Kialoa US-1 : dare to win : in business in sailing in life by Kilroy, Jim instant download

Kialoa US-1 : dare to win : in business in sailing in life by Kilroy, Jim instant download

447 pages : 29 cm, \"Kilroy was raised in southern California in the years of the Great Depression, with an insatiable curiosity and a penchant for hard, honest work. It proved to be a formula for incredible success. First an athlete, then an engineer and ultimately a businessman, Kilroy excelled every step of the way ... With an innovative eye as to the high productivity of newly designed facilities for new high technology and aerospace, he made a fortune in real estate, always mindful of giving back to his community while raising a growing family. Through it all, the thread that tied together his many and varied interests was a passion for the sea and a growing interest in the intricate and compelling sport of yacht racing, which saw him rise from a fledging mariner to a world-class sailor ... Kilroy's greatest - and most cherished - accomplishments came ... as skipper of a series of yachts, all named KIALOA, [where] he and his amateur, highly skilled, fiercely loyal crews amassed a record of victories and achievement that was, and remains, unrivalled in the highest levels of Grand Prix yachting\"--Publisher's description, Includes index, Growing up -- Building a business -- KIALOA I and the first transpacs -- A growing business -- The sailor and the sea -- The Daisy Girl -- The birth of KIALOA II -- East and West -- The first transatlantic -- Southern comforts -- Our Irish homeland -- Backstabbed by Brundage -- 1971 transpac and into the South Pacific -- Community service -- KIALOA II: the final races -- \"A test\" -- The \"ordinary white boat\" -- Dancing with Amy -- Best of both worlds -- The floating opera house -- KIALOA III -- The 1977 Sydney Hobart race -- Ketch or sloop? -- Trying for a repeat -- A tragic storm -- Retirement of KIALOA III -- KIALOA III's 1980 turnover to KIALOA IV -- The KIALOA IV chronicles -- KIALOA V -- The big question -- Remembrance and involvement -- Competition and friendship -- Where life takes us