NEWS FLASH: Tom Ervin has become the newest member of the Chicago based, GL70, Pied Piper Racing Team. Tom will sail aboard Pied Piper during the 2007 Bayview Mac Race and author his second book about the race, the crew, the preparation, the GL 70 class and the history of Pied Piper. Click here for more info about the Pied Piper or Tom Ervin's upcoming book.
Contact the Author at tom@victory-book.com

Victory, the only book written exclusively about the Bayview Mackinac Race, is available for purchase right now! Written by Tom Ervin, a 63-year-old first-timer who sailed aboard the J105 VENOM in the 2005 competition, Victory chronicles his great adventure during the fastest race in Great Lakes history.

Full of rich historical detail, drawn from dozens of exclusive interviews with the men and women who sailed in the Bayview Mackinac Race throughout the years, Victory also includes:

  • Similar strategies used by COLT 45 and BANTU in becoming 2005 overall winners.

  • Bob Roadstrum’s recollection of the 1925 race in his own words.

  • The dismasting of MYSTERY in the 2005 race.

  • The 1985 sinking of TOMAHAWK as told by Tom Lowry and Charlie Bayer.