Sailing Made Easy and Comfort in Small Craft - A Practical Handbook of Sailing and Cookery - Softcover

Housley, S.J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406790419 ISBN 13: 9781406790412

Publisher: Read Books, 2006

Synopsis

This vintage book is a complete guide to sailing, with chapters on cooking and housekeeping at sea. Written in simple language and profusely illustrated, this volume will be of considerable utility to modern readers wishing to learn how to sail, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents Include: “On Setting Sail”, “Sailing with Notes on Balance”, “Lugs”, “Strong Winds and Reefing”, “Rules of the Road”, “Mooring, Stowing, Awnings, Down Mast”, “About Knots”, “On Ship keeping”, “The Kitchen”, “Sailing Dictionary”, etc. Many old books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing “Sailing Made Easy and Comfort in Small Craft” now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing.

About this title

Synopsis

Originally published in 1928. Contents include: On Setting Sail - Sailing with Notes on Balance Lugs - Strong Winds and Reefing - Rules of the Road - Mooring, Stowing, Awnings, Down Mast - About Knots - On Ship keeping - The Kitchen - Sailing Dictionary etc. Written as help and encouragement for the learner. Illustrated with diagrams.

Edition details

• Publisher: Read Books
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1406790419
• ISBN 13: 9781406790412
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140