| - Book Title: Sailing Wind and Current
- Author: Ian Proctor
- ISBN: MWOO71619
- Publisher: Adlard Coles
- Year Published: 1953
- Our Normal Price: £15.40 GBP ($0.00 USD)
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- Description: Adlard Coles Ltd, 1953 first edition first printing: green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering to spine, gilt decoration to front: decorative dust jacket: approximately 6 x 8.6 inches tall: 199 pages including index: black and white diagrams and charts: full-page black and white photographic illustration. Synopsis: A comprehensive study of air and water currents and waves and their significance for sailors of small boats. Contents: chapters entitled as follows: – Consulting the Oracle. The Way of Currents. Tides and Tidal Streams. Current and the Apparent Wind. Current Tactics. General Observations on Waves. Using Waves to Advantage. Wave Characteristics and Currents. Weather Reports, Barometers and Winds. Clouds and Sky Colours. A Typical Weather Cycle. Effects of Obstructions on the Wind. Local Thermal Winds. Gusts and Calm Patches. Winds along the Shore. Natural Signs . Keeping a Log. Appendices: – One) Example of Pre -race Predictions. Two) Table of Wave Period, Velocity and Length. Three) Table of Wind Velocity and Pressure. Four) Some Useful Tidal Constants. Five) Tidal Streams round British Isles. Condition: Dust jacket repaired, restored and very tired: colour discolouration to upper and lower spine: endpapers slightly foxed: overall acceptable.
- Condition: See Above
- Dustcover: Yes
- Binding: Hardback
- Type: Used Books
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