Wind Star: The Building of a Sailship - Paperback

by Joseph Novitski (Author)

A Finnish-born American entrepreneur builds his dream ship, the first modern sailing cruise ship, with a team of shipping business men, naval architects, and engineers, wise shipbuilders, a temperamental designer and an essential woman. Thirty years later, the ship and her sisters are still in service on the world's oceans.

Author Biography

Joseph Novitski, a life-long sailor and world-class ocean-racing titleholder, was on the staff of The New York Times and for decades has followed developments in wind propulsion for commercial shipping.