Winging It: ORACLE TEAM USA's Incredible Comeback to Defend the America's Cup
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (651 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071834125 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Diane Swintal has written about yacht racing as well as auto racing for 25 years, covering the America's Cup, the IndyCar series and sports car racing. Steve is a contributor to Sailing World magazine and other yachting publications. He is a member of the Selection Committee of the Americas Cup Hall of Fame.Robert Kamins analyzed the America’s Cup for the OLN television channel and has been a contribut
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Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 34th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. 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Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. Winging it deserves six stars. Chuck Lantz I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 34th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 201Winging it deserves six stars. I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 3Winging it deserves six stars. Chuck Lantz I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 34th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. 01Winging it deserves six stars. I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 3Winging it deserves six stars. Chuck Lantz I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 34th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. Winging it deserves six stars. I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 3Winging it deserves six stars. Chuck Lantz I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 34th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. Winging it deserves six stars. Chuck Lantz I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 34th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the "Winging it deserves six stars." according to Chuck Lantz. I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 201Winging it deserves six stars. I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 3Winging it deserves six stars. Chuck Lantz I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 34th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. Winging it deserves six stars. I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 3Winging it deserves six stars. Chuck Lantz I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 34th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. Winging it deserves six stars. Chuck Lantz I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 34th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 201Winging it deserves six stars. I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 3Winging it deserves six stars. Chuck Lantz I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 34th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. 01Winging it deserves six stars. I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 3Winging it deserves six stars. Chuck Lantz I've been a huge fan of the America's Cup since I was a kid, reading just about every book ever written about the event. Even though I've followed it, and understood it, for years, the 2013 34th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. th Defense was, by far, the most complex of all previous America's Cup events. Vastly different boats, sails, rules, courses and techniques came into play that even the sailors themselves were discovering during the races themselves.To say the 2013 event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. event was confusing is an understatement, even considering that I had the good fortune to be as close to the event in San Francisco as one can get without actually being on a team. I was hoping that someone w. If you have ever raced a sailboat, this is the book for you Frederic C. Towers Wonderful history go the America's Cup and brilliant descriptions of the tactics, teamwork and designs of the 72-foot, 40-knot catamarans raced in the 2013 regatta in San Francisco. A great read! Highly recommended.. How did they do it? Steve Proctor In this book, the design and tactical battles that led to the most exciting America's Cup in history are laid our in meticulous detail. Written by three veteran sailing journalists, "Winging It" provides an insider's look at the professional sailing business and the America's Cup. While some readers might find this book to be too detailed, it provides a more sophisticated look at how this Cup came together than Julian Guthrie's "The Billionaire and the Mechanic," which benefited from exclusive interviews with Ellison but suffered from the author's relative lack of knowledge about high-performance sailing.Readers hoping for an expose on Larry
"The design and tactical battles that led to the most exciting America’s Cup in history are laid out in meticulous detail in Winging It: Oracle Team USA’s Incredible Comeback to Defend The America’s Cup. Written by three veteran sailing journalists, Winging It provides an insider’s look at the professional sailing business and the America’s Cup, from how the 72-foot cats became the boat of choice one early requirement: They had to be able to be disassembled and transported in standard shipping containers to the design modifications Oracle made in the later stages of the
The book is a treasure trove of information on everything from a detailed account of how Oracle Team USA managed the impossible to a comprehensive look at the physics of foiling. Written by three veteran sailing journalists, Winging It provides an insider's look at the professional sailing business and the America's Cup, from how the 72-foot cats became the boat of choice - one early requirement: They had to be able to be disassembled and transported in standard shipping containers - to the design modifications Oracle made in the later stages of the series to bounce back from an 8:1 deficit and retain the Cup (not much besides some minor tinkering with the rudder). Better still it's done from the perspective of a trio of 'outsiders,' not beholden to Larry Ellison. As a result, the writing has a spark to it that was and is all too often missing from the forever-upbeat co