Temple to the Wind: Nathanael Herreshoff And The Yacht That Transformed The Amer [Paperback]

In 1903, racing for the America’s Cup was no longer a gentleman’s game – it had become a race entangled with political tension and awesome, dangerous stakes. In this pivotal year, the two great rivals Britain and America raced head to head, with Britain determined to win with their privately fundedShamrock III,and America’s bravado backed up byReliance.Reliancewas a yacht like no other – a work of beauty carrying more sail than any single-masted boat before. Some believed that the boat towering 190 feet above the water was simply too dangerous, but the race called for such staggering risk.

Pastore brings life to this strikingly astounding vessel from conception, to construction, to the hair-raising trials at sea. It is simply one of the most exciting sea tales ever told.Christopher Pastore, a native Rhode Islander, grew up sailing and racing on Narragansett Bay. He holds an MFA in creative writing from New School University and a Ph.D. in American History from the University of New Hampshire. Temple to the Windis as expertly crafted as Nathanael Herreshoff's epic America's Cup yachtReliance. A riveting account of an enigmatic genius and the yacht race that was once as big as today's Super Bowl, Christopher Pastore's new book will fascinate sailors and landlubbers alike. --Nathaniel Philbrick, author ofIn the Heart of the SeaandSea of Glory

Temple to the Windis an intriguing study of the legendary Captain Nat, his colleagues, his competitors and the designs he crafted leading up to the largest of them all,Reliance. In the process, author Chris Pastore has compiled a revealing image of yacht racing for the America's Cup as it existed a century and more ago. --John Burnham, editor,Sailing World

Reliancewas exotic, fast, a marvel of engineering and frightening. Only a master designer/builder could make such a yacht work, in fact, exclƒc