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The Five Mile Press, Australia, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. In the beginning, man hoisted a scrap of cloth on a pole and discovered it moved his boat. Over the centuries we have progressed a great deal from this first discovery. From the earliest pleasure crafts of the Netherlands, where yachting began as a sport, to the high-tech machines of today, THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF SAILING YACHTS presents a finely drawn panorama of yachting history and of the most beautiful objects ever created by the imagination and the hands of man. Herein is a sweeping survey of spectacular yachts, brought to life in superb engravings, photographs and masterpieces of marine art -- from the earliest yachts based on working boats to the revolution wrought by AMERICA, the first winner of America's Cup; from the skimming dishes of New York Harbor to the plank-on-edge cutters of the Solent. The great builders and desingers - Steers, Watson, Herreshoff, Stephens, Nicholson, Rhodes, Farr, Frers,…
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History and Evolution of Sailing Yachts Hardcover - 2000
by Giorgetti, Franco
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- Title History and Evolution of Sailing Yachts
- Author Giorgetti, Franco
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Australian
- Publisher Five Mile Press, Australia
- Date 2000
- ISBN 9781865033839
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Five Mile Press, Melbourne, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. minimal to none shelf wear, dust jacket not price clipped, in protective cover, a very nice copy for year published Size: Folio. 304 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Yachts History.; Yacht racing -- History.; Sailing -- History.; ISBN: 1865033839. ISBN/EAN: 9781865033839. Dewey Code: 623.8/2023. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 103417. . 9781865033839 This book is extra heavy, and will involve extra shipping charges outside of Australia. .
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