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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Map of the Sydney to Hobart Race
Preface: At The Edge
The Role of the Leader
Part One - The Story of the AFR Midnight Rambler and the Sydney to Hobart Race
1 - The Everest of Ocean Racing
2 - The Patriarch of a Sailing Family
3 - Nuzulu and the Start of a Winning Team
4 - The Midnight Rambler—A One-Off Boat
5 - The Ramblers—Run-Up to the Race
6 - The Aussie Competitors
7 - Sayonara—The Big Yank Tank
8 - Uncertain Weather—Buster or Bomb?
9 - AFR Midnight Rambler—And they’re Away!
10 - Sayonara—The Best Professional Sailors on the Planet
11 - AFR Midnight Rambler—Smokin’
12 - Sayonara—Temporary Humility
13 - An Ominous Forecast—Storm Warning
14 - AFR Midnight Rambler—Hard or Squishy?
15 - VC Offshore Stand Aside—A Twist of Fate
16 - Rescue from the Sky—Angels on Winches
17 - AFR Midnight Rambler—Hell on White Water
18 - AFR Midnight Rambler—Sharing the Helm
19 - Sword of Orion—Out of Control
20 - General Mayday—An Official Catastrophe
21 - AFR Midnight Rambler—Listen to that
22 - Sayonara—Tack the Boat
23 - AFR Midnight Rambler—A Commanding Position
24 - Sayonara—A Thousand Years
25 - Go the Rambler!
26 - Wake of the Storm
27 - Blue Water, Short Ocean—The Ramblers’ Record of Sustained Success
Part Two - Critical Strategies for Teamwork at the Edge
28 - Introduction to the Strategies
29 - The Research Challenge
30 - My Hobart
31 - Team Unity: Make the Team the Rock Star.
32 - Prepare, Prepare, Prepare: Remove all Excuses for Failure.
33 - Balanced Optimism: Find and Focus on the Winning Scenario.
34 - Relentless Learning: Build a Gung-Ho Culture of Learning and Innovation.
35 - Calculated Risk: Be Willing to Sail Into the Storm.
36 - Stay Connected: Cut Through the Noise of the Wind and the Waves.
37 - Step into the Breach: Find Ways to Share the Helm.
38 - Eliminate Friction: Step Up to Conflict—and Deal with the Things that Slow you Down.
39 - Practiced Resilience: Master the Art of Rapid Recovery.
40 - Tenacious Creativity: Never give Up—there’s Always Another Move.
A Note to the Skipper
The Parts of a Sailboat
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
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