The Race: The First Nonstop, Round-The-World, No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition - Hardcover

Zimmerman, Tim

 
9780618117482: The Race: The First Nonstop, Round-The-World, No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition

Synopsis

Provides an action-packed account of an extreme non-stop sailing race around the world, a competition that attracted competitors willing to risk millions of dollars and their lives to voyage around the world in fragile sailing vessels in record time, and chronicles the turbulent history of extreme sailing, from the nineteenth century to the present day. 35,000 first printing.

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About the Author

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.

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