Author : Dick Carter
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,69 MB
Release : 2021-04-13
Category :
ISBN : 9781912621316
The fascinating autobiography of Dick Carter who won the Fastnet Race in his first go at boat design. This and his other highly innovative designs established a new look and ingenious technological concepts for racing yachts that seem routine today, such as separated rudders, trim tabs, internal mast halyards, oversize headsails and lifting keels.
Author : Dick Carter
Publisher : Seapoint Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,27 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780997392074
Dick Carter, the enfant terrible of ocean racing the in 1960s and 1970s suddenly disappeared from sailboat racing is 1975. Many of his colleagues thought he was dead. Dick Carter has now reemerged with the definitive autobiography of sailboat racing in that period, one of the most productive and innovative eras. Carter designed and sailed such world-renowned boats as Rabbit, Tina, Red Rooster, and ¿the monster¿ Vendredi Trerize (¿Friday the 13th ). Now he¿s back with a great story of boast and sailing.
Author : Norman Locke Skene
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 45,47 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Shipbuilding
ISBN :
Author : Chuck Paine
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 17,90 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Yachts
ISBN : 9780615349930
Author : Ron Holland
Publisher : Ron Holland Designs
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,50 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781775096801
"Celebrated New Zealand-born yacht designer Ron Holland drew his first yacht at 19 years of age. He rapidly made a name for himself as one of the most successful and sought-after designers in the highly competitive world of international ocean racing, before advancing to bigger things. His seminal influence on the then-new category of superyachts, those toys of the rich and super-rich, brought him fresh success, and an introduction to a world of fascinating personalities: business tycoons, royalty and rock stars. For over 50 years Holland has developed unique relationships with his international clients, allowing him an intimate view of social and economic trends during the early days of the new millennium."--
Author : Paul Jacques Grillo
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,5 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Architectural design
ISBN :
A renowned French architect provides an analysis of the sources, elements, and significance of design. Bibliogs.
Author : Lyman Horace Weeks
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,33 MB
Release : 1898
Category : New York (N.Y.)
ISBN :
Author : Sandy Weld
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 27,22 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
Author : Walter Lord
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 36,48 MB
Release : 2005-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780805077643
A cloth bag containing eight copies of the title.
Author : Susan Stephens
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 32,40 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1459212142
Monte Carlo is abuzz with news that Ram Varindha—young, hot and royal—is without a co-driver for the biggest rally event of the year. Though it's been years since she last saw him, Mia leaps at the chance to get up close with the maharaja! With time to spare before he takes on more serious royal duties, bedding this beauty is top of Ram's list. But Mia has long known Ram's reputation. Is she just in for the hottest few nights of her life, or could her dream of finally taming Ram's playboy ways become reality?
