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Book Synopsis The America's Cup Yachts by : Richard V. Simpson
Download or read book The America's Cup Yachts written by Richard V. Simpson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dominance of the New York Yacht Club, in possession of the America's Cup between 1851 and 1983, has given Newport, Rhode Island, the status of yachting capital of the world. Seven of the most respected America's Cup defenders were built in Bristol, Rhode Island. The state's contribution to racing yacht technology began in Bristol, when N.G. Herreshoff designed and built the Vigilant in 1893. The Goetz Custom Sailboat Company continues the Bristol tradition of building superior sailing vessels, many of which have been challengers for the coveted America's Cup, beginning with the America 3 in 1992. In his sixth volume for the Images of America series, author Richard V. Simpson explores the allure of the America's Cup yachts and racing through more than 200 images from his own diverse collection. The photographs focus on the beauty and dignity of the yachts, the genius of engineering minds, and the handiwork of skilled crafters. Within these pages, view a variety of rare images captured by turn-of-the-century biograph and stereoscopic cameras, and experience the majestic dance of the yachts as they jockey for position, from the starting gun to the crossing of the finish line.
Book Synopsis The Quest for the America's Cup: Sailing to Victory by : Richard V. Simpson
Download or read book The Quest for the America's Cup: Sailing to Victory written by Richard V. Simpson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over one hundred and fifty years, the America's Cup has been the premier prize as yachtsmen have been pitted against sailors from around the world in an effort to win this prestigious race. The race takes its name from the champion schooner America, which was created due in large part to the efforts of New York Yacht Club founder John Cox Stevens. Author Richard V. Simpson sheds new light on long-forgotten stories of the early quests for the coveted Cup. Among the notable yachtsmen profiled are Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, who earned a special award for being the race's best loser, and Ted Hood, who owned a sail-making company that developed the Dacron cloth from which the twelve-meter sails were cut. This history comes to life with exciting descriptions of the yachts, the races and the colorful personalities of those who longed to capture the greatest prize in yacht racing.
Book Synopsis The America's Cup by : Roland Folger Coffin
Download or read book The America's Cup written by Roland Folger Coffin and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The America's Cup by : Alex Ferguson
Download or read book The America's Cup written by Alex Ferguson and published by Vyiha Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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.
Book Synopsis The "America's'" Cup Races by : Herbert Lawrence Stone
Download or read book The "America's'" Cup Races written by Herbert Lawrence Stone and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sailing on the Edge written by Bob Fisher and published by Insight Editions. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sailing 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.
Download or read book America's Cup written by S. L. Hamilton and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the notable skippers, boats, and moments in the history of the America's Cup, and describes the rules, strategies, and dangers of sailing.
Book Synopsis The Story of the America's Cup, 1851-2013 by : Ranulf Rayner
Download or read book The Story of the America's Cup, 1851-2013 written by Ranulf Rayner and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 160 years the America's Cup has been the world's most prestigious race for ocean-going yachts. This sumptuous book, now in its 7th edition, tells the story of the Cup from the very first race between America and Great Britain in 1851, to the 2010 Oracle win over Alinghi, which took the Cup back to San Francisco, culminating with the fierce battle between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand three years later in 2013. The book presents a unique collection of beautiful paintings depicting dramatic scenes from every match since 1851, and enlarged details of each painting reveal the artist's incredible attention to detail. As well as the superb paintings by Tim Thompson, all of which have been rescanned to capture the subtle colours and details of the originals and which form the core of the book, there are drawings and specifications of each America's Cup class yacht, along with maps of the Cup courses and line illustrations of every competing yacht. Author Ranulf Rayner describes the battles of the finalists from the very first race in 1851 (both on and off the water), and provides detailed descriptions of the boats themselves, including the latest technologies used to create the sensational racing machines they are today.
Book Synopsis The Americas Cup by : Roland F Coffin
Download or read book The Americas Cup written by Roland F Coffin and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1885 Edition.
Book Synopsis Temple to the Wind by : Christopher Pastore
Download or read book Temple to the Wind written by Christopher Pastore and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the turn of the twentieth century, racing for the America's Cup was no longer simply a gentleman's game. Fraught with danger and political tension, the contest for the Cup had become a showcase of technological innovation and national grit. In 1903, the fabulously wealthy tea tycoon, Sir Thomas Lipton, gave Britain's most celebrated naval architects carte blanche to produce Shamrock III. In response, the American designer Nathanael G. Herreshoff built Reliance, a defender that was so big and bold carrying more canvas than any single-masted vessel ever before that it ushered in a new era of naval architecture and fundamentally shaped the future of the America's Cup. From conception to construction, through hair-raising sea trials to the grand finale of a race like no other, this beautiful and dangerous vessel comes to life in Temple to the Wind, one of the most exciting sailing stories ever told."
Book Synopsis The Lawson History of the America's Cup by : Winfield Martin Thompson
Download or read book The Lawson History of the America's Cup written by Winfield Martin Thompson and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 1986 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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.
Book Synopsis America's Cup Yacht Race by : Julian May
Download or read book America's Cup Yacht Race written by Julian May and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the America's Cup competition, the classic race between American and foreign yachts which began in 1851.
Book Synopsis About the America's Cup by : Vernon Hines
Download or read book About the America's Cup written by Vernon Hines and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comeback written by Dennis Conner and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The America's Cup Races by : Herbert Lawrence Stone
Download or read book The America's Cup Races written by Herbert Lawrence Stone and published by Princeton, N.J. : Van Nostrand. This book was released on 1958 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the America's Cup from its beginning to the preparations for the 1958 races.
Book Synopsis From Newport to Perth by : Bruce Stannard
Download or read book From Newport to Perth written by Bruce Stannard and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 1986 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Billionaire and the Mechanic by : Julian Guthrie
Download or read book The Billionaire and the Mechanic written by Julian Guthrie and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanded to include the behind-the-scenes story of the 34th America’s Cup and Team USA’s incredible comeback Down eight-to-one in the 34th America’s Cup in September 2013, Oracle Team USA pulled off a comeback for the ages, with eight straight wins against Emirates Team New Zealand. Julian Guthrie’s The Billionaire and the Mechanic tells the incredible story of how a car mechanic and one of the world’s richest men teamed up to win the world’s greatest race. With a lengthy new section on the 34th America’s Cup, Guthrie also shows how they did it again. The America’s Cup, first awarded in 1851, is the oldest trophy in international sports. In 2000, Larry Ellison, co-founder and billionaire CEO of Oracle Corporation, decided to run for the prize and found an unlikely partner in Norbert Bajurin, a car mechanic and Commodore of the blue-collar Golden Gate Yacht Club. After unsuccessful runs for the Cup in 2003 and 2007, they won for the first time in 2010. With unparalleled access to Ellison and his team, Guthrie takes readers inside the building process of these astonishing boats and the lives of the athletes who race them and throws readers into exhilarating races from Australia to Valencia.
