Gripping, real-life stories of yachts lost at sea for a variety of reasons - collision, fire, sinking, poor navigation, adverse weather Entertaining but also instructive - survival strategies employed and lessons learned are helpful Paul Gelder (author) is Editor of Yachting Monthly, so a 'name' in yachting circles Good topic for trade as well as nautical market appeal Same format and look as the bestselling Total Loss

'The moving, emotionally charged descriptions of shipwrecked sailors abandoning their yachts at sea will have you on the edge of your seat. But these accounts are more than just gripping tales of disaster - they carry valuable lessons, which the survivors have been able to pass on to all who go to sea for pleasure.' All at Sea (April 2010)

Paul Gelder is editor of Yachting Monthly magazine, and has written several books, including The Loneliest Race, and edited others, such as the bestselling Total Loss. He has sailed a wide variety of yachts, from ocean racers to family cruising yachts to the famous Gypsy Moth IV; he currently sails a Telstar trimaran.