It is among the sports world's oldest trophies -- older than an Olympic Gold medal (1896), older than baseball's World Series (1904), older than hockey's Stanley Cup (1893). Every four years the world's finest sailors represent their country and vie for a dented, corroded, massively storied silver chalice -- the America's Cup.This book, considered the definitive history of the sport, recounts each of the 31 America's Cup regattas in loving detail. Opening with a brief history of the tournament, the book moves through a detailed examination of the various courses and locales where the Cup has been fought for, including detailed maps and diagrams (wind and water conditions play a huge part in the competition, affecting boat design and strategic decision making during races).Each race is depicted by a historically accurate (and beautiful) painting by Tim Thompson that captures the competitors at a defining moment in the tournament.Accompanying illustrations detail each boat's design (a major component of this tournament is design, and all of the secrecy surrounding it).The result is gorgeous -- and definitive. No greater history of this fabled Cup exists.
- ISBN10 1895629659
- ISBN13 9781895629651
- Publish Date 1 October 1996
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Firefly Books Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 96
- Language English