This is the autobiography of one of the leading designers of sailing yachts for more than half a century. Written with a graceful and esay style, Olin Stephens gives us a new perspective on the America's Cup competition from the mid - 1930s through the 1970s, a nd he describes his favourite offshore designs, beginning with Dorade in the 1930 and continuing through Stormy Weather, Baruna, Gesture, and Bolero, to Charisma in 1971. A great book.