The Story Of The America's Cup

Ranulf Rayner

• 29 februari 2008
• 9781869536701

Samenvatting:

For over 155 years the America's Cup has been the world's most prestigious race for ocean-going yachts. This superb book tells the story of the Cup from the very beginning.It presents a unique collection of beautiful paintings depicting dramatic scenes from every match since 1851.Enlarged details of each painting reveal the artist's incredible attention to detail, and there are maps of the courses and line illustrations of every competing yacht.The first edition of this book was published in 1987. Since then, more paintings portraying the contest between the challenger and the Cup holder, with accompanying text and illustrations, have been added to bring the story right up to date.New material for the 2007 edition includes an addition to the Rogue's Gallery (Russell Coutts), plus information on new research and development of the America's Cup Class and the America's Cup course details.