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American sailor who was twice named College Sailor of the Year, Gary Jobson went on to win the America's Cup in 1977 and the legendary Fastnet Race in 1979, both as tactician for Ted Turner. Since 1978, Gary has tirelessly promoted the sport he loves through lecture tours, personal appearances, events and advertising, as


Hazel Bannock is the heir to the


Bannock Oil Corp, one of the major oil producers with global reach. While cruising in the Indian Ocean, Hazel's private yacht is hijacked by African Muslim pirates. Hazel is not on board at the time, but her nineteen-year-old daughter, Cayla, is kidnapped and held for ransom. The pirates demand a crippling twenty billion dollar ransom for her release.


well as broadcast, print, and electronic media. As ESPN's sailing commentator since 1985, Gary's face and voice are synonymous with sailing in America. Gary was diagnosed


with lymphoma in 2003, and he tells the story of his life inside the storm; the troubling forecast of his cancer diagnosis, the worst of his illness as the eye of the storm, the calm


Complicated political and


diplomatic considerations render the major powers incapable of intervening. When Hazel is given evidence of the horrific torture which Cayla is being subjected to, she calls on Hector Cross to help her rescue her daughter. Hector is the owner


and operator of Cross Bow Security, the company which


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of remission. Through that passage he looks at how his life has intertwined with some of the greatest sailors, how the sport has changed since his childhood sailing days, how the public view of sailing went through a revolutionary change with the advent of ESPN, how sailing bonds and friendships endure like no others, and how sailing can offer the highest of adventures to the simplest of pleasures. Gary Jobson: An American Sailing , published by Nomad


Story, $26.95 Press, www.nomadpress.net


is contracted to Bannock Oil to provide all their security. He is a formidable fighting man. Between them, Hazel and Hector are determined to take the law into their own hands.


Smith, $29.99


Those in Peril, by Wilbur , published by


Thomas Dunne Books, a division of St. Martin's Press, us.macmillan.com


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