British Ocean Racing

British Ocean Racing

• Publisher: Patterson Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781446509388, 9781446513132
• eBook ISBN: 9781528763431

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• List of Plates
• Diagrams in the Text
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1. The Idea
• 2. Bermuda and Honolulu
• 3. Ocean Race Committee and Ocean Racing Club
• 4. Yachts and Fastnets
• 5. Fastnets, Channel Races, and Spain
• 6. From Ocean Racing Club to Royal Ocean Racing Club
• 7. Fastnet—1931–1939
• 8. The Ocean Racing Yacht Becomes Established
• 9. Mainly Transatlantic and Bermuda
• 10. From Peace to War
• 11. The Return to Offshore
• 12. Fastnets—1947–1957
• 13. Bermuda and Transatlantic
• 14. Some Other Races
• 15. Extending Activities
• 16. Thirty Years
• Appendix, 1958 and 1959
• Index of People
• Index of Yachts