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BooksATTACK on the CUP
The story of the conspiracy to destroy the world's oldest international sporting prize - America's Cup - and the efforts to save it. In March of 1997, the 149-year-old Sterling ewer known as America's Cup was attacked with a sledge hammer by an angry New Zealand native. This book looks at the vicious attack and damage to the trophy, the arrest trial and sentencing of the attacker, the heroic work of the Garrard & Co. silversmiths who rebuilt it and, through the included official court testimony, the affect the act had on the sailing community, the City of Auckland and the world. [150 pgs]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 1 The Guide
AMERICA’S CUP COMPENDIUM consists of fifteen individual “Books,” each available separately. Book 1 The Guide contains a number of features that apply to the entire Compendium. These include a detailed Master Table of Contents, descriptions of each Book, Acknowledgements, detailed Bibliographies including Newspaper Articles, Magazine Articles, Internet Articles, and Books. Photo credits. In COMPENDIUM there are a number of sailing events that are linked to original news articles. [These services may require a separate, low-cost access subscriptions] Similarly, when available YouTube videos are linkedRead more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 2 The Cups
In-depth details and history of the well-known America’s Cup and trophies including the Louis Vuitton and the Prada Cups, plus full information on the Herbert C. Pell Cup, the Sir Thomas Lipton Memorial Trophies, the America’s Cup Match Trophy, the President’s Award, the Knickerbocker Yacht Club Centennial Trophy, the NYYC Club Cup and many others. This section also includes detailed history of the cups, their travels, their bespoke designer luggage, and of the attack and restoration of the Cup in 1997. [336 pages]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 3 The Deed
Book 4 of COMPENDIUM includes the Original Deed of Gift, the 2nd and 3rd Amended Deeds, and the current version. Included are the New York State Supreme Court-approved amendments and official documents for 14 court cases, all of the Interpretive Resolutions, Protocol Decisions, and the Assignment and Acceptance documents for the Cup. [142 pages.]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 4 The Rules Vol 1
This section covers the Racing Conditions, Sailing Instructions, and Protocols for Preliminary, Trial, Qualifying, and Elimination Races, and for each America's Cup Final Match from the 1851 Royal Yacht Squadron race around the Isle of Wight at Cowes to the 2013 34th Defense at San Francisco. [386 Pages] [The Rules continue at COMPENDIUM BOOK 5 - The Rules Volume 2]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 5 The Rules Vol 2
Volume 2 continues with the Rules 2017 to Present. Additionally the yacht "rating rules," "class rules," and technical regulations and various governmental America's Cup-related Act are included. [394 Pages] [Book 5 is a continuation of The Rules Book 4 1851-2019 also available on ISSUU]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 6 The Yachts
Detailed side-by side tables of competing yachts, by Race Series, showing final yacht match-ups for America’s Cup and all other contending yachts for that year, providing the dimensions, crews, ownership and other relevant data on each boat, whether they won, lost or never reached the start line. [118 pages]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 7 The Races
Each of the races from the initial 1851 race around the Isle of Wight, each preliminary, trial, elimination, and final races for America's Cup are presented in detailed tables. Where there was a news article from the New York Times or an internet article or YouTube video of the race, those are presented with a hyperlink. [406 Pages]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 8 The Venues (Available Early 2024)
Compendium presents detailed color maps of the race courses for many of the America’s Cup race series, including preliminary, observation, Louis Vuitton, Citizens’ and Pell Cup matchesRead more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 9 The Costs (Available Early 2024)
An in-depth analysis of the ongoing and ever-rising costs to compete and to host the Cup.Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 10 The Yacht Clubs
COMPENDIUM presents a directory of each Yacht Club that sponsored an America's Cup defender or Challenger since 1851. Included are Clubs that are still in existence and some that are no longer active. The Yacht and the year of the engagement are included with each club listing. Data includes Club Code, formal name, physical address, GPS location, Telephone and FAZ numbers, email, website URL, year established and their burgee logo, and a Google Earth Pro aerial photograph of their facility. [38 pages and 72 clubs]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 11 The Crews
This section of COMPENDIUM organizes the known crewmembers for each yacht, organized by last name, and further by year, yacht name and their crew positions. The Crews section lists the sailors by last name, proper first name, middle name or initial (if known), and any title, enabling a researcher to easily see the progression of the individual from regatta to regatta. PART 1 America's Cup Crews 1851-2024; PART 2 Women's and Youth Crews 2023-; PART 3 America's Cup Crews 1851-2024 Alphabetical by Yacht [178 Pages]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 12 The Owners
COMPENDIUM Book 12 contains tabulations listing the OWNERS of every America's Cup defender and challenger yachts, including the SYNDICATES and, where known, the Syndicate Investors' names. In later years, the SPONSORS and PARTNERS are identified with their campaigns. COMPENDIUM presents these lists as By Year and Yacht and as Alphabetical by Owner. [38 Pages]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 13 The Officials
COMPENDIUM Book 13 presents a directory of the Officials involved in coordinating the various regattas of the America’s Cup competition since 1851. Listings of jurors, umpires, official measurers, race committee organizers and members, course marshals, and the commodores and advisors who negotiated the racing rules and protocols. [36 Pages]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 14 The Designers
A directory of the principal yacht, rigging and sail designers of each America's Cup yacht from 1851 to 2024. Listed by Designer and by Yacht. [44 pages]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 15 The Builders
COMPENDIUM Book 15 presents the builder, the builder’s yard and the yards’ location for each of the yachts entered in America’s Cup competition, from William H. Brown’s 12th Street New York Shipyard’s construction of America in 1851 through the carbon fiber hulls for Luna Rossa built at Persico Marine in Nembro, Italy. Listed by Yacht-by-Year and separately listing Builder with the yachts constructed and their year. [18 pages]Read more -
BooksCOMPENDIUM Book 16 The Press
Book 16 looks at the reporting of AC races from the daily newspaper articles of the 1850's to the YouTube video coverage of today. Includes thousands of clickable links to the original published articles. As early reporting was done without photographs, the quality of the writing was truly exquisite reading. [~300 pages] AVAILABLE IN AUTUMN 2024Read more
