America's Cup sailors: Peter Scott, Ted Turner, Dennis Conner, Larry Ellison, Paul Cayard, Thomas Lipton, Bill Koch, Alan Bond

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Peter Scott, Ted Turner, Dennis Conner, Larry Ellison, Paul Cayard, Thomas Lipton, Bill Koch, Alan Bond, Briggs Cunningham, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, Peter Blake, Tom Blackaller, Ernesto Bertarelli, Sutton Baronets, Russell Coutts, Thomas Sopwith, Frank Packer, Dean Barker, Alexander Smith Cochran, Chris Dickson, Torben Grael, Brad Butterworth, Rodney Pattisson, Loïck Peyron, Frederick H. Prince, Charles Jackson Paine, Bill Northam, Kevin Parry, John Gerald Driscoll III, Walter Marks, Jock Sturrock, Gary Jobson, John Malcolm Forbes, Rob Waddell, John Kostecki, Woodbury Kane, Henry Sears, Jochen Schümann, Ian Walker, John Bertrand, Tim Willoughby, James Spithill, Charlie Barr, Buddy Melges, Winthrop W. Aldrich, Chris Law, Dawn Riley, Rod Davis, Hope Goddard Iselin, Tom Whidden, Syd Fischer, Marcel Bich, Leslie Egnot, Harold Cudmore, Ken Read, Don Cowie, Francesco de Angelis, Adam Beashel, Craig Monk, John Cuneo, Peter Holmberg, John Cutler, Mike Sanderson, David Barnes. Excerpt: Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable news network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. As a philanthropist, he is known for his $1 billion gift to support UN causes, which created the United Nations Foundation, a public charity to broaden support for the UN. Turner serves as Chairman of the United Nations Foundation board of directors. Turner's media empire began with his father's billboard business, which he took over at 24 after his father's suicide. The business, Turner Outdoor Advertising, was worth $1 million when Turner took it over in 1963. Purchase of an Atlanta UHF station in 1970 began the Turner Broadcasti...