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Chapter XXII: ‘A tarpaulin large enough to cover her right over may cost the best part of ten pounds, but it will last for years and is well worth the money.’
Chapter XXIII: ‘Make a small bight, then pass the end through the same, then round the standing part from above and finally back through the bight from below. There is a quicker way of making a bowline than this, but it is a knack which can only be learnt from demonstration.’
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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)
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