On Yacht Sailing
by Thomas Fleming Day
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About this eBook
- Author
- Day, Thomas Fleming, 1861-1927
- Title
- On Yacht Sailing A Simple Treatise for Beginners upon the Art of Handling Small Yachts and Boats
- Credits
- Produced by Mark C. Orton, Marc-Andre Seekamp and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
- Subject
- Yachting
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 45493
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45493
- Release Date
- April 25, 2014
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.ON YACHT SAILING
- 2.CONTENTS
- 3.PREFACE
- 4.SPECIAL REMARKS
- 5.GENERAL REMARKS
- 6.THE BOAT AND RIG
- 7.THE SIDES AND TACKS
- 8.THE HELM
- 9.NOMENCLATURE OF RIGGING AND SAIL.
- 10.SAILING ON THE WIND
- 11.SAILING OFF THE WIND
- 12.REEFING AND JIBING
- 13.TAKING CARE OF THE BOAT
- 14.MANEUVERS
- 15.RULES OF THE ROAD — Running Lights. — Anchor Lights. — Fog Signals. — Steam Vessel Signals.
- 16.GLOSSARY
- 17.Diagrams and Plans — DIAGRAM C. — SPAR AND RIGGING PLAN OF CAT BOAT. — SAIL PLAN OF CAT BOAT. — SPAR AND RIGGING PLAN OF SLOOP. — SAIL PLAN OF POLE MAST SLOOP. — SAIL PLAN OF TOPSAIL SLOOP. — SPAR AND RIGGING PLAN OF YAWL. — SAIL PLAN OF YAWL. — SAIL PLAN OF KETCH. — SPAR AND RIGGING PLAN OF SCHOONER. — SAIL PLAN OF SCHOONER.
- 18.LIST OF BOOKS.
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