The Race: The First Nonstop, Round-the-World, No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition.
by Zimmermann, Tim
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0618117482
- ISBN 13
- 9780618117482
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Synopsis
An invigorating behind-the-scenes look at the world of extreme sailing, The Race is also a taut, engrossing account of the first running of the competition called The Race, which began on December 31, 2000, in Barcelona and ended sixty-two days later in Marseilles. The most intense event of its kind -- a nonstop circumnavigation of the globe in the fastest boats ever built -- The Race attracts some of the world's best sailors and arguably its most eccentric personalities. Tim Zimmermann, an experienced blue-water sailor, relates in knuckle-whitening detail how and why sailors risk millions of dollars and their lives to dash around the world in record time. He garnishes this story with a chronicle of the tumultuous history of extreme sailing from the nineteenth century to today. Zimmermann "puts the reader right on board with the tough, colorful crews as they take a crash course (sometimes literally) in how to handle these astonishing machines" (Derek Lundy, author of Godforsaken Sea).
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- Bookseller
- McAllister & Solomon Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 099157
- Title
- The Race: The First Nonstop, Round-the-World, No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition.
- Author
- Zimmermann, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0618117482
- ISBN 13
- 9780618117482
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston:
- Date Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 316
- Keywords
- Nautical, SAILING ,YACHT RACING
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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