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On Yacht Sailing

On Yacht Sailing

by Thomas Fleming Day

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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. 1.ON YACHT SAILING
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.PREFACE
  4. 4.SPECIAL REMARKS
  5. 5.GENERAL REMARKS
  6. 6.THE BOAT AND RIG
  7. 7.THE SIDES AND TACKS
  8. 8.THE HELM
  9. 9.NOMENCLATURE OF RIGGING AND SAIL.
  10. 10.SAILING ON THE WIND
  11. 11.SAILING OFF THE WIND
  12. 12.REEFING AND JIBING
  13. 13.TAKING CARE OF THE BOAT
  14. 14.MANEUVERS
  15. 15.RULES OF THE ROAD — Running Lights. — Anchor Lights. — Fog Signals. — Steam Vessel Signals.
  16. 16.GLOSSARY
  17. 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. 18.LIST OF BOOKS.

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