Great Sporting Events
A series about famous characters and occasions in the world of sport
1: The Great Yacht Race from the book of the same name by D. A. RAYNER and ALAN WYKES abridged by Alan Wykes
Read by HUGH DICKSON
In December 1866 three American millionaires raced their 200-ton yachts across the Atlantic from New York to Cowes in the first ocean race in yachting history. The stakes totalled$90,000 and the winner made the crossing in under fourteen days.
