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The Race: The First Nonstop, Round-The-World, No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition
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(Buch) |
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i.d.R. innert 14-24 Tagen versandfertig |
Veröffentlichung: |
2004
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Genre: |
Ratgeber |
ISBN: |
9780618382705 |
EAN-Code:
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0046442382700 |
Verlag: |
Harpercollins |
Einband: |
Kartoniert |
Sprache: |
English
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Dimensionen: |
H 229 mm / B 152 mm / D 21 mm |
Gewicht: |
569 gr |
Seiten: |
316 |
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Inhalt: |
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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