Fighting Finish: The Volvo Ocean Race: Round the World 2001-2002
by Gary Jobson
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Covering 32,700 nautical miles over 10 months in an open yacht, spanning four oceans and stopping at 10 ports on five continents, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier ocean sailing event. This book presents a unique history of the race that has changed the sport of open-ocean racing forever and provides complete coverage of the race itself, from its start in Southampton, England, in September 2001, to its finish in Kiel, Germany, in June 2002. All of the action from every leg of the show more race is presented here in full detail, combining images from the world's foremost sailing photographers with colorful writing about the history of the race and the ambitious, adventurous competitors. show lessTags
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Gary Jobson has won ten national one-design sailing titles, the America's Cup, and innumerable ocean races. In 1999 he received the U.S. Sailing Association's most prestigious award, the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy. In 2003 Gary was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame. He is an editor at large for Cruising World and Sailing World and show more has been ESPN's sailing commentator since 1985 show less
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