Overview
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the ultimate long distance challenge – a 35,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe, contested by amateur crews in identical racing yachts. The 2010 winner was 28-year-old Brendan Hall and his crew in Spirit of Australia. Although Brendan was the youngest and least experienced skipper in the race, the win was no accident – it was the culmination of years of training, skilled navigation and a leadership style way beyond his years. His skills were soon put to the test – in the middle of a North Pacific hurricane, Brendan went to the rescue of a competing yacht and skippered both boats across one of the most feared oceans in the world. This brutally honest, no-holds-barred account is revealing and instructive, with valuable lessons in leadership and management – as well as never giving up. Thrown in quite literally at the deep end, he is pushed to the limit, and learns lessons you can only learn the hard way.
Full Product Details
Author: Brendan Hall
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Adlard Coles Nautical
Dimensions:
Width: 19.80cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 12.90cm
Weight: 0.208kg
ISBN: 9781408187999
ISBN 10: 140818799
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 04 July 2013
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Honest, insightful, informative... Bravo. -- Pete Goss Raw, gripping and brutally honest -- Economia I couldn't put it down! -- www.sailers.co.uk A brutally honest, no-holds-barred account -- Yachting Life
This adventure is a gripping read for the armchair sailor, non-sailor, any skipper - and, for that matter, business leader. Honest, insightful, informative and underlined by the fact that, as a team, they won. Bravo. -- Pete Goss Raw, gripping and brutally honest, Hall reveals how he learned as much from his mistakes as his successes -- Economia I couldn't put it down! -- Www.Sailers.Co.Uk My personal exposure to extreme challenges and an unforgiving, competitive environment is limited to dry land and motor racing; building the Formula One team that became Honda GP, Brawn GP and now Mercedes GP, so I was exposed to the meticulous planning, the careful people management, pure hard work and the extreme stresses involved in trying to accomplish big tasks. Brendan forced himself through an incredible adventure intended to test himself as both skipper and a leader. When the pressure increased, his instincts, training, attitude and clear thought kicked in. In this book, Brendan demonstrates that he is not just able to learn wisdom from others, but also pioneer many solutions that can readily be applied to business scenarios and has been able to record these in a compelling manner. -- Adrian Raynard, Founder Raynard Racing Cars
Honest, insightful, informative... Bravo. -- Pete Goss Raw, gripping and brutally honest -- Economia I couldn't put it down! -- Www.Sailers.Co.Uk A brutally honest, no-holds-barred account -- Yachting Life
Author Information
Brendan Hall began sailing at the age of four in his home waters off Brisbane, and was racing by the age of 19. He was 27 years old when the 2009/2010 Clipper Race began, and had to transform a motley crew of 18 amateur sailors into a race-winning sailing machine, as well as battling life-threatening weather conditions, gear failure and rescuing two other yachts in the dangerous North Pacific Ocean. He is currently cruising and racing in the Caribbean.
