Skip to product information
1 of 1

Sailing

Regular price $486.34 USD
Regular price Sale price $486.34 USD
Sale Sold out
Shipping calculated at checkout.
From the eye of a world-class sailor through the lens of a world-class photographer this grand-scale book takes the reader on a voyage around the world capturing the joy excitement and serenity of sailing. As a professional sailor Onne van der Wal has skippered boats of many kinds raced yachts in every climate and crossed the Atlantic more than ten times. When Olympus Cameras gave him a camera to document his Dutch teams Whitbread Round the World Race in 1981 he discovered his second passion: photography. Over a lifetime devoted to sailing van der Wal has accrued an unparalleled archive of the most evocative and beautiful photography of the pursuit in all its varied forms from classic yacht racing around Newport R.I. to beautiful schooners drifting outside St. Tropez and from peaceful catamaran expeditions through the silent Antarctic to intense Grand Prix races around the coast of Australia. No other photographer has the experience to shoot so well on board a speeding yacht or the confidence to scale a mast for the right panoramic view; and no other sailor has captured the extremes of the excitement competition peace and mystery the sport affords. This lavishly illustrated volumewith nearly 200 color photographs and several gatefolds of glorious panoramic imagesis a celebration of the nautical lifestyle and a love letter to a pursuit that is so much more than a pastime for all those lucky enough to enjoy it.

Product details

Publisher
My Store
Publication date
October 29, 2013
ISBN-10
0847838846
ISBN-13
9780847838844
Item Weight
113.6 oz
Dimensions
14.29 × 1.42 × 11.42 in
View full details