The 32nd America's Cup: A Simple Guide - Softcover

Whiting, Penny

 
9780470512630: The 32nd America's Cup: A Simple Guide
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0470512636 ISBN 13: 9780470512630
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons, 2007

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Do you know what leeward means? Or what the purpose of the Louis Vuitton Cup is? How many sailors make up an America's Cup team? Who are the teams challenging for the 32nd America's Cup in 2007? Who is defending the 32nd America's Cup?
 
This is an easy-to-understand guide to all the aspects of what is the world's greatest sailing race, the America's Cup.
 
Included in this book are a map of the Valencia course, guide to the parts of the yachts, and explanations of why they sail as they do. For example, why do the yachts precariously lean to the lest or right during match racing?
 
Penny Whiting, an internationally respected sailing authority, brings enlightenment to those who want simple explanations of what is what at the 32nd America's Cup.

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Do you know what leeward means? Or what the purpose of the Louis Vuitton Cup is? How many sailors make up an America's Cup team? Who are the teams challenging for the 32nd America's Cup in 2007? Who is defending the 32nd America's Cup?
 
This is an easy-to-understand guide to all the aspects of what is the world's greatest sailing race, the America's Cup.
 
Included in this book are a map of the Valencia course, guide to the parts of the yachts, and explanations of why they sail as they do. For example, why do the yachts precariously lean to the lest or right during match racing?
 
Penny Whiting, an internationally respected sailing authority, brings enlightenment to those who want simple explanations of what is what at the 32nd America's Cup.

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Verlag
John Wiley & Sons
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0470512636
ISBN 13 
9780470512630
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
72
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