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Cooke on laying up, and tying sailor’s knots

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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.’

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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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Cooke on racing, and care of sails and gear

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Chapter XIX: ‘If you wish to race, I should strongly advise you to join a one-design class.’

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Chapter XX: ‘If you should find yourself in the unfortunate position of having a rival on your weather bow, the best thing you can do is make very short tacks.’

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Chapter XXI: ‘When the owner boards his vessel the following week-end he finds his sails covered with tiny specks of mildew which nothing will ever take out. He may improve their appearance by rubbing in French chalk, as some do, but the mildew fiend is still there doing its deadly work.’

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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
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A rare Uffa Fox Flying 10 at Beale Park

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Uffa Fox’s Flying 10

I’ve managed to recover my photos from the Beale Park Boat Show a few weeks ago, and to celebrate this small miracle I thought I’d show you these shots of a sweet little Flying 10 racing keelboat designed by Uffa Fox.

Curiously for such a rare and precious craft, there was nothing to say what it was and its history, and nothing at all to indicate who owned her of who had brought her to the show. It’s probably a blessing for the person concerned, for if I’d been able to find them, they would probably have been subjected to a blizzard of questions. Nevertheless, if anyone can add some more information I’d be very grateful to hear from them please!

The little boat’s dimensions are striking: length overall 14ft; beam 3ft 11in; draught 1ft 6in; waterline length 10ft. My guess is that he intended her as a teenager’s racer, but I fear the cost of making a keelboat like this would have been too high to create a large market, and so this sweet little boat remains a rarity.

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