Overview
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).
Full Product Details
Author: Tim Zimmermann
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin
Dimensions:
Width: 14.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 22.30cm
Weight: 0.449kg
ISBN: 9780618382705
ISBN 10: 0618382704
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 01 January 2004
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Gripping ... an adventurous tale of the highest order, of the ultimate, irreverent, almost reckless sailors playing chicken with an unforgiving ocean.
"""Zimmermann has turned a daring race of unthinkably fast, high-tech sailing machines into an electrifying page-turner."" --Bruce Knecht, author of THE PROVING GROUND ""The Race was a wild ride, and The Race is a fine read."" -- Herb McCormick, sailing correspondent for the New York Times, editor of Cruising World Magazine ""The Race is probably the finest account of the history of the circumnavigator's quest yet written."" -- Lincoln P. Paine, author of Ships of the World ""A sophisticated chronicle that keeps the drama thrumming along nicely....told with just the kind of finesse the contest deserves."" Kirkus Reviews ""Zimmermann keeps the action continuous and tense...An exciting and fascinating story."" --Derek Lundy, author of GODFORSAKEN SEA. --"
Author Information
Tim Zimmermann is a contributing editor for Outside and a former senior editor and senior diplomatic correspondent for U.S. News & World Report. He has written about the sailing world for Sports Illustrated, Sail, and others. He lives in Edgewater, Maryland.
