- 198 pages
- English
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Sailing - A Guide for Everyman
About this book
This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive and novice-friendly guide to sailing. Including all the information a beginner needs to know, this accessible and profusely illustrated guide constitutes the ideal introductory book. Although old, the information contained within this volume is timeless, and would be of considerable utility to the modern enthusiast. Chapters include: "Is It Expensive?", "Old Boats and New", "Beginning to Sail", "Engines", "Rigs", "Cruising: Gear", "Cruising: Buoys and Charts", "Cruising: Coastal Navigation", "Some Miscellaneous Tips", "Maintenance", "Flags and Rule of the Road"... and more. This vintage book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing.
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Yes, you can access Sailing - A Guide for Everyman by Aubrey De Selincourt in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
Information
Publisher
Phillips PressYear
2013Print ISBN
9781447411574eBook ISBN
9781473389076Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Foreword
- Contents
- I. Is it Expensive?
- II. Old Boats and New
- III. Beginning to Sail
- IV. Engines
- V. Rigs
- VI. Cruising: (1) Gear
- VII. Cruising: (2) Buoys and Charts
- VIII. Cruising: (3) Coastal Navigation
- IX. Marline-Spike Seamanship: Knots and Splices
- X. Some Miscellaneous Tips
- XI. Maintenance
- XII. Flags and Rule of the Road