The Sailor's Wind

by Stuart H. Walker

Book Overview

Stuart Walker's intelligent, straightforward explanation of why wind behaves as it does and what it is likely to do next draws upon his sixty-plus years of sailing experience and his vast knowledge of meteorology. The Sailor's Wind first describes each aspect of wind behavior in context--challenging readers to analyze wind flow as though they were experiencing it on the water--then explains what principles determined the wind's behavior, using...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393338401
• ISBN13: 9780393338409
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"