Sailing the Great Races
- ISBN-10
- 0711100020
- ISBN-13
- 9780711100022
- Category
- Sailboat racing
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Author
- Robin Burton
Description
Masthead Sloop Rig One of the most successful sailmakers of all time lives in the United States , the formidable Ted Hood , who as last - minute skipper of Courageous swept her to overwhelming victory in the 1974 America's Cup .
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