Wind Star

The Building of a Sailship

Joseph Novitski

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English

Open Road Media
18 May 2017

Entrepreneurship; Service industries; Ships & shipping: general interest; Cruises

A Finnish-born American entrepreneur builds his dream ship, the first modern sailing cruise ship, with a team of shipping business men, naval architects, and engineers, wise shipbuilders, a temperamental designer and an essential woman. Thirty years later, the ship and her sisters are still in service on the world’s oceans.

By: Joseph Novitski
Imprint: Open Road Media
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 395g
ISBN: 9781504040624
ISBN 10: 1504040627
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 18 May 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Joseph Novitski, a life-long sailor and world-class ocean-racing titleholder, was on the staff of The New York Times and for decades has followed developments in wind propulsion for commercial shipping.