The Race: Extreme Sailing and Its Ultimate Event: Nonstop, Round-the-World, No Holds Barred
by Zimmermann, Tim
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0618382704
- ISBN 13
- 9780618382705
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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
- Kayleighbug Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032399
- Title
- The Race: Extreme Sailing and Its Ultimate Event: Nonstop, Round-the-World, No Holds Barred
- Author
- Zimmermann, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0618382704
- ISBN 13
- 9780618382705
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004-01-01
- Size
- 5x0x8
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports;
- X weight
- 17 oz
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