{"product_id":"a-race-for-real-sailors-the-bluenose-and-the-international-fishermens-cup-1920-1938-paperback","title":"A Race for Real Sailors: The Bluenose and the International Fishermen's Cup, 1920-1938 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeith McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSilver Donald Cameron\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1920, the public following the latest America's Cup series were frustrated to find that every time the wind got up, the organizers called off the race. There was muttering in the taverns of Halifax and Lunenburg: why not show these fancy yachtsmen what real sailors can do? A Nova Scotia newspaper donated a trophy and put out a challenge to their rivals in New England, inviting them to meet the Maritimes' best in a \"race for real sailors.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Race for Real Sailors\u003c\/i\u003e is a vibrant history of the Fishermen's Cup series, which dominated sporting headlines between the two world wars. The salt spray practically blows off the page as the author's arresting style captures the drama of each race and the personalities of the ships that contested them: the \u003ci\u003eDelawana\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eEsperanto\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eGertrude L. Thebaud\u003c\/i\u003e, and dominating them all the \u003ci\u003eBluenose\u003c\/i\u003e, the big brute from Lunenburg whose image shines on the Canadian dime to this day. Vying for the spotlight are the boats' larger-than-life skippers, among them Marty Welch, the hard-charging American who first took the cup; Ben Pine, the Gloucester scrap dealer whose passion kept the races afloat when they seemed destined to fade away; and the irascible, impossible Angus Walters, master of the \u003ci\u003eBluenose\u003c\/i\u003e, who repeatedly broke American hearts but whose own heart was broken by Canada's refusal to come to the rescue of his beloved vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis stirring and poignant tale is illustrated with 51 historical photographs and five maps, and rounded out by a glossary of sailing terms and an appendix of the ever-changing race rules. This is a story that will keep even confirmed landlubbers pegged to their seats, a tale of iron men and wooden ships whose time will never come again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.9 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699251384383,"sku":"9781771622677","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3ec3cc188d0087ec7af8453f0346c962.webp?v=1765012976","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/a-race-for-real-sailors-the-bluenose-and-the-international-fishermens-cup-1920-1938-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}