The quest for America's Cup
Subtitle: sailing to victory
By: Richard V. Simpson
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781609496340
Subjects: Yacht racing; America's Cup; History; Yachts; Design and construction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The America's Cup; title: Introduction; title: The yacht America; title: Blue ribbon sailors; title: The racing machines; title: The 1893 and 1895 matches; title: Biographical sketches of principal players; title: The Lipton campaigns; title: New rules, new challengers; title: The J-boats are a' coming; title: Secrets and spies; title: Beam, keel, weight and tactics; title: Still shipshape 'n Bristol fash'n; title: The 1980 challenge; title: 1983 Australia's Cup; title: The 1992 match: a timeline; title: America 3 v. Il Moro Divenizia; title: The 1995 match: Black Magic v. Young America; title: The 2010 match: Alinghi 5 v. BMW Oracle; title: Appendix: Historical chronology.