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Gary Jobson

Author of Sailing Fundamentals

14 Works 397 Members 0 Reviews

About the Author

Gary Jobson has won ten national one-design sailing titles, the America's Cup, and innumerable ocean races. In 1999 he received the U.S. Sailing Association's most prestigious award, the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy. In 2003 Gary was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame. He is an editor show more at large for Cruising World and Sailing World and has been ESPN's sailing commentator since 1985 show less

Works by Gary Jobson

Sailing Fundamentals (1987) 273 copies

Racing Edge (1979) 23 copies

Gary Jobson's Championship Sailing : The Definitive Guide for Skippers, Tacticians, and Crew (2004) 19 copies

Speed Sailing (1984) 14 copies

Storm Sailing (1983) 14 copies

Fighting Finish: The Volvo Ocean Race: Round the World 2001-2002 (2002) 12 copies

An America's Cup Treasury: The Lost Levick Photographs, 1893-1937 (2000) 12 copies

Gary Jobson: An American Sailing Story (2011) 10 copies

The Winner's Guide to Optimist Sailing (1997) 6 copies

Gary Jobson's How to sail (1980) 5 copies

World Class Sailing (1987) 4 copies

Yachtsmans Pocket Almanac (1986) 3 copies

America 3, 1992 1 copy

A Cats: A Century of Tradition (2006) 1 copy

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Fighting Finish: The Volvo Ocean Race: Round the World 2001-2002 (Gold – Recreation/Sports – 2003)

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Statistics

Works: 14
Members: 397
Popularity: #61,078
Rating: ½ 3.4

ISBNs: 28
Languages: 2

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