinley in the dead of the winter, to the unexplored vastness of the Himalayas and beyond, this is a pulse-pounding collection of disaster and survival at the top of the world. Also featuring:, Joe Simpson's Touching the Void-An inspiring story of a climber who topples into a icy crevasse and, though crippled, starving and frostbitten, still manages to crawl to rescue.

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True Stories of Disaster and Survival. Francis Chischester’s ‘Gipsy Moth’ Circles The World-the stirring story of a one man’s solo sail around the globe at age 65., John Rousmaniere’s Fastnet, Force 10-in one of the worst sailing tragedies in history, a massive rescue operation takes place amidst sixty-knot winds and forty-foot breaker waves. About Near Death on the High Seas. A former whitewater rafting guide, he has also written nine books about rafting, kayaking, and canoeing.