1978 THE WORRELL 1000 SAILBOAT RACE BOOK MEYERA OBERNDORF COPY VIRGINIA BEACH VA

Description: RARE LOCAL HISTORY BOOK ! THE WORRELL 1000ONE OF SAILING'S MOST DEMANDING RACES Edited byREBA ANN KARP ONE OF THOUSANDS OF ITEMS AVAILABLE IN OUR EBAY STORE! TITLE: THE WORRELL 1000: ONE OF SAILING'S MOST DEMANDING RACES ISBN: N/A PUBLICATION INFORMATION: NO PLACE: LONNIE H. HILL, 1978 SENIOR EDITOR: REBA ANN KARP DESCRIPTION: This is a RARE written and photographic history of The Worrell 1000 sailboat race! This copy was presented in 1979 by R. Scott Tyler, Executive Director of the Worrell 1000, to former Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf, likely then a member of Virginia Beach City Council; the presentation letter is included. Replete with color photographs and written descriptions of the event and its competitors. Hardbound with dust jacket. Contains 104 pages. A great addition to your Virginia Beach or nautical history reference book collection! EVENT DESCRIPTION: According to Wikipedia, “The origins of Worrell 1000 can be traced to a bet in a bar at the Worrell Bros., a Virginia Beach resort restaurant between the owners of the bar, brothers Michael and Chris Worrell. The bet was that it was impossible to sail a sixteen-foot catamaran from Virginia Beach to Florida. On October 1, 1974, Michael Worrell and his crew Steve McGarrett left the Virginia Beach oceanfront with hopes of reaching Florida in one piece. Although they did not win the bet they still sailed through two hurricanes and had to make multiple boat repairs. After twenty days, they had to stop in Fort Lauderdale due to their catamaran being in poor condition….Later, Worrell thought of turning the 954-mile journey into a regular regatta. The inaugural race, called Worrell Bros. Coastwise Race, took place in May 1976. Four teams participated in the race. For that first race, limited to 16-foot Hobie Cats, there were very few rules. The participants could sail day and night, but they were supposed to come ashore and phone the restaurant once every 24 hours. The course was flipped with the start in Fort Lauderdale and the finish in Virginia Beach, to take advantage of the prevailing winds. The only team to finish the first race was that of Worrell and crew Guerry Beatson. Two racers didn't make it past Georgia, however the boat crewed by Peter Guthrie and Alan Kramer maintained the lead through Nags Head, North Carolina. Knowing they were well ahead they pulled ashore at the Nags Head pier to take a break. In the distance they saw a sail far to the south and ran to the beach to launch their boat for the final run to Virginia Beach. However, they did not realize how steep the surf was and when they attempted to launch in the high surf it overturned the boat and it broke apart allowing Worrell and Benson to win. The inaugural race took 13 days to complete.” CONDITION DETAILS: GOOD DUST JACKET / NEAR MINT COVERS / MINT CONTENTS. Several small areas of print loss on dust jacket. No inside writing, rips, tears, foxing, age toning or missing pages. SHIPPING: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Includes Delivery Confirmation. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WELCOME! Thanks for looking, and have a blessed day.

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