Sailing to the moon : the biography of Rolly Tasker, Australia's greatest all-round yachtsman
Roland Perry.

Publisher
Port Melbourne, Vic. : Pennon Publishing, 2008.

Summary
Summary: "In more than sixty years of competition, Rolly Tasker never lost a yacht, a crew, or a rig, or retired from gear failure. During his career he sailed further than the distance to the moon. This is the story of a fascinating and, at times, controversial Australian sportsman."--Publisher description.

Notes
First Edition
Libraries Australia ID: 42405989
Includes bibliographical references (p. 334) and index.
Contents:
Machine derived contents note: PART ONE: FLIGHT OF THE FALCON
1: The Art and Pain of Sportsmanship 14
2: Going for Gold 23
3: Born Boat Builder 40
4: Ground Zero 49
5: After the War that Wasn't 55
6: The Amazing Falcon III 68
7: The National Fame Game 75
8: Operation Olympic Games 1956 86
9: Chuckles, Jest and Tears 96
PART TWO: DUTCHMEN AND CATS
10: Hopes Alive with Falcon V 104
11: High-flying Dutchman 114
12: Boats, Bullets and Brigitte Bardot 125
13: See Naples and Cry 136
14: Crushed Again, then Boosted 144
15: Back on bop 152
16: Cup Fever: 1962 165
17: Kennedy, Cup and Calamity 175
18: You Only Live Twice 185
I'ART-THREE: TO THE MAX
19: Beginning of the Siska Maxi Era 198
20: Sydney to Hobart: First 'Dart' 205
21: Around the Great South Land 217
22: Born to the Wild Sea 229
23: Siska IV Super-yacht 238
24: Good-time Charlie 256
25: In Pursuit of Stirling 266
26: To Freo and Beyond 275
27: Siska End-games 284
28: The Cup Runneth Over 294
29: Sea Changes 300
30: Thai Try 308
31: Tragedy, Trials and Tsunamis 321
32: The Tasker Legacy 327
Acknowledgements 333
Bibliography 334
Index 335.

Physical Description
340 p., [40] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm.

Dewey Call Number
623.8822092 797.124092
B/TAS

Museum Call Number
XXX

ISBN
9781920997076 (hbk.)
9781920997069 (pbk.) :

Subjects
Tasker, Rolly, 1927-2012
Sailors -- Australia.
Yachting -- Australia -- Biography.
Yacht racing -- Australia -- Biography.
Yachting.
Yacht racing.
Sailors -- Australia -- Biography.
Sailors.
Australia.

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