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From sailmaker to yacht designer to America’s Cup skipper, Ted Hood has had a legendary career.
Still actively engaged and sailing in his late 70s, Ted Hood here tells his story in detail, from childhood sailing and boatbuilding to the secrets of Hood sailcloth; from the tactics and sail trim of America’s Cup racers to the theory of the wide, shallow “delta form” of Hood yacht designs; from his influential series of sailboats named Robin to the latest jet-drive motorboats.
Table of Contents
Beginnings
The Sailmaker
Victories and Losses
Robin
Nefertiti
The Designer
Americas Cup Trials 1974
A Successful Defense
Success, Growth & Change
Americas Cup 1977
The Boatbuilder
Goodbye Marblehead
Powerboats
Epilogue
Bibliography
199 pp., hardcover
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