Force 12 is a thrilling adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. With its unique blend of high-stakes yacht racing and life-threatening danger, this book is a must-read for anyone looking for an action-packed story. The computerized navigation system of the Victory adds an extra layer of intrigue to the story, as Rex Wyman and his team battle both the elements and the sabotage of their enemies. The book's vivid descriptions of the Alaskan seas and the raging storm will transport you to the heart of the action, while its fast-paced plot will keep you hooked until the very end.

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In the chilling tradition of The Perfect Storm, an ocean yacht race contested, literally, to the death. Rex Wyman, a world-famous software billionaire, is determined to win the world's longest and most challenging yacht race, from San Francisco to Japan via the Alaska -- through some of the roughest seas imaginable. He sets out onboard the Victory, a 75-million-dollar racing yacht designed and navigated entirely by computer. Wyman desperately needs this his business empire is crumbling, his assets dwindling, and only a public-relations coup like this can save him. But not even his girlfriend, a beautiful and gifted computer programmer, realizes the lengths he will go to in order to win. Meanwhile, he must evade a long list of secret enemies intent on making this ocean race his last one. So, when an enormous sub-arctic storm engulfs the Victory, the stakes become not just win-or-lose but a matter of life and death.

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