Ocean Racing Around The World
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Ocean Racing Around The World
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Author : Paul Antrobus
language : en
Publisher: Angus & Robertson
Release Date : 1975
Ocean Racing Around The World written by Paul Antrobus and has been published by Angus & Robertson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Top Yacht Races Of The World
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Author : Sue Steward
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Release Date : 2001
Top Yacht Races Of The World written by Sue Steward and has been published by McGraw-Hill Companies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A guide to 21 of the most celebrated and challenging yachting events in the world. From the America's Cup and the Admiral's Cup to the Chicago-Mackinac race, this illustrated book moves from the most technically challenging to the most physically demanding, culminating in six awesome around-the-world races. Top Yacht Races of the World provides a comprehensive factual record, as well as a visual showcase of the glamour and extreme physical challenge associated with this demanding sport.
In My Element
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Author : Pip Hare
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2024-10-10
In My Element written by Pip Hare and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The truth is that my job does scare me. But as my career has developed, I have realised that just the right amount of fear is an incredibly powerful tool which demonstrates that I understand the risks I am taking and am therefore in a good position to manage them. It goes hand in hand with risk-taking, never settling for what I know, but forging into the unknown in order to keep improving and learning. Fear, you could say, is a step on the path to growth. Pip Hare is the CEO of Britain's leading Ocean Race team, the 8th woman in history to finish the Vendée Globe Yacht Race, a world record. Pip exemplifies passion, sheer determination and focus – all of which have driven her not just to compete but to change the status quo in the low-sponsorship world of women's sport. Growing up in land-locked Cambridgeshire, Pip had neither the role models nor the contacts to make a career in yacht racing. She realised that to succeed she had to create her own opportunities. 'If someone said I couldn't do it, I simply walked around them and found my own solution.' Now she runs an international racing team attracting sponsorship contracts valued in the millions. This, her first book, is both a gripping record of one of her toughest races ever and an inspiring account of the mental and physical strategies that have allowed her to discover, as a middle-aged woman, a life that allows her to live 'in flow' and achieve success. The Vendée Globe is the non-stop, round-the-world solo yacht race that takes competitors around the fringes of Antarctica, tackling sometimes terrifying conditions in the Southern Ocean before rounding Cape Horn. It is possibly the hardest single-handed feat of endurance ever created. Up against better-equipped competitors, the book follows Pip as she races alone for 95 days, managing on less than 40 mins sleep at a time. She is rarely dry, often freezing, scared and lonely, sometimes tackling waves the height of a three-storey building in her 60-foot yacht. But for Pip, the hard work isn't confined to wrangling her boat on a grey ocean, grappling with a 120kg sail on a deck deluged by towering waves. It is having to punch through the glass ceiling in a sport dominated by men, a sport with no performance pathway to guide new competitors up the ranks, a world where you have to fundraise, build your own programmes and sponsor-hunt day after day until you're ready to drop. And it's also about practising her sailing routines on dry land, where more often than not she has to fight against feeling like a middle aged woman being told what to do. This is a story about the highs and the lows involved in setting yourself a difficult challenge, where you have to learn new and difficult skills, stretch yourself to grow, and push yourself hard to get what you want, even when doors slam in your face. But above all, it's about being in your element – finding that occupation or endeavour that makes your heart sing, and the power of authenticity in a world where you are told you don't belong. Pip's account of this around the world solo race - which only ten women on the planet have ever achieved – includes enduring life lessons/strategies that can be applied to any challenging situation. It will appeal to those looking for inspiration in whatever sphere they find a pull towards and to fans of endurance and sailing stories. Already a household name for sailing enthusiasts, the 2024 Vendee Globe race in November 24 will bring Pip Hare's name to an even wider market and her team have ambitious media plans for raising her profile further.
Sail
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Author : Timothy Jeffery
language : en
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Release Date : 2016-10-27
Sail written by Timothy Jeffery and has been published by Quarto Publishing Group USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-27 with Sports & Recreation categories.
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.
Ocean Warriors
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Author : Rob Mundle
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Release Date : 2010-09-01
Ocean Warriors written by Rob Mundle and has been published by HarperCollins Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A breathtaking account of the world's most gruelling yacht race. The world's greatest round-the-world yacht race is the Volvo Ocean Race. the men and women who compete have an insatiable appetite for tough competition, danger and the challenge of life-threatening experiences. It is a competition in which they must cover more than 32,000 miles (52,600 km) in nine months and conquer the world\'9291s oceans. It\'9291s non-stop racing. to win the battle they must overcome the elements - from the mind-bending frustration and oppressive heat of tropical calms, to the icy blasts that drive through the minefield of icebergs deep in the Southern Ocean. this is a story about human endeavour and testing the limits of physical and mental endurance. It's also the story of team cohesion and racing to the max as we delve inside the struggles and triumphs of one particular team, team News Corp, as they battle to become the world's best ocean warriors.
Sea Of Dreams
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Author : Adam Mayers
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2011-06-22
Sea Of Dreams written by Adam Mayers and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The biennial Around Alone yacht race (now known as the 5-Oceans Challenge) is the most thrilling adventure in the world for the sailors passionate enough to undertake it. Among the competitors in 2002 was Derek Hatfield, a former fraud-squad Mountie, whose forty-foot Spirit of Canada had cost him almost everything he had. In this nail-biting account of the race, Adam Mayers brings to life the joys and the agonies of racing alone — and the dreams that drive these men and women to sail around the world solo. Watch for Hatfield when he competes again in 2006.
Taking On The World
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Author : Ellen MacArthur
language : en
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Release Date : 2004-04-16
Taking On The World written by Ellen MacArthur and has been published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-16 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"An exuberant, headlong, exhausting ride . . . more than a book about sailboat racing; it's also about a dream ferociously pursued and the price paid for realizing it . . . impossible to put down." --Derek Lundy, author, Godforsaken Sea "A story of mythic shape--of a young girl who receives a call to adventure and sets out on a compulsive journey, and finds mentors, tests, dark caves, despair, a supreme ordeal, and triumph." --Peter Nichols, author, A Voyage for Madmen "A passionate account that is far more than just another book about racing." --The (London) Times
Life At The Extreme
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Author : Rob Mundle
language : en
Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)
Release Date : 2006-11
Life At The Extreme written by Rob Mundle and has been published by Nomad Press (VT) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11 with Volvo Ocean Race categories.
With stunning photographs and unprecedented access to the boats and their crews, this chronicle captures the entirety of the 2005–2006 Volvo Ocean Race—the famous and prestigious open-ocean, around-the-world sailing event that occurs once every four years. A complete history of the race, on-board interviews, and a leg-by-leg analysis complement full details on the seven participating teams and their nearly eight-month-long race around the globe.
Vendee Globe 2020 2021 Hb
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Author : Jochen Rieker
language : en
Publisher: Delius Klasing Verlag Gmbh
Release Date : 2021-08-16
Vendee Globe 2020 2021 Hb written by Jochen Rieker and has been published by Delius Klasing Verlag Gmbh this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-16 with categories.
- Vendée Globe 2020/2021: the first Japanese participant - Kojiro Shiraishi - circumnavigates the world in the non-stop sailing regatta - Impressive pictures from the toughest regatta in the world It's a challenge on every conceivable level - technological, tactical, athletic, mental. Yet it sounds so simple: alone, without outside help, without a stopover, driven solely by wind and will, around the globe. The Vendée Globe is to sailors what Mount Everest is to mountaineers and the Ironman is to triathletes: the ultimate pinnacle of their sport! The first Japanese Vendée Globe starter Kojiro Shiraishi passed the challenge in the 2020/2021 sailing race with flying colors after a dramatic sail repair shortly after the start. In a gripping battle with the elements, he proved his skills impressively. His precision-built high-tech yacht DMG MORI Global One reliably carried the first Japanese participant in the Vendée Globe through storms, waves as big as houses, and icy dangers in the Southern Ocean. With his adventure, Kojiro Shiraishi thrilled millions of fans in Japan and all over the world. This book deals with Kojiro Shiraishi's journey, his success, his adventures over the nearly 54,000 kilometers he has traveled non-stop aboard the DMG MORI Global One. He is the first Asian participant in the regatta's more than 30-year history to join the exclusive circle of finishers.
The Race
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Author : Tim Zimmermann
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2004-01-01
The Race written by Tim Zimmermann and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A contributing editor for Outside magazine provides a behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced, around-the-world sailing race. 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). Praise for The Race “Zimmerman turns a daring race of unthinkably fast, high-tech sailing machines into a page-turner.” —Bruce Knecht, author of The Proving Ground “This is probably the finest account of the history of the circumnavigator’s quest yet written, refreshingly free of hyperbole and false expectation. Zimmerman’s pace matches that of The Race itself, though he never puts his bow under.” —Lincoln P. Paine, author of Ships of the World “Zimmerman’s behind-the-scenes look at the characters, boats, and technology in The Race—as well as the rich sailing history that preceded it—captures the nuances of adventure only a masochist could love. The Race was a wild ride, and The Race is a fine read.” —Herb McCormick, sailing correspondent of the New York Times, editor of Cruising World