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UK: Neil Wilson Pub Ltd, 2007. Soft cover. As New. 9.6 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches. P/B 120 pages, condition is As New. In the spring and summer of 2007, off the coast of Valencia, the 32nd challenge for the America's Cup will be sailed; possibly yachting's oldest continuously contested trophy, and often referred to in the purple press as 'Yachting's Holy Grail'. It will attract yachts from all over the world with the 12 syndicates involved spending millions of dollars on their boats in an attempt to win the coveted cup. In this challenge, there will be no British yacht taking part. Yet the right to challenge was once regarded as the sole prerogative of sailors from these islands. The English and the Irish competed over the years but in 1887, there was a uniquely Scottish attempt to win the cup. Appropriately, the challenging yacht bore the name Thistle. This is the story of how Scotland became involved in the challenge before the turn of the 19th century, when not only Thistle but also…
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The Auld Mug: The Scots and the America's Cup. Len Paterson Paperback - 2007
by L. J. Paterson
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- Title The Auld Mug: The Scots and the America's Cup. Len Paterson
- Author L. J. Paterson
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- Pages 120
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Neil Wilson Publishing, UK
- Date 2007-11
- ISBN 9781903238974 / 1903238978
- Dewey Decimal Code 797.14
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