The official book of the Volvo Ocean Race, sanctioned and approved by the race sponsors
“Lays bare the inside story of the toughest fully crewed around-the-world race. The book gives the feel of not only the adventure of racing around the world, but also highlights the hard driving crew's obsession to win at almost any cost!” —Skip Novak, five-time racing circumnavigator and coskipper of the catamaran Innovation Explorer for the race in 2001
“Gets the reader to care about the sailors who suffer under everyday hardship, who sacrifice for the team. . . . Superb photography.” —Los Angeles Daily News
“Through eye-popping photos and breathy commentary, this stylish book takes the reader through the 10-month race.” —Sailing Magazine
“A must-have for race fans.” —Sailing World
“A beautifully presented history.” —The Times, London
Covering 32,700 nautical miles over 10 months in an open yacht, spanning four oceans and stopping at 10 ports on five continents, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean sailing event. This book presents a unique history of the race that has changed the sport of open-ocean racing forever and provides complete coverage of the race itself, from its start in Southampton, England, in September 2001, to its finish in Kiel, Germany, in June 2002. All of the action from every leg of the race is presented here in full detail, combining images from the world’s foremost sailing photographers with colorful writing about the history of the race and the ambitious, adventurous competitors.
Gary Jobson has raced and won many international sailing championships, including the America's Cup with Ted Turner in 1977 and the infamous Fastnet Race. He is the author of An America's Cup Treasury and Sailing Fundamentals and is editor-at-large of Sailing World and Cruising World. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Cape Town to Sydney (22K)
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188 pages, Cloth, 12 x 9
174 Color Photos
Distribution Rights: WOR
$44.95 (CAN $67.95)
9780965925877 (0965925870) Pub Date: October 2002
Nomad Press