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Boats, Boffins and Bowlines: The Stories of Sailing Inventors and Innovations
George Drower
From cloud classification and screw propellers to radio telephones and the measurement of tides, from the sextant to the first fibreglass boat, Boats, Boffins and Bowlines is a collection of stories of the intrepid and ingenious that will inspire and intrigue sailors everywhere.
240 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 20, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780750933650 |
| Publishers | The History Press Ltd |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 127 × 198 × 10 mm · 390 g |
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