How Long to Read Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (New Edition)

How Long Does it Take to Read Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (New Edition)?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 55 minutes to read Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (New Edition) by John Rousmaniere

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In August 1979, 303 yachts began the 600-mile Fastnet Race from the Isle of Wight off the southwest coast of England to Fastnet Rock off the Irish coast and back. It began in fine weather, then suddenly became a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, sixty-knot storm swept across the North Atlantic with a speed that confounded forecasters, slamming into the fleet with epic fury. For twenty hours, 2,500 men and women were smashed by forty-foot breaking waves, while rescue helicopters and lifeboats struggled to save them. By the time the race was over, fifteen people had died, twenty-four crews had...

How long is Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (New Edition)?

Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (New Edition) by John Rousmaniere is 287 pages long, and a total of 73,759 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (New Edition) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 43 minutes to read Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (New Edition) aloud.

What Reading Level is Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (New Edition)?

Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (New Edition) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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