Thomas J. Lipton's America's Cup Campaigns is the saga on one man's
three decade obsession with winning the America's Cup. This is
author Richard V. Simpson's fifth title concerning the quest for
the America's Cup-the Blue Riband prize for the sport of large
ocean racing yachts. In this book, Simpson relates brief stories of
some of the most interesting of the early races for the Cup which
lead up to the Lipton challenges. The narrative covers the
development of the early sloops and schooners from wood, to metal
and the challenges faced by designers. For this narrative Simpson
has searched century-old tabloids for early sport writers'
predictions and observation of the contestants; he has resurrected
many long-forgotten contemporary accounts relative to late
nineteenth- and early twentieth-century yachts built especially as
America's Cup racers. This historical account of the Lipton and
Herreshoff face-offs is a sterling read for professional, amateur,
and armchair sailor.
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