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32nd America’s Cup - A Simple Guide available now

by Kate Killick on 2 May 2007
32nd America’s Cup Guide Reed Publishing www.reed.co.nz
Well known Auckland sailor, Penny Whiting, has launched a new edition of her famous America's Cup Guide for the 32nd America's Cup.

For those that spent the last Louis Vuitton and America’s Cup races wondering what on earth the commentators were talking about, Penny Whiting’s The 32nd Americas Cup is just the thing to help get you up to speed.

This is the guide to how this year’s Cup in Valencia, Spain will be run, won and lost. It’s a book for those of us who love to watch the yachts but may not be totally familiar with the terminology and the format of Cup racing. This is an easy-to-understand guide to all aspects of what is the world’s greatest sailing race, the America’s Cup.

Find out how the Challenger Series is run, a brief history of the Cup, who does what on the yachts, and what terms like ‘windward’ and ‘mainsail’ mean in this quick reference guide to the yachts, the races, the courses and the people.

Best known as a yachtswoman and the owner-operator of the Penny Whiting Sailing School, Penny Whiting’s yacht Endless Summer − which is a floating school to over 20,000 students − is a familiar sight on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour.

Penny has also been a swimming champion, international surfing competitor, rugby coach, writer, celebrity speaker, mother of two, America’s Cup and Whitbread commentator and Auckland City councillor. Penny is an internationally respected sailing authority and is the perfect commentator to help explain to us what this exciting race is all about.

She's also the mum of World Star champion and BMW Oracle Racing's grinder, Carl Williams!

Recommended retail price is $14.99 and is published by Reed Books.

Website: www.reed.co.nz
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