The breathtaking true story of one man's struggle to climb the only unconquered Everest in the world of sport - to capture the America's Cup from the United States. It was a task which no one had ever come even remotely close to achieving in the 132-year history of the international yachting contest.
From every major battle there comes a hero. On September 26, 1983, the America's Cup produced such a hero, its own Sir Gallahad, the tall, smiling, laconic Australian skipper who ultimately emerged victorious. His name is John Bertrand.
This is the stirring account of his obsession with the trophy, a literary sporting classic from the very heart of our times, a book for everyone. It is a joyous lesson in the cold-blooded art of winning against all possible odds - the human drama of a group of daring men whose search for excellence swept them onto the pages of the history of the Australian nation.
