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PHSS highly recommend the following
reference books!
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Alone & Adrift Steven Callahan |
The author recalls his seventy-six day ordeal adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in a five foot inflatable raft, after the sinking of his sailboat, recounting his problems surviving the weather, shark attacks, raft leaks, and food and water shortages.
Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea |
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Survive the Savage Sea Dougal Robertson |
In June 1972 Dougal Robertson's yacht with his family aboard was attacked by killer whales in the Pacific Ocean and sank in seconds. This book is the story of their fight for survival.
Survive the Savage Sea (Sheridan House) |
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Fastnet Force 10 John Rousmaniere |
Three hundred and three yachts began the 1979 Fastnet Race but at the end of the race, fifteen people had died, twenty-four crews had abandoned ship, 136 people had been rescued and only 85 boats finished.
Fastnet, Force 10 |
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Fatal Storm Robert Mundle |
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has become established as one of the world's major sporting events. In 1998 it became one of the world's major sporting disasters. Six sailors tragically perished, countless others suffered injuries and numerous yachts sank or were badly damaged. The subsequent search and rescue operation was one of the most phenomenally accomplished peacetime efforts the world has ever seen.
Fatal Storm |
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Essentials of Sea Survival Frank Golden, Michael Tipton |
This is a comprehensive and informative guide to open-water survival, blending science with the authors' own research and examinations of real-life survival accounts. It provides up-to-date information on sustained survival in cold water a common sense approach to survival gear.
Essentials of Sea Survival |
