The Obsession: Tragedy in the North Atlantic
by John Chipman

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It was a story that made headlines: In 2004 Canadian Thomas Evensen perished in the North Atlantic in the arms of his nephew after a failed attempt to sail to Norway. It was a tragic death and one that left many unanswered questions: Why wasn't he wearing the survival suit that could have saved his life? And why would and inexperienced sailor undertake such a dangerous voyage?

In this deeply compelling story, journalist John Chipman retraces Thomas's voyage from its beginning – his boyhood dream of learning to sail with his father and his midlife decision to fulfill that dream with his own son, culmination in the purchase of a sailboat ill-equipped for the journey. And then there is the voyage itself, a heart-stopping and ultimately doomed endeavour. Skillfully interweaving conversations with those whose lives were touched by Thomas, as well as his nephew's first-hand account of the boat's final days, John Chipman tells a story that is both harrowing and heart-breaking.

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Weight:	0.47 kg
Price:	CDN$ 32.00 (US$ 31.14)

ISBN-10:	0670065013
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780670065011
Author:	John Chipman
Publisher:	Penguin Group Toronto, Canada
Publication Date:	2007
Pages:	244 pp
Size/Dimensions:	9.25 x 6.25
Binding:	Hardcover

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The Obsession: Tragedy in the North Atlanticby John Chipman

The Obsession: Tragedy in the North Atlantic
by John Chipman