Available in either English or French versions at a cost of EUR30 per book plus postage, the 470 Great Book is a unique heritage of the class and very special memento. If you would like 2 or more copies, the price will be EUR27 per book and for 5 or more copies the price wil be EUR25 per book. Books will be distributed within 2 weeks of payment being received. Once ordered, if you have any specific postage requestes, please send an email to manager@470.org.

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The book introduces key stages in the evolution of the class, the class association and sailors in what has been a shifting landscape over the past 50 years. The history is chronological, with the following phases:

• the birth of the 470 and its early development in France (1963-1965)
• the first developments outside France (1965-1969)
• from International to Olympic status (1969-1972)
• the Olympic campaigns (1973-2012)
• the future of the 470 beyond 201

Throughout are anecdotes and memories from renowned 470 sailors and personalities, illustrated with some great photos. Contributors include Malcolm Page, Heinz Staudt, Marc Bouët, Alain Corcuff, Yves and Hervé Carré, Yves and Marc Pajot, Dave Ullman, Tom Ullman and Tom Linskey, David Barnes, Christine Briand, Tommaso Chieffi, Thierry Péponnet, Leslie Egnot and Jan Shearer, Patricia Guerra, J J Isler-Fetter, Theresa Zabell, Andreas Kosmatopoulos, Belinda Stowell, Victor Kovalenko, Malcolm Page ... to name a few.

Postage Costs - for orders over 11 books the rate will be quoted.