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Beschreibung
The wind powers everything a sailor does and this book will help you to understand it. As a result you will be more prepared for your race, able to anticipate changes in the wind better and know what to do when they come. The first edition of this book was published in 1986, and it has been the go-to wind book for dinghy champions ever since. This new-look fourth edition is fully updated for modern forecasting and analyses a revised set of popular racing venues around the world: unveiling what to expect from the weather at over 25 regatta locations, it will get you ahead of the competition and powering up the leaderboard.
The wind powers everything a sailor does and this book will help you to understand it. As a result you will be more prepared for your race, able to anticipate changes in the wind better and know what to do when they come. The first edition of this book was published in 1986, and it has been the go-to wind book for dinghy champions ever since. This new-look fourth edition is fully updated for modern forecasting and analyses a revised set of popular racing venues around the world: unveiling what to expect from the weather at over 25 regatta locations, it will get you ahead of the competition and powering up the leaderboard.
Über den Autor
David Houghton was a passionate meteorologist, spending over 30 years at the UK Met Office. He was a member of the Royal Meteorological Society from 1949. In 2000 he was awarded the Society's Michael Hunt Award. David worked as an advisor to Olympic, Admiral's Cup, America's Cup and Round the World sailing teams for over 30 years.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Wassersport& Segeln
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Sail to Win
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781909911543
ISBN-10: 1909911542
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Houghton, David
Campbell, Fiona
Auflage: 4 New edition
Hersteller: Fernhurst Books Limited
Sail to Win
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 241 x 169 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: David Houghton (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.09.2016
Gewicht: 0,353 kg
Artikel-ID: 121076432