Offshore Racer Tapa dura - 1974

U.K.: Nautical/Harrap, 1976. Reprint. . Hardcover. Good+/Good. 12mo. Light mark and wear to top of spine. Dw has light wear to extrms. Crease and small tear to top of spine.

England: Nautical Publishing, 1974. The opening story in this book is of two maximum size ocean racing yachts surfing down mountainous seas on the trans-pacific race. This graphic scene sets the tone for a remarkable introduction to offshore racing, where the emphasis is on skippers and crews rather than boat technology. The offshore racer, says Ted Jones, starts at the bottom and works up. If you really want to race offshore there is no other way to begin. So in "Getting a berth", the reader learns how an airline employee on a concessionary ticket from Britain to Miami, got a crewing job which has taken him racing to Hobart, Copenhagen, Hawaii and Rio - and there are amusing accounts of less successful "would-be seafarers" (w-b s's!). In a similar readable but highly authorative style, the author covers personal equipment, crew organization, cooking at sea, navigation, race strategy and offshore helmsmanship. Of even wider interest to all who sail are chapters on handling,… Leer más

Lymington: Nautical Books, 1974. Book has a little shelf wear, very small band of fading to top of spine. D/w has small piece missing from top of rear cover, shelf wear and rubbed corners.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Nautical. First UK edition-first impression. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.Nautical,1974.First UK edition-first impression.Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine0 with Dj(a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with b/w photos,drawings,maps,diagrams.Nice and clean pages with small foxing marks on the outer edges,two small nicks,crease and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.291pp including Appendices A to V,bibliography,index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book.

Nautical. Used - Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.