A lavish survey of the worlda??s most prestigious yacht clubs. Yachting is steeped in tradition, and this handsome volume is a gorgeous, refined collection of the worlda??s top yacht clubs, where sportsmanship is combined with an appreciation for fine living and elegant society.From the Yacht Club Italiano, one of the oldest on the Mediterranean, to the storied New York Yacht Club, which held the longest recorded winning streak in sports by winning the Americaa??s Cup 150 years in a row, this book features twenty yacht clubs distinguished by history and tradition, as well as their central role in the social calendar.Among the yacht clubs featured are the Golden Gate Yacht Club, the current defender of the Americaa??s Cup; the exotic Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club; and the Yacht Club de Monaco, with its new showcase headquarters designed by Sir Norman Foster. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Yacht Clubs of the World (Bruno Cianci, Nicolo Reggio)