The Story of Maryland's Entry in the 1997-1998 Whitbread Round the World Race
This is a book for several audiences-the serious sailor; the vicarious adventurer; and the proud Maryland landlubber. -- Gilbert Lewthwaite Baltimore Sun
George J. Collins founded the Chessie Racing syndicate and forged its connection to the Living Classrooms Foundation. He has sailed competitively since the 1980s. From 1995 to 1997 he won more than forty races and regattas at all levels of competition, including the Grand Prix circuit. He is a former president/CEO of the Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. He currently lives in Gibson Island, Maryland, and continues to race. Kathy Alexander headed Chessie's public relations effort after working for George Collins at T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. A trade publicist at Johns Hopkins University Press, she lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Contents: Foreword, by Gary Jacobson Preface, by Kathy Alexander Chessie Comes to Life Chessie's Crew Takes Shape The Living Classrooms Foundation Connection and the Whitbread Education Project The Competition and the Scoring Southampton, England, to Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town, South Africa, to Fremantle, Australia Fremantle to Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand, to Sao Sebastiao, Brazil Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Baltimore, Maryland Annapolis, Maryland, to La Rochelle, France La Rochelle, France, to Southampton, England Results and Epilogue Postscript Glossary Index