Wind and Strategy
by Walker, Stuart H
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393031365
- ISBN 13
- 9780393031362
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 416 pages including index. A complete discussion of the effects of wind and its changes on racing strategy - by one of the world's most successful sailboat racers. Includes a wide range of illustrations which show how the wind behaves in many of the word's major racing areas. Provides numerous examples of application of wind prediction to the planning of a race. Front flap of dust jacket clipped at top and bottom. Book plate upon front flyleaf. Owner's name inside front board. Small tears to edges of dust jacket. One inch tear to jacket atop back board..
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- 52706193
- Title
- Wind and Strategy
- Author
- Walker, Stuart H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393031365
- ISBN 13
- 9780393031362
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- SAILBOAT RACING SPORTS RECREATION SAILING Winds 416 pages including index. A complete discussion of the effects of wind and its changes on racing strategy - by one of the world's most successful sailboat racers. Includes a wide range of illustration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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