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The Sailor's Wind
Contributor(s): Walker, Stuart H. (Author)

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ISBN: 0393338401     ISBN-13: 9780393338409
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE: $25.60  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 1998
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Annotation: Sailors from novices to experts will treasure this simple yet authoritative guide to the winds. Stuart Walker's intelligent, straightforward explanation of why wind behaves as it does and what it is likely to do next draws upon his 60-plus years of sailing experience and his vast knowledge of meteorology. An Annapolis, Maryland, resident, Walker has sailed in more than 6,000 races around the world. Illustrated.
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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Sailing
Dewey: 797.124
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.13 lbs) 384 pages
 
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Stuart Walker's intelligent, straightforward explanation of why wind behaves as it does and what it is likely to do next draws upon his sixty-plus years of sailing experience and his vast knowledge of meteorology. The Sailor's Wind first describes each aspect of wind behavior in context--challenging readers to analyze wind flow as though they were experiencing it on the water--then explains what principles determined the wind's behavior, using recent meteorological research, instrumented observations, and studies of computer models. This book enables sailors not only to understand the wind but also to harness it.


Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Stuart H.: - Stuart H. Walker is professor of pediatrics emeritus at the University of Maryland Medical School and an international dinghy champion. He was a member of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team and the 1979 U.S. Pan-American Team.
 
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