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"Chessie Racing"
The Story of Maryland's Entry in the 1997-1998 Whitbread Round the World Race
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"Chessie Racing"
Hardback ISBN: 9780801864131
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A history of the racing yacht "Chessie Racing", the first ever entry from the Chesapeake Bay in the famous Whitbread Round the World Race. There are chapters on the race, boat construction, crew selection, and the Living Classrooms Foundation Whitbread Education Project.
Sidebars feature useful charts and information, special observations, and a few human-interest e-mail exchanges between individuals and the crew. A large Mercator-projection map marks the race course and individual legs. Numerous photos document racing action as well as the hoopla on shore.
| ISBN | 801864135 |
| ISBN13 | 9780801864131 |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Publication date | 11/05/2001 |
| Pages | 240 |
| Weight (grammes) | 1475 |
| Published in | United States |
| Height (mm) | 305 |
| Width (mm) | 229 |
Contents:
Foreword, by Gary Jacobson
Preface, by Kathy Alexander
Chessie Comes to Life
Chessie's Crew Takes Shape
The Living Classrooms Foundation Connection and the Whitbread Education Project
The Competition and the Scoring
Southampton, England, to Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa, to Fremantle, Australia
Fremantle to Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand, to Sao Sebastiao, Brazil
Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Baltimore, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland, to La Rochelle, France
La Rochelle, France, to Southampton, England
Results and Epilogue
Postscript
Glossary
Index






