Tom Whidden is CEO of North Technology Group, owner of North Sails, Southern Spars, Future Fibres, and Edgewater Powerboats. North Sails and Southern Spars are the largest in their respective marine sectors. He is also one of the world's most experienced sailors and sailboat racers. Tom Whidden is also author of Championship Tactics, by Tom Whidden, Gary Jobson, and Adam Loory, St. Martin's Press. 1990, ISBN 0312042787. The Art & Science of Sails (First Edition) by Tom Whidden and Michael Levitt, St. Martin's Press, 1990. ISBN 10: 0312044178 Michael Levitt is a journalist, sailor and author of 14 books including Herding Tigers: The North Sails Story, by Michael Levitt, North Sails Group, LLC, 2009, ISBN 978-0-615-28649. Ted Hood Through Hand and Eye, by Ted Hood and Michael Levitt, Mystic Seaport, 2006, ISBN 0-939511-14-2. The North Sails Story by Michael Levitt, Fabio Ratti Editoria, 1999 ISBN 10: 0615286496. The America's Cup--the History of Sailing's Greatest Competition in the Twentieth Century by Dennis Conner and Michael Levitt, St. Martin's Press, 1998, ISBN 0-312-18567-7. The Official Record of West McLaren Mercedes Haymarket Specialist Publications Ltd Publishing 1998 ISBN 9780860249580. The Official Record of West McLaren Mercedes, Haymarket Specialist Publications Ltd 1997 ISBN 10 0860249573 Around the World in 79 Days, by Cam Lewis and Michael Levitt, 1996, Delta ISBN 0-385-31326-8.