This volume contains a collection of classic articles on sailing yachts, dealing with subjects such as boat design, the America's Cup, the historical development of yacht racing, and much more. Carefully selected for a modern readership, these timeless articles will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in yacht racing. The articles include: “American Yachting”, “History of Yachting”, “The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes July 1897”, “The Complete Yachtsman”, “Yachting Wrinkles – A Practical and Historical Handbook of Valuable Information for the Racing and Cruising Yachtsman”, and “Yachting: Five-Tonners and Five-Raters in the North”. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing.
Yacht Racing History - A Collection of Historical Sailing Articles on Boat Designs, the America's Cup and the Developments in Yacht Racing
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This volume contains a collection of classic articles on sailing yachts, dealing with subjects such as boat design, the America's Cup, the historical development of yacht racing, and much more. Carefully selected for a modern readership, these timeless articles will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in yacht racing. The articles include: “American Yachting”, “History of Yachting”, “The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes July 1897”, “The Complete Yachtsman”, “Yachting Wrinkles – A Practical and Historical Handbook of Valuable Information for the Racing and Cruising Yachtsman”, and “Yachting: Five-Tonners and Five-Raters in the North”. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing.
This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high...
A guide for racing yachtsman that is as useful today as when it was first published. Teaching the fundamentals of the start line, beating to windward, rounding a mark, wind abeam, before the wind...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...
The dominance of the New York Yacht Club, in possession of the America's Cup between 1851 and 1983, has given Newport, Rhode Island, the status of yachting capital of the world. Seven of the most...
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