Temple to the Wind The Story of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Navel Architect and His Epic America's Cup Yacht, Reliance

Name: Temple to the Wind The Story of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Navel Architect and His Epic America's Cup Yacht, Reliance
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ISBN: 9780762784356

ISBN-10: 0762784350

ISBN-13: 9780762784356

Edition: N/A

Authors: Christopher Pastore

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In 1903, racing for the America’s Cup was no longer a gentleman’s game – it had become a race entangled with political tension and awesome, dangerous stakes. In this pivotal year, the two great rivals Britain and America raced head to head, with Britain determined to win with their privately fundedShamrock III,and America’s bravado backed up byReliance.Reliancewas a yacht like no other – a work of beauty carrying more sail than any single-masted boat before. Some believed that the boat towering 190 feet above the water was simply too dangerous, but the race called for such staggering risk.Pastore brings life to this strikingly astounding vessel from conception, to construction, to the…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 4/2/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English