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Cooke on yachting accidents and strange harbours
Chapter XIII: ‘Among those who go cruising in small yachts, some go for years without carrying away any gear whilst others are constantly in trouble.’
Chapter XIV: ‘Entering a strange harbour is a rather trying experience for a novice, and it is quite likely that he may lose his head.’
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Seamanship for Yachtsmen Chapter headings:
Chapter I Introduction
Chapter II Small Cruising Yachts
Chapter III Getting under Way
Chapter IV Getting under Way (continued)
Chapter V Seamanship under Way
Chapter VI Seamanship under Way (continued)
Chapter VII Heavy Weather
Chapter VIII Heavy Weather (continued)
Chapter IX Bringing Up
Chapter X Moorings
Chapter XI Stowing Away
Chapter XII Running Aground
Chapter XIII Accidents
Chapter XIV Strange Harbours
Chapter XV Rule of the Road
Chapter VXI The Dinghy
Chapter XVII Roller Headsails
Chapter XVIII Dinghy Sailing
Chapter XIX Racing
Chapter XX Racing Tactics
Chapter XXI The Care of Sails and Gear
Chapter XXII Fitting Out and Laying Up
Chapter XXIII Knotting and Splicing
Glossary of Nautical Terms
Index
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1 Comment »Cruising yachts, Motor yachts and boats, Racing sailing craft, Small boats, Techniques
Captain Clean Boat Dec 6th 2008 at 08:44 pm 1
Nice and usefull post, thanks, this is one for my bookmarks!