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ILLINGWORTH, Captain JOHN H.: : TWENTY CHALLENGES FOR THE America's Cup. [Author SIGNED copy]

LONDON.HOLLIS & CARTER,1968.

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.VG+./VG.No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten neat,bold,blue ink signature+dedication: 'Best Wishes - John H. Illingworth' to title page,price-clip to dw/dj.Clean, colour scenic seascape photographic illustrated upper wrap,author b/w portrait photograph rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - with some light nicks,minimal chipping with reciprocal loss to corners+head+foot of spine/backstrip.Described hard,but fairly and honestly,still a solid,sound copy.Top edge lightly aged/dust-soiled and minimally sporadically foxed/spotted,but clean,fore-edge brighter and clean; contents bright, tight and clean with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - a carefully read copy? A browned,aged newspaper cutting (from The Daily Telegraph - UK newspaper) of Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V arriving at Southampton Docks from Sardinia having undergone a complete refit by her builders, Camper & Nicolsons,laid in opposite b/w photograph of same in the book.Bright, clean,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth boards with crisp,bright,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,sharp corners and clean plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,9-158pp [paginated] includes foreword by Olin J.Stephens II., list of defenders,challengers and designers,13 chapters,16pp comprising 22 b/w plates (chromo+ lithographs+ photographs) of individual listed yachts under sail throughout the book and text, appendix (12 Metre Rating & Measurement Rule),index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,and contents+plates lists/ tables. Ever since The America's Cup was instituted some hundred years ago (then 1968),named after the schooner America which beat all comers in a race round the Isle of Wight,challenge after challenge has been mounted to wrest the famous trophy from the Americans - but no one has yet succeeded (again,then 1968!) Much has already been written about this race,which combines the ultimate in sophisticated yacht design with the excitement of fast racing.In this book, however,Captain Illingworth brings to bear a lifetime's experience as a world-renowned yacht architect and designer,and also as a racing helmsman,to give the reader a clear and authoritative history of the race, illustrating numerous fascinating technical points and introducing many famous personalities in the yachting world with whom he has been personally acquainted. The book is illustrated with many plates, including good action pictures. John Illingworth has established his reputation as one of Britain's top ocean-racing helmsmen and yacht designers,and is the author of the classic of sailing literature,'Offshore'.As a racing skipper he won his first championship in 1929,and his numerous successes have included the Fastnet in 1947,1949,1955 and 1957,the Sydney-Hobart in 1945,and seven first places in his J.O.G. boat,Wista.He has taken part in the Bermuda race in three British challengers including his famous Myth of Malham in 1948. He has been involved in the design of many racing yachts including Maica,Belmore II, Blue Charm, Outlaw and Oryx.His present Class II yacht,Monk of Malham,won the French R.O.R.C. championship in 1966,and he is now racing his ninth Malham,the Merle. Much of the credit for the speed with which Sir Francis Chichester's Gipsy Moth IV completed its circumnavigation can be attributed to John Illingworth. Since WWII Captain Illingworth has been Commodore of the Royal Ocean Racing Club and Commodore of the Royal Naval Sailing Association;also founder and for seven years Chairman of the Sail Training Association of Great Britain. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
'Best Wishes - John H. Illingworth'

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