The Race: Extreme Sailing and Its Ultimate Event: Nonstop, Round-the-World, No Holds Barred by Tim Zimmermann - 2004-01-01

HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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… Read More

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Mariner Books. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Mariner Books, January 2004. Paperback. USED Good.

Houghton Mifflin. Used - Very Good.

Houghton Mifflin. Used - Acceptable.

Mariner Books, 2003-12-31. paperback. New. 5x0x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing