Author Speaks About America's Cup at Pequot Yacht Club

Sunday, October 27 at 4PM

Move over Larry Ellison, Kiwis,
and Aussies!  There was a time when
America’s Cup crews were made up entirely of Americans!  Come hear author Mark Gabrielson speak about
the crews recruited from Deer Isle, Maine for the America’s Cup races in 1895
and 1899 at Pequot Yacht Club on Sunday, October 27.  Mark will tell the story of how these forty unknown
men, mostly fishermen,  brought glory to
the America ‘s Cup and the NYYC but have remained unsung heroes until Mark’s
research brought their story to light in his new book,  Deer
Isle’s Undefeated America’s Cup Crews.

Mark’s research also uncovers
some of the controversies that arose during the races involving rules, money
and media coverage.  This is also the
first book written specifically about the crews, and for the first time, an all
American crew as well, all from the same town. John Rousmaniere, author of Fastnet and The Annapolis Book of Seamanship, writes of Mark’s book, “I love
this true, entertaining story of how sailors from a Maine fishing town twice
helped millionaires win the world’s most famous trophy.”

Mark is an avid sailor, a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed master,
Vice-Commodore of the Blue Water Sailing Club and a trustee of the
Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race. He is a graduate of Princeton University
and after more than three decades in business is now a graduate student at
Harvard University concentrating in history. He also serves as a research
intern at the Naval War ijCollege in Newport, Rhode Island. He is a New
Englander, dividing his time among Ridgefield, Connecticut; Boston,
Massachusetts; and Deer Isle. Mark and his family cruise the New England
coastline aboard their Hinckley SW-50 yawl, Lyra. This is his first book.

Join us on Sunday, October 27 at
4PM.  Mark will speak about his research
and the controversies surrounding the America’s Cup race in the late 1800’s and
answer your questions.  Following his
presentation Mark will be available to sign books for purchase.

 A soup, salad and sandwich dinner for $15 will
be available.

To register to attend the event ,
please contact admin@pequotyc.com.