Comments on: Cooke on laying up, and tying sailor’s knots http://intheboatshed.net/2007/07/06/cooke-on-laying-up-and-knots/ Gavin Atkin's weblog about great boats, boatbuilding and restoration Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:27:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dick Wynne http://intheboatshed.net/2007/07/06/cooke-on-laying-up-and-knots/comment-page-1/#comment-3768 Dick Wynne Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:54:56 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2007/07/06/cooke-on-laying-up-and-knots/#comment-3768 Gavin, many thanks for introducing me to Mr Cooke, what a confidence-inspiring and charming writing style. Despite being a bit of a geek I believe the best portable random access information medium is the humble book, so I just had to order my own copy on abebooks.com -- where there are only a handful to be found, by the way. Gavin, many thanks for introducing me to Mr Cooke, what a confidence-inspiring and charming writing style. Despite being a bit of a geek I believe the best portable random access information medium is the humble book, so I just had to order my own copy on abebooks.com — where there are only a handful to be found, by the way.

]]> By: david http://intheboatshed.net/2007/07/06/cooke-on-laying-up-and-knots/comment-page-1/#comment-3760 david Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:54:29 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2007/07/06/cooke-on-laying-up-and-knots/#comment-3760 Hi Gavin, For those enjoying Mr. Cooke's book, may I point to E.F. Knight's <em>Sailing</em>, which is now available through my blog. See http://neversealand.downtothesea.org/2007/07/06/ef-knight-sailing/ Cheers, David Hi Gavin,

For those enjoying Mr. Cooke’s book, may I point to E.F. Knight’s Sailing, which is now available through my blog. See

http://neversealand.downtothesea.org/2007/07/06/ef-knight-sailing/

Cheers,

David

]]> By: Gavin Atkin http://intheboatshed.net/2007/07/06/cooke-on-laying-up-and-knots/comment-page-1/#comment-3751 Gavin Atkin Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:08:32 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2007/07/06/cooke-on-laying-up-and-knots/#comment-3751 They might... :-) They might… :-)

]]> By: David http://intheboatshed.net/2007/07/06/cooke-on-laying-up-and-knots/comment-page-1/#comment-3746 David Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:50:29 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2007/07/06/cooke-on-laying-up-and-knots/#comment-3746 Hi Gavin -- thanks for your continuing work in posting this book. I love this salty old stuff! Readers may also enjoy "The Arts of the Sailor: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework" by Hervey Garrett Smith, available in paperback. Best David Hi Gavin — thanks for your continuing work in posting this book. I love this salty old stuff! Readers may also enjoy “The Arts of the Sailor: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework” by Hervey Garrett Smith, available in paperback.

Best

David

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