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Sail: A Tribute to the World's Greatest Races, Sailors and Their Boats Kindle Edition

by Timothy Jeffery (Author), Ben Ainslie (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
A celebration of sailing, featuring profiles on the world’s greatest races & sailors, as well as technical analysis of some of the best racing boats.

Whether it is to test the high seas on around-the-world events in the glory of 49er yachts, to cut through choppy coastal waters on a Lazer racing for Olympic Gold or to set team against team in the great cup challenges, Sail is a celebration of the adventure and skill of one of mankind’s oldest sports.

Including chapters on the greatest races and their class divisions and the incredible and inspirational stories of the world’s greatest sailors—from Ellen MacArthur to Seve Jarvin, Tony Bullimore to Vinny Lauwers—homage is paid to those who have mastered their boats and set out to conquer the seas.

Sail also includes detailed technical analysis and intricate illustrations on each classification of racing boat, explained by the experts in their field, to give a complete account of the world of sailing competition.
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  1. Print length
    280 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Aurum
  4. Publication date
    October 27, 2016
  5. File size
    57.5 MB
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About the Author

Timothy Jeffery has sailed over 200,000 miles, including the Southern Ocean, Transatlantic & Fastnet Race. He has participated in five summer Olympic Games, 11 America's Cups and Seven Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Races. In 2014 he was Director of Communications, 2014 America's Cup (San Francisco). Tim has written numerous books on sailing and is a former Sailing Correspondent for Daily Telegraph and Racing Editor for Yachting World.

Sir Ben Ainslie CBE is the most successful sailor in Olympic history, and has won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996-2012, including gold at the last four.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01NBK7MPE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aurum; Illustrated edition (October 27, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 27, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 57.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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  • elizabeth camps
    5.0 out of 5 stars Recipient is am avid sailor and was very happy with this book - excellent photos
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2017
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    Bought as a gift for Christmas. Recipient is am avid sailor and was very happy with this book - excellent photos, accurate information, and lots of interesting anecdotal material.
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  • coincident11
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2016
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    Great book for sailing enthusiasts, tons of information about all kind of racing with fantastic illustrations.
    Highly recommended.
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  • Giorgio
    3.0 out of 5 stars SAIL BUT NOT ONLY BY ANGLO-SAXON !!
    Reviewed in Italy on November 12, 2018
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    Very interesting and with astonishing photographs but... naming FARRO OF TRIESTE that means TRIESTE SPELT!! one of the most famous and well-known LIGHTHOUSE in the world and specifying that was built in honor of 2nd war Italian soldiers when it was built in 1923 (!!) means to not be sufficiently accurate to write a book!! Something you find in Wikipedia very easily does not be appreciated in a book that wants to be a sort of worldwide compendium of sailing!
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