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The Story of the America's Cup, 1851-2007
Ranulf Rayner
Tim Thompson
出版
David Bateman
, 2008
ISBN
1869536703
9781869536701
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=zxRgGQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
For over 155 years the America's Cup has been the world's most prestigious race for ocean-going yachts. This superb book tells the story of the Cup from the very beginning.It presents a unique collection of beautiful paintings depicting dramatic scenes from every match since 1851.Enlarged details of each painting reveal the artist's incredible attention to detail, and there are maps of the courses and line illustrations of every competing yacht.The first edition of this book was published in 1987. Since then, more paintings portraying the contest between the challenger and the Cup holder, with accompanying text and illustrations, have been added to bring the story rightup to date. New material for the 2007 edition includes an addition to the Rogue's Gallery (Russell Coutts), plus information on new research and development of the America's Cup Class and the America's Cup course details.