Wind Star - The Building of a Sailship

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.

About the author

Joseph Novitski

Summary

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.

Additional text

“You want to cheer. You also want to go sailing.” —Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times
 

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Novitski
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.2017
• EAN: 9781504040624
• ISBN: 978-1-5040-4062-4
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Romance, ebook, Fiction