The Louis Vuitton Cup (Updated Edition)

Francois Chevalier, John Edwin Bertrand, Bruno Troublé (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

260 Seiten

2013 | Updated
ABRAMS (Verlag)
978-1-4197-0991-3 (ISBN)

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Since 1983, the Louis Vuitton Cup has determined who qualifies to compete for the America’s Cup competition, the world’s most prestigious yachting regatta. The involvement of the world-famous company in the race transformed the match from a friendly competition into an international, modern media event.Louis Vuitton Cup tells the story of the America’s Cup, which parallels Louis Vuitton’s expansion from a company that specialized in building travel trunks to its presence as an internationally acclaimed luxury brand. The book traces the trajectory of the Cup, recounting stories of the individual races and victories, from the first in Newport, Rhode Island, to the most recent in Valencia, Spain. It includes profiles of the Cup’s most prominent winners and pays tribute to the world’s most talented yachtsmen and the photographers who, passionate about the sea, helped forge the regatta’s inimitable reputation.Revised throughout and with 60 additional pages, the new edition covers all of the events that have occurred since the book's initial publication in 2008, presenting a fully up-to-date look at the exciting world of sailing competitions and the world's most coveted sailing trophy.

Francois Chevalier is a yacht designer, professor of naval architecture at the University of Nantes and a marine author and artist, residing in Paris. His previous books include J Class and the collectible, America's Cup Yacht Designs. John Edwin Bertrand is a legend in yachting, as he skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy. Bertrand won the bronze medal in the Finn competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He is a member of Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Melbourne, Australia, and currently competes in the Etchells class boats. John Bertrand wrote Born to Win about the 1983 America's Cup victory. In the regatta circles, Bruno Troublé is an unmistakable character. An athlete who competed on Olympic level, he began competing for the America’s Cup on board of France I. He also competed in the 1980 and 1983 series. From 1983 until 2007, he was the chief organizer of the Louis Vuitton Cup.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.6.2013
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	252 x 316 mm
Gewicht	1870 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
	Reisen ► Reiseführer
ISBN-10	1-4197-0991-7 / 1419709917
ISBN-13	978-1-4197-0991-3 / 9781419709913
Zustand	Neuware