The Exceptional History of the Little Cup
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The Exceptional History of the Little Cup by Francois Chevalier
The first Little America's Cup, held in 1961 in Long Island, came about when the United States challenged Great Britain in a technical and sporting event, with the winner receiving a trophy engraved The International Catamaran Challenge Trophy. Today, the Little Cup is officially called the International C-Class World Championship, and more than just a competition, it has become an applied-technology lab for small racing catamarans. Handsomely illustrated with over 100 photographs and diagrams, designs, and maps made by Fran ois Chevalier, the book describes, via the 26 championships held since 1961, not only the regattas themselves but also the sailors, the history of cutting-edge technological discoveries, as well as the architecture of the catamarans moving at the very fastest speeds.
François Chevalier is a naval architect. Since 1982, he has been a journalist for the Cahiers du Yachting and Voiles & Voiliers specialist sailing magazines and has written for newspapers such as Le Monde, La Croix and La Tribune de Genève. He is an author and illustrator of reference works on the history of French and international yachting, and has notably received the 1988 Salon du Livre Maritime prize, the 1994 Patrimoine Maritime award and the Neptunia Prize in 1994.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781419719431 |
| ISBN 10 | 1419719432 |
| Title | The Exceptional History of the Little Cup |
| Author | Francois Chevalier |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Abrams |
| Year published | 2015-09-22 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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