Fighting Finish: The Volvo Ocean Race - Round the World 2001-2002 - Hardcover

Jobson, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0965925870 ISBN 13: 9780965925877

Publisher: Nomad Press, 2002

Synopsis

Fighting Finish combines comprehensive coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race 2001-2002. Illustrated throughout with photographs from Rick Tomlinson & many other prestigious sailing photographers.
175 pages. HB

About this title

Review:

"A beautiful coffee-table book. . . . The photographs are wonderful." -- The Palm Beach Post

"A beautifully presented history." -- The Times, London

"Full bodied and strong. . . . Goes deep inside the turmoil, drama, and sheer obsession of the individuals and the teams in this fierce contest." -- The Log, California's Boating Newspaper

"Masterfully created. . . . Vivid color photographs bring the race, and all its glories and defeats, to life." -- Offshore magazine

"Through eye-popping photos and breathy commentary, this stylish book takes the reader through the 10-month race." -- Sailing Magazine

Synopsis:

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 race is presented here in full detail, combining images from the world's foremost sailing photographers with colourful writing about the history of the race and the ambitious, adventurous competitors.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nomad Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0965925870
• ISBN 13: 9780965925877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168