Born to Win
Author: John Bertrand
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9780553051186
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Author: John Bertrand
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9780553051186
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joop Slooff
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-03-22
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781530590230
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince 1851, the America's Cup has been the most prestigious trophy in the world of sailing. The America's Cup scene has always been the playground of the rich and mighty in this world, and characterized by controversial events and intrigues. It was not different in 1983, when for the first time in its history, the New York Yacht Club lost The Cup. The 1983 America's Cup winner was the 12-Metre yacht Australia II. It was equipped with a radical, innovative, winged keel that caused much upheaval in the summer of 1983. Upheaval that, occasionally, rumbles on until today. This book tells the story of the author's role in the design of the keel of Australia II. The scientific approach by two Dutch scientists (naval architect Piet van Oossanen and the author), that were involved with the design research, changed the landscape of yacht design. After the 1983 match, Cup campaigns embraced a more scientific way of designing boats. The Dutch scientists played a major role in this important change.
Author: Herbert Lawrence Stone
Publisher:
Published: 1914
Total Pages: 442
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael Levitt
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780894806742
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the history of the America's Cup, tells how Liberty was selected to defend the Cup, and recounts all seven of the races that led to Australia II's victory
Author: Bob Fisher
Publisher: Insight Editions
Published: 2013-07-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781608872060
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSailing on the Edge is a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at the race that has inspired sports enthusiasts and nations alike for more than 150 years. This ultimate treasury of the America’s Cup explores the sport’s rich history, tracing its evolution to becoming the most riveting race on the water with the most coveted prize. Recent advancements in technology and design have revolutionized the sport like never before, making the 2013 34th America’s Cup the most thrilling race to date. The 34th America’s Cup brings the international competition back to the United States for the first time in eighteen years, and the stunning San Francisco Bay provides the backdrop the two final stages. Two new classes of boats will debut—the AC45 catamarans and the AC72s, both more powerful and more demanding, resulting in an evermore-spectacular competition. Sailing on the Edge covers it all, from the science behind the shipbuilding to the artistry and strength of the skippers and their teams.
Author: Winfield Martin Thompson
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 612
ISBN-13: 9780907069409
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis year's 150th anniversary of the America's Cup provides a unique, never again to be repeated opportunity to purchase a copy of the most famous book on the Cup, one that is considered the official and most detailed history of the first 50 years. Published originally in 1902 in a limited and numbered edition of only 3,000 copies, the book is almost impossible to find and even used copies easily cost $1,500 or more. An exquisite, limited and numbered reprint of only 1,500 copies was published by Sheridan House in 1986. It went quickly out of print. Now quite unexpectedly a couple of dozen books have been found and are being offered for sale. This is a facsimile edition, in large format (7 [1/2] 11 [1/2]), ornately brassed on high quality buckram in the Victorian tradition. The cover is gold and white linen. Full gold edging. There are 90 illustrations, 17 of which are full-page watercolors of famous America's Cup challengers in full sail. There is also a fascinating assortment of sketches, yacht plans and race charts. A very special collector's item.
Author: Dennis Conner
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780747500407
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn autobiographical account of Conner's involvement in, and ultimate domination of, the America's Cup. In 1983, after being the first American skipper to lose the cup in 132 years, Conner made a comeback after a $15 million campaign lasting 3 years.
Author: Gary Jobson
Publisher: Mariners Museum
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780917376511
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHardcore racing fanatics and casual daytrippers alike will be entertained and educated by an insider's view of the early history of the America's Cup. Highlighting this history are previously unpublished photographs of Edwin Levick and his sons from the first 10 America's Cup races. These evocative photographs are complemented by the personal anecdotes and insights of author Gary Jobson, a tactician on two winning America's Cup boats. Levick's photographs, housed at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia, offer a rare and exciting look at sailing's premier race.
Author: Alex Ferguson
Publisher: Vyiha Publishing
Published: 2018-04-01
Total Pages: 713
ISBN-13: 9881300460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book will take you in the sailing world and describe its competitive extremes. Never too technical to be understood, the volume will first provide you with the history of the most important competition in the sailing world. It will explain then the intricate evolution of the rules governing the competition and will move to describe the crews and the boats that made history in the America's Cup until the recent 36th edition. Detailed descriptions will underline the technological advancements that allowed the teams to continue improve performances and speed throughout the different editions of the competition. The book includes technical considerations on the new AC75 class and its exciting future in the upcoming 37th America's Cup.
Author: Roland Folger Coffin
Publisher:
Published: 1885
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13:
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