Ragamuffin Man

The World of Syd Fischer

David Salter

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NERO
28 November 2016

Biography: sport; Entrepreneurship; Sailing; Biography - Australian

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In 1938, a knockabout, 11-year-old working class kid from Marrickville in Sydney is suddenly confronted by mortality. His mother dies. Dad is a plumber and has little time for his son's upbringing or education. The boy turns to sport.

He's bright, but by the age of 14 his teachers suggest he leave school and learn a trade. At 20, he's a self-employed carpenter, making good money in the post-war building boom. On weekends he's the sweep of the champion North Steyne surfboat crew.

In 2016, that same boy is a multi-millionaire. He owns and runs the Australian Development Corporation, Sydney City Marine and a host of associated companies.

He is also one of the world's most successful sailors, having won Sydney to Hobart races in his Ragamuffin yachts and competed eight times for Australia in the Admiral's Cup. He jointly holds the record for the most number of America's Cup campaigns, all self-funded and managed personally.

He is Syd Fischer - 'El Syd' to some, 'Syd Vicious' to others. He is the Ragamuffin man.

He's known as one of the toughest and most uncompromising Australian businessmen and sportsmen of the past half century.

He lives in a boatshed on Mosman Bay and at 88 still competes in the punishing sport of long-distance offshore yacht racing.

This is the story of Syd Fischer's remarkable worlds and his unrelenting quest to win the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race one more time...

By: David Salter
Imprint: NERO
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781863958882
ISBN 10: 1863958886
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 28 November 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Ragamuffin Man

The World of Syd Fischer

David Salter

$49.99

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