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The Race: Extreme Sailing and Its Ultimate Event: Nonstop, Round-the-World, No Holds Barred

The Race: Extreme Sailing and Its Ultimate Event: Nonstop, Round-the-World, No Holds Barred

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The Race: Extreme Sailing and Its Ultimate Event: Nonstop, Round-the-World, No Holds Barred

by Zimmermann, Tim

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0618382704
ISBN 13
9780618382705
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New York: Mariner Books, 2004-01-01. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear; 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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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
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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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