Yachting Wrinkles
by A. J. Kenealy
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About this eBook
- Author
- Kenealy, A. J. (Ahmed John), 1854-1908?
- Title
- Yachting wrinkles : A practical and historical handbook of valuable information for the racing and cruising yachtsman
- Original Publication
- New York: Outing Publishing Co., 1899.
- Credits
- Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow, 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
- Yacht racing
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 76942
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76942
- Release Date
- September 28, 2025
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.OUTING LIBRARY OF SPORT. Yachting Wrinkles A PRACTICAL AND HISTORICAL HANDBOOK OF VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR THE RACING AND CRUISING YACHTSMAN.
- 2.PREFACE.
- 3.CONTENTS.
- 4.ILLUSTRATIONS.
- 5.I. YACHT RACING AS A SPORT. BRIEF REVIEW OF THE FASCINATING PASTIME FROM ITS INCEPTION TO THE PRESENT TIME.
- 6.II. THE RACING YACHT. SOME REMARKS ON THE MATERIAL, CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTION OF A VESSEL.
- 7.III. THE TYPE OF YACHT. WHAT SHALL SHE BE—KEEL, CENTERBOARD, OR BULB-FIN?
- 8.IV. FITTING OUT AND TUNING UP. HINTS AS TO GOING INTO COMMISSION AND MAKING THE CRAFT FIT FOR A RACE.
- 9.V. DUTY AND DISCIPLINE AFLOAT. THE SHIP’S COMPANY IN DETAIL FROM THE SKIPPER TO THE SEA-COOK.
- 10.VI. A DOWN-TO-DATE YACHT RACE, IN WHICH MAY BE FOUND SOME NOTEWORTHY EXAMPLES OF THE SEA-JOCKEY’S ART.
- 11.VII. RACING RULES AND THE RULE OF THE ROAD. SOME IMPORTANT POINTS THAT AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS SHOULD BEAR IN MIND.
- 12.VIII. EVOLUTION OF THE RACER. HOW TONNAGE AND MEASUREMENT RULES HAVE AFFECTED FORM IN AMERICA AND GREAT BRITAIN.
- 13.IX. THE ETIQUETTE OF YACHTING. WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE “GOOD FORM” IN CRAFT, OWNER AND CREW.
- 14.X. YACHTING INSURANCE. [1] ALSO A FEW LEGAL WRINKLES ON THE STATUS AND RELATION OF OWNER TO CREW.
- 15.XI. THE COST OF YACHTING. CAUTIONARY AND ECONOMICAL HINTS TO TYROS ABOUT TO EMBARK IN THE SPORT.
- 16.XII. THE LAST WORD. FINAL HINTS TO TARS WHO WANT TO SAIL THEIR OWN CRAFT.
- 17.INDEX.
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