Vencedor: The Story of a Great Yacht and of an Unsung Herreshoff Hero in the Golden Age of Yachting

Vencedor: The Story of a Great Yacht and of an Unsung Herreshoff Hero in the Golden Age of Yachting
ISBN-10
1493052934
ISBN-13
9781493052936
Category
Yacht racing
Language
English
Published
2021
Author
Charles A. Poekel

Description

"A history of a racing sailboat storied for its exploits and victories, and of the man who built it-a young old Danish-American naval engineer, Thorvald S. Poekel"--

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