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TAKE A PEEK AT THE TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Nine Lives and on the Edge: Burning My Fourth Life
2 Ganbare, a Breakthrough Boat
3 Kiskaddon’s Spirit Paves the Way
4 The Conception of Improbable and her 1971 SORC Debut
5 David Allen: Great Owner, Great Organizer
6 Shipmates Meet
7 More Improbable: 1971 Admiral’s Cup and Back
8 The Nasty 1972 Bermuda Race
9 Painful Lessons: Wear a Lifejacket
10 Hitching My Ride on the Red Rocket and Conquering Demons: A Trial by Fire
11 One Tons Dominate Ocean Racing
12 The Birth of imp and the 1977 SORC
13 imp Goes to England, 1977
14 The Slowest Fastnet Race in History
15 imp Comes Home to San Francisco Bay: Sell Her or Fix Her Up
16 The 1979 SORC: Can the Old Dog Still Hunt
17 imp Returns to England, The 1979 Admiral’s Cup
18 Fastnet 1979
19 Synopsis of the Killer 1979 Fastnet: Force 12
20 imp Crew Returns to San Francisco Bay
21 Crew Life After David Allen’s imp Days
22 imp’s Offspring and Extended Family and imp’s Life 1980 to 2010
imp’s Record
Epilogue: Voyage of the Golden Opus: David Allen’s Farewell
Crew Biographies
Appendix 1: Beaufort Wind Scale
Appendix 2: SORC Final Points Standings
Bibliography