Yachting, Vol. 1
by Earl Thomas Brassey Brassey R. T. Pritchett C. E. Seth-Smith Watson. G. L. Edward Sullivan
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1894]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (453)
- YACHTING
- DEDICATION TO H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME
- ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE FIRST VOLUME
- CHAPTER I
- INTRODUCTION By Sir Edward Sullivan, Bart.
- CHAPTER II
- OCEAN CRUISING By Lord Brassey, K.C.B.
- VOYAGES
- CHAPTER III
- CORINTHIAN DEEP-SEA CRUISING By C. E. Seth-Smith, C.B.[1] (Late commanding London Brigade Royal Naval Volunteers)
- CHAPTER IV
- THE EVOLUTION OF THE MODERN RACING YACHT By G. L. Watson
- CHAPTER V
- SLIDING KEELS AND CENTREBOARDS By R. T. Pritchett[5]
- CHAPTER VI
- RECOLLECTIONS OF SCHOONER RACING By Lt.-Col. Sir George Leach, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.
- CHAPTER VII
- THE RACING RULES AND THE RULES OF RATING By 'Thalassa' PART I. THE RACING RULES
- The Rules for the Guidance of the Council
- The Racing Rules
- Duties of a Designer
- Private Match
- Club and Open Matches
- Duties of a Yacht Club
- Duties of a Sailing Committee
- Duties of the Secretary
- The Duties of Race Officers
- Duties of Owners
- Duties of a Sailing Master
- Duties of the Official Measurer
- PART II. THE RATING RULES
- The Time Allowance
- The Turning-point of Maximum Efficiency, or best Length
- The New French Rule
- CHAPTER VIII
- YACHT'S SAILING BOATS By The Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery
- CHAPTER IX
- SMALL YACHT RACING ON THE SOLENT By 'Thalassa'
- SPECIAL RACING, 1887
- CLASS RACING, 1888.
- CLASS RACING, 1889
- SOLENT SAILORESSES.
- CLASS RACING, 1890
- CLASS RACING, 1891
- CLASS RACING, 1892
- CLASS RACING, 1893
- CHAPTER X
- FITTING OUT A FIFTY-TONNER TO GO FOREIGN By E. F. Knight
- CHAPTER XI
- BALTIC CRUISING By E. F. Knight
- CHAPTER XII
- FIVE-TONNERS AND FIVE-RATERS IN THE NORTH By G. L. Blake
- THE Y.R.A. RULE AND ITS 5-RATERS
- PRACTICAL HINTS Buying
- Fitting out.
- OUTFIT
- Racing.
- Cruising.
- CHAPTER XIII
- YACHT INSURANCE BY G. L. Blake
- INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME
- Footnotes
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