At the Ragged Edge chronicles the world's fastest boats and among
the most extraordinary of sports spectacles. The focus is on the
lives of two of the sport's most famous competitors: Gar Wood was a
mechanical genius and a perfectionist. A self-made millionaire who
once held more patents than any other living American, he devoted
his considerable fortune and skills to becoming the world's
greatest speedboat driver. Whether he was fighting off the
challenges of racers from other nations, setting speed records, or
racing a train down the Hudson River as a publicity stunt, Gar Wood
always managed to create a good story for the press and, in the
process, became a phenomenon. He was brash, had a vivid imagination
and, through his many exploits, became the first to cast national
attention on the sport of boatracing. Bill Muncey was a showman and
a strategist. At once both cocky and self-effacing, he understood
marketing and competed at a time when the ability to represent the
sponsor was nearly as important as the ability to push one's foot
to the throttle. But, he was skilled on the racecourse, too. He
knew how to get the best from his equipment and, most maddening to
those he raced against, had the uncanny ability to get into the
heads of his fellow competitors and take appropriate advantage.
Driving boats capable of traveling the length of a football field
in one second, without so much as a seat belt to hold him into his
open cockpit, he also knew the sport's danger, the tragedy of
losing friends, and the pain of his own harrowing accidents. Along
the way, you'll also meet Chris Smith and Ted Jones, two designers
and boat builders who would revolutionize the sport; Henry Segrave,
one of England's most decorated racers; and Bernie Little, a brash
millionaire who spared no expense to have the fastest boat
possible. Together, these characters, and many more, tell the
fascinating story of hydroplane racing's first one hundred years.
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