yacht racing

The America?s Cup, first awarded in 1851, is the oldest trophy in international sports. In 2000, Larry Ellison, co-founder and billionaire CEO of Oracle Corporation, decided to run for the prize and found an unlikely partner in Norbert Bajurin, a car mechanic and Commodore of the blue-collar Golden Gate Yacht Club. After unsuccessful runs for the Cup in 2003 and 2007, they won for the first time in 2010. With unparalleled access to Ellison and his team, Guthrie takes readers inside the building process of these astonishing boats and the lives of the athletes who race them and throws readers into exhilarating races from Australia to Valencia.

Presents information about the America's Cup, an international sailing race, covering the history, the course, the rules, safety, and more.

Presents a firsthand account of a voyage aboard an oceangoing sailboat on the biennial Newport to Bermuda Race.

Recounts some of the highlights in the history of the America's Cup yachting competition, from its beginning in 1851 through the 1987 victory of Dennis Conner.

Presents some of the history, equipment, competitors, and competitions in the sport of sailboat racing.

A history of the America's Cup competition, the classic race between American and foreign yachts which began in 1851.