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Rob Mundle OAM is an Australian yachtsman, maritime commentator and author.

He is the author of some 19 books[1], six of which have become best sellers, including Captain James Cook: from Sailor to Legend; Fatal Storm: The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race; Bligh: Master Mariner; and Flinders: The Man Who Mapped Australia[2]. Since publishing those biographies Mundle is regarded as a contemporary authority on James Cook, William Bligh and Mathew Flinders[3][4][5].

Mundle began sailing as a boy[6]. After finishing school he became a cadet journalist at Australia's national newspaper The Australian which led to a career as a noted nautical commentator in print, radio and television[7][8][9][10] and to him becoming known as 'the voice of sailing'[11].

Since the 1980s he has covered the America's Cup, sailing in the Olympics and the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race[12].

In 2013 Mundle was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to sailing and to journalism[13].

Selected bibliography

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  • The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: The Story of a Sporting Icon. Rob Mundle, Paul Billingham, Sir James Hardy. ABC Books, 18 Nov 2019.
  • Cook QBD. ABC Books, 18 Mar 2019.
  • Great South Land. ABC Books, 2 Nov 2017.
  • Under Full Sail. HarperCollins Australia, 1 Nov 2016.
  • 50 nodi: Inseguendo la Coppa America. Jimmy Spithill, Rob Mundle. Tea. 2019.
  • Dampier, the Dutch and the Great South Land. HarperCollins Australia, 1 Nov 2015.
  • The First Fleet. HarperCollins Australia, 1 Oct 2014.
  • Captain James Cook: from Sailor to Legend. HarperCollins Australia, 1 Aug 2014.
  • Flinders: The Man Who Mapped Australia. Hachette UK, 30 Oct 2012
  • Bligh: Master Mariner. Hachette UK, 29 Aug 2011.
  • Hell on High Seas: Amazing Stories of Survival Against the Odds. HarperCollins Australia, 1 Nov 2010.
  • Ocean Warriors. HarperCollins Australia, 1 Sep 2010.
  • Life at the Extreme: The Volvo Ocean Race Round the World 2005-2006. Nomad Press, 1 Nov 2006.
  • Alan Bond: My Story. Alan Bond, Rob Mundle. HarperCollins Publishers Australia, 24 Nov 2004.
  • Ocean Warriors: The Thrilling Story of the 2001/2002 Volvo Ocean Race Round the World. HarperCollins, 7 Jan 2003.
  • Fatal Storm: The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. HarperCollins Australia, 1999.

References

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  1. ^ "Rob Mundle | Harper Collins Australia". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  2. ^ "Books by Rob Mundle". www.booktopia.com.au. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  3. ^ "Captain Cook was a 'natural born sailor'". Sky News Australia (in undefined). Retrieved 2020-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ^ "Captain Bligh set adrift by mutineers on this day in 1789". 2GB. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  5. ^ Woodhead, Cameron (2011-01-21). "Bligh: Master Mariner". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  6. ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2011-02-24). "Rob Mundle talks ocean-racing, thrill chasing, and the great William Bligh". Conversations with Richard Fidler. Retrieved 2020-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Willson, Reviewer: Robert (2014-12-05). "Book review: The First Fleet, by Rob Mundle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  8. ^ "75 years of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race". ABC Radio. 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  9. ^ "Rob Mundle". Sailing World. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  10. ^ "Rob Mundle". ABC Radio National. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  11. ^ "Adventures Weekly with Bob Fisher and Rob Mundle - The Original SINS". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  12. ^ Rob, Mundle. "Author Profile". Dymocks Books. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Order of Australia Medal awarded to Rob Mundle and John Biffin". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.


Category:Australian writers Category:Maritime writers

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