Great Boat Books #1 – Born to Win
Born To Win - John Bertrand The America's Cup - 1983 The most exciting boat book ever? Books written around boats and sailing can be many things, informative, inspiring perhaps, part of a broad education even, but they are rarely edge-of-the-seat stuff. This book about John Bertrand and how he and his team won the America's Cup in 1983 is gripping stuff - it reads like a thriller. John Bertrand lead the Australian team that broke America's 132 year winning streak - the longest in sporting history. The boat, Australia II, of the 12 meter class, was revolutionary with it's…