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The billionaire and the mechanic: how Larry Ellison and a car mechanic teamed up to win sailing's greatest race, the America's Cup, twice

Book information

Publisher
Grove Atlantic;Grove Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780802121363, 9780802193315, 0802121365
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
8 MB (8325757 bytes)
Pages
ix, 415 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

Details the partnership between Larry Ellison, billionaire CEO of Oracle Corporation, and blue-collar mechanic Norbert Bajurin, offering a glimpse into their runs for the America's Cup and the design and building of these boats.;The southern ocean -- Radiator repair shop in San Francisco -- The island of Antigua -- San Francisco Marina -- Woodside, California -- St. Francis Yacht Club -- The Golden Gate Yacht Club -- The hills of Santa Barbara -- Atherton, California -- San Francisco to New Zealand -- Oracle base camp -- Redwood Shores, California -- San Francisco Bay -- Newport, Rhode Island -- Valencia, Spain -- South of Market, San Francisco -- Bangkok, Thailand, to Cagliari, Italy -- Anacortes, Washington -- San Diego, California -- Valencia, Spain -- Valencia to San Francisco -- Rancho Mirage, California -- Moscone Center, San Francisco -- Alouis Radiators, San Francisco -- Stanford University, California -- San Francisco Bay -- The 34th America's Cup: a very rough start -- The comeback -- Epilogue: The 35th America's Cup. The southern ocean -- Radiator repair shop in San Francisco -- The island of Antigua -- San Francisco Marina -- Woodside, California -- St. Francis Yacht Club -- The Golden Gate Yacht Club -- The hills of Santa Barbara -- Atherton, California -- San Francisco to New Zealand -- Oracle base camp -- Redwood Shores, California -- San Francisco Bay -- Newport, Rhode Island -- Valencia, Spain -- South of Market, San Francisco -- Bangkok, Thailand, to Cagliari, Italy -- Anacortes, Washington -- San Diego, California -- Valencia, Spain -- Valencia to San Francisco -- Rancho Mirage, California -- Moscone Center, San Francisco -- Alouis Radiators, San Francisco -- Stanford University, California -- San Francisco Bay -- The 34th America's Cup: a very rough start -- The comeback -- Epilogue: The 35th America's Cup.

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