Australia Post, Winning And Defending The Cup

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Angus And Robertson
Publisher Place: North Ryde
Publisher Year: 1986
Edition: First Edition

Description: 87 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. At 5.20pm On 26 September 1983 A New Chapter Was Written In The Long History Of The America's Cup. Australia II , The Winged-keeled Yacht Representing The Royal Perth Yacht Club In Western Australia, Became The First Of The 25 Foreign Challengers In The 132 Year History Of The Cup To Wrest The Trophy From The Grasp Of The New York Yacht Club. The America's Cup Is The Oldest Interntional Sporting Trophy In The World. It Predates Test Cricket, Any Football Code Or Golf Match, And The Rules Of Tennis Had Not Even Been Settled When The Battle For The America's Cup Started.

ISBN: 020715421x