The Observer's Book Of Sailing Craft by Peter Campbell

The Observer's Book Of Sailing Craft

Of Australia and New Zealand

by Peter Campbell

Methuen of Australia, 1979, colour plates, colour and b/w photographs, hardcover with laminated pictorial boards, ISBN 0454000766

Like New Condition, a few pages creased, otherwise clean and tight copy

'describes over 300 different types of craft, from the tiny 2.4 metre trainer dinghies to 12-metre ocean racers, and includes the only comprehensive record of international achievements by Australian and New Zealand yachtsmen.  Also covered are the remarkable developments in the design and construction of sailing craft and the technical advances in sails and fittings that have taken place during the last decade.  The book is illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and line drawings, and there is an eight-page colour section.'