ISBN: 9780790006918 - the shape of speed: bruce farr and russell bowler (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 437 pages. The story of Bruce Farr and Russell Bower is one of the greatest success stories to come out of Aotearoa New Zealand. Its beginnings were humble enough - suppor tive parents of modest means encouraging their sons. Yet an abundance of wind an d water and rich imagination would soon change that. This is their story : a sto ry of how the intellect, vision and courage of a fisherman's son from Leigh and a solicitor's son from Auckland triumphed over adversity and age-old superstitio ns to change the character of their sport and the shape of speed.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Shape of Speed: Bruce Farr and Russell Bowler. BY John Bevan-Smith. Publisher: Reed Books, Birkenhead, New Zealand, 1999. First Edition. Hardback with jacket, binding firm, minor rubbing to corners and spine ends, no inscriptions, minor otherwise very good. Jacket has a little edge/shelf-wear, some slight chipping and scratches, silver titles have some rubbing and scratches, small closed tear to top edge. The international success of Bruce Farr and Russell Bowler is staggering in any terms, on any scale. This book tells the story of that success - how two New Zealanders from ordinary beginnings joined forces to change the shape of speed and became the most successful yacht designers the world has ever seen. Fierce competitors both on and off the water in their youth, and now partners, Bruce Farr and Russell Bowler have revolutionised small-boat sailing in New Zealand and internationally, winning world championships with their designs. At age 20, Farr designed the world's first light displacement keel-boat to compete successfully within the rating rules of international competition. Where other designers had tweaked and modified, Farr started again from scratch, and his boats were to revolutionise boat design. 437 pages with photos. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.…

Zustand: Good. Good++ in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, just minor shelfwear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Very light wear to the boards with "straight" edge-corners; Moderate foxing to the top textblock edge, otherwise unblemished textblock edges are unblemished; Gift incription to the front endpaper, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.9 lbs; Light purple dust jacket with title in black and gold lettering; 1999, Raupo Publishing ; 437 pages; "The Shape of Speed," by J. Bevan-Smith.…