A Berth to Bermuda: The Centennial History of the Newport-Bermuda Race, 1906-2006

When it was first sailed in 1906, the Bermuda Race made the sea a playground by creating a new sport-ocean racing by amateur sailors in normal boats. Sponsored by the Cruising Club of America and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, the race is now so glamorous that sailors' ears perk up when it is mentioned, so difficult that participants ask themselves "Why am I out here again?" and so addictive that they keep coming back for this every-other-year event. In this lavish, heavily illustrated book, yachting historian (and Bermuda Racer) John Rousmaniere tells the story of the remarkable sailors, the great boats, the tactics, the Gulf Stream ordeal, and the lure of Bermuda that make this the world's classic ocean race.Rousmaniere, John is the author of 'A Berth to Bermuda: The Centennial History of the Newport-Bermuda Race, 1906-2006', published 2006 under ISBN 9780939511174 and ISBN 0939511177.