The Billionaire and the Mechanic: How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice

ISBN: 0802121365

Author: Guthrie, Julian

Condition: Used

Expanded to include the behind-the-scenes story of the 34th Americas Cup and Team USAs incredible comebackDown eight-to-one in the 34th Americas Cup in September 2013, Oracle Team USA pulled off a comeback for the ages, with eight straight wins against Emirates Team New Zealand. Julian Guthries The Billionaire and the Mechanic tells the incredible story of how a car mechanic and one of the worlds richest men teamed up to win the worlds greatest race. With a lengthy new section on the 34th Americas Cup, Guthrie also shows how they did it again.The Americas Cup, first awarded in 1851, is the oldest trophy in international sports. In 2000, Larry Ellison, co-founder and billionaire CEO of Oracle Corporation, decided to run for the prize and found an unlikely partner in Norbert Bajurin, a car mechanic and Commodore of the blue-collar Golden Gate Yacht Club. After unsuccessful runs for the Cup in 2003 and 2007, they won for the first time in 2010. With unparalleled access to Ellison and his team, Guthrie takes readers inside the building process of these astonishing boats and the lives of the athletes who race them and throws readers into exhilarating races from Australia to Valencia.