Poekel charles (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good+. Second Printing. Images Of America: New Jersey; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 128 pages; Larger trade sized paperback in glossy photo illustrated covers. Bright, tight and neat with just superficial shelf evidence to covers. Profusely illustrated with historical b&w photos. VG++.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Impeccably researched and colorfully told, Vencedor is a fascinating account of not just a racing sailboat storied for its exploits and victories, but of the man who built it: Danish American naval engineer Thorvald Julius Schougaard Poekel. Vencedor would distinguish itself in a series of highly competitive races between the United States and Canada on what has been called "the great unsalted sea"--the Great Lakes--that led to the creation of Canada's Cup, one of the most prestigious yachting events in the world. Vencedor, a 65-foot sloop, was built by the Racine Boat Manufacturing Company, which had hired Poekel away from the renowned Herreshoff Boatyard in Bristol, Rhode Island, where he had been the chief draftsman, working alongside Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and his brother. Under this magnetic and revealing account of a bygone era and heated competition lies a mystery. During Poekel's nine-year tenure with the Herreshoffs, the company made some of the fastest and most famous yachts in the world. Although "Capt. Nat" signed almost every construction plan alone, the name "T. Sch. Poekel" appears on several. In Vencedor, Thorvald Poekel's great-grandson, gives credence to the theory that his ancestor really was an unsung Herreshoff hero.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 288 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 1999. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 128 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.10 inches. In Stock.