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The America's Cup Book

As a skipper, Conner won the most coveted of all sailing trophies three times. He was also the first American ever to lose it. The prevailing winds of his sport have consistently blown such that if Conner could just direct as much hot air into his sails as he does into his complaints and protests he would probably never lose a race. Conner's trademark impetuousness is on display throughout The America's Cup, but so is his substantial grasp of sailing history, technology, and strategy. He's a gregarious storyteller, adept at lowering the boom on boathouse intrigue, particularly when he comes out the better for it. If the portions of Cup that deal with his own career--and given his longevity, they are substantial--tend to sound like a series of advertisements and excuses for himself, that's always been the direction he's tacked. Conner may whine, but he's not boring, and neither is Cup: he refuses to drown his animosity toward Ted Turner, winner of the 1977 race, and Alan Bond, the Australian renegade by whom Conner was outsailed and outmaneuvered in 1983. Conner's personality, for better or worse, steers his book, just as, for better or worse, it's steered his ships in competition. --Jeff SilvermanRead More

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  • Product Description

    Once a competition held exclusively for wealthy members of the New York Yacht Club, the America's Cup has undergone significant transformations in the 20th century. No longer a yachting event limited to Morgans and Vanderbilts, the race now includes boats skippered by athletes who are not among the country-club elite. In this book Dennis Connor, son of a commercial fisherman and thrice winner of the America's Cup, and co-author Michael Levitt, take readers inside the complex world of the Cup. Accompanied by vintage and contemporary photographs, the text provides a record of wins and losses and the diverse personalities who have populated the America's Cup's history.

  • 0312185677
  • 9780312185671
  • Dennis Connor, Michael Levitt, Dennis Conner
  • 18 December 1998
  • Saint Martin's Press Inc.
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 304
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