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.