A Ravel of Waters — Geoffrey Jenkins

JETWIND is magnificent. The revolutionary computerized sailing ship, swifter than the fastest clipper, will rule the seas-if she can break the speed records from South America to the Cape...

But her maiden voyage through the icy South Atlantic becomes a nightmare of terror. Her captain is murdered, her journey is sabotaged by a fanatic nationalist, and both the Russians and the Americans watch her with too much interest.

Her new Captain, lone yachtsman Peter Rainer, must find out why-or lose both JETWIND and the woman he loves...

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