A New History of Yachting
Author | : Mike Bender |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 441 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781783271337 |
An overview of the history of yachting in its social, cultural, political and economic contexts.
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Author | : Mike Bender |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 441 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781783271337 |
An overview of the history of yachting in its social, cultural, political and economic contexts.
Author | : Arthur Hamilton Clark |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 546 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Yachting |
ISBN | : |
Author | : L. Francis Herreshoff |
Publisher | : Sheridan House, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1574092510 |
L. Francis Herreshoff came from a family that designed and built some of the finest yachts the world has ever seen.
Author | : Flora K. Scheib |
Publisher | : Pelican Publishing |
Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 1986-10-30 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781455605866 |
The Southern Yacht Club of New Orleans is the second oldest in the United States. Since the club was officially organized as "boat club" on July 21, 1848, it has hosted countless regattas, supported other yacht clubs, and participated in inter-club competitions. Today the Southern Yacht Club continues to contribute to, and participate in, the world of yachting, especially in New Orleans. The History of the Southern Yacht Club is a testament to this yacht club's amazing endurance. History lovers, sailing buffs, and New Orleans aficionados will all enjoy this charming, entertaining account.
Author | : John Rousmaniere |
Publisher | : Maritime |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780939511174 |
In this lavish, heavily illustrated book, yachting historian (and Bermuda Racer) John Rousmaniere tells the story of the remarkable sailors, the great boats, the tactics, the Gulf Stream ordeal, and the lure of Bermuda that make this the world's classic ocean race.
Author | : Howard Jencks |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2012-04-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1469190958 |
While investigating the murder of a suspected serial killer in the Lake Tahoe basin, Detective Michael Garrett is lead back to the small desert border town he once called home, where he uncovers a violent drug cartel that has begun expansion into the United States, and discovers the frightening reality that he has now placed not only himself, but his family and others in harms way. Driven by tourism, the last thing the city of Stateline, Nevada wanted to do was announce the presence of a serial killer. Driven by the laws of nature, the last thing Rosa Jimenez wanted was to become his next victim. Called to assist with a gruesome fi nding, Detective Garrett fi nds himself entrenched in an investigation he cant walk away from. Recognizing Rosa from his past, he was resolute that justice be served. As the investigation leads Garrett south, he seeks the assistance of an old friend and current Vice-Detective with the LAPD, David Ross. When Ross is unable to open doors in the Los Angeles area, Garrett realizes his next stop is his hometown on the Mexican border where he stumbles on a link to Los Zetas, a Drug Cartel that has formed an alliance with the Mexican Mafi a. Used to operating with impunity in Mexico, the cartel targets Garrett and his family as his investigation begins to threaten their business. In a daring attempt to make things right, the detectives cross the border to confront the man directing the cartel henchmen.
Author | : Arthur Hamilton Clark |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 546 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Yachting |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ed Holm |
Publisher | : Knopf Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Yachting |
ISBN | : 9780679454885 |
More than 100 breathtaking photos transport readers back to the lavish, romantic world of yachting in its heydey at the turn of the century. Includes stories of sailing, racing and shipbuilding, and tales of peril and courage.
Author | : Douglas D. Adkins |
Publisher | : Black Sparrow Books |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1567924476 |
Tells the definitive history of the boat many people consider the greatest ocean racing yacht of the 20th century. This title begins with Roderick Stephens, Senior who invested his reputation and fortune to help his sons Olin and Rod, design and build an ocean racer to compete against the finest yachts of the day.
Author | : Michael M. Lewis |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0393048136 |
Tells the unlikely story of Silicon Valley through the life of one of its great achievers--Jim Clark, who founded Silicon Graphics and Netscape and may be on the verge of another trillion-dollar company.