
Wind Strategy
Fernhurst Books (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 26. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-904475-12-5 (ISBN)
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Description
Wind Strategy is written especially for the racing sailor and shows how to predict the wind over the area of the racecourse, during the race, using simple 'rules of thumb' which apply anywhere in the world. It has been the bible since its introduction in 1984, and has been revised in the light of the author's experience at several Olympic Games, and in the northern and southern hemispheres. Learn how to predict the sea breeze, how the wind bends as it crosses the coastline and where the strongest winds will be on a racecourse. Plus, how the wind behaves on inland lakes and rivers
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Arundel
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Fernhurst Books Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904475-12-5 (9781904475125)
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David Houghton | Fiona Campbell
Wind Strategy
Book
09/2016
4th Edition
Fernhurst Books Limited
€21.50
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Previous edition
David Houghton
Wind Strategy
Book
09/1992
2nd Edition
Fernhurst Books
€36.04
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Persons
David Houghton spent 34 years forecasting and researching at the Met Office, and for over 30 years he has served as a Coach / Advisor to Olympic, Admiral's Cup, America's Cup and Round the World race teams. Fiona Campbell is also a professional meteorologist and was met advisor to the British team at the Athens Olympics. Both David and Fiona are keen sailors so the book has a sharp focus on what the racing sailor needs to know.
Content
The wind-wise sailor / The sailor's wind / Wind facts - Southern Hemisphere / The sea breeze pure and simple / Sea breeze with gradient wind / Afternoon winds - gradient wind onshore / Lakes, mountains, valleys and peninsulas / As the sun goes down / Afternoon and evening winds / Gravity waves, billows and surges / The message of the clouds / Light airs / Obstacles in the wind / Water currents / Waves / Dangerous waves / Weather routing / Which sails? / At the regatta / Popular racing venues analysed