http://www.bwsailing.com/01articles/...offnav0500.htm
The subject of this post is a direct quote from this ^^ article.
" Showdown in the South Atlantic
by Bill Biewenga
"When asked about my favorite books for competitive offshore sailors,
I often suggest Sun Tzu’s The Art of War."
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I was always sort of wondering Sun Tzu's book would relate to
sailing...I guess the articles opinion is one way of seeing it.
It was written about 2, 400 years ago....
And it is avaliable as a FREE DOWNLOAD AT THE gutenberg LINKS BELOW.
Ok here is some links that relate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_War
"The Art of War (Chinese: ????; pinyin: su-n zi( bi-ng fa(; literally
"Sun Tzu's Military Strategy") is a Chinese military treatise written
during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of
which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as
the definitive work on military strategies and tactics. It is one of
the most famous studies of strategy and has had a huge influence on
both military planning and beyond. First translated two hundred years
ago by a French missionary, The Art of War has been credited with
influencing Napoleon, the German General Staff, and even the planning
of Operation Desert Storm. Leaders as diverse as Mao Zedong and Giap
have claimed to have drawn inspiration from the work."
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