Cooke on the rule of the road, and the dinghy

Chapter XV: ‘You will find the regulations printed in extenso in any nautical almanac, and when you see that they fill a good many pages you will probably be aghast at the thought of having to commit so much to memory.’

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Chapter XVI: ‘It is true that we had not much more than an inch of freeboard, but fortunately nobody sneezed and so we made the journey in safety.’

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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) Continue reading “Cooke on the rule of the road, and the dinghy”

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.’

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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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Cooke

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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) Continue reading “Cooke on yachting accidents and strange harbours”

Cooke on anchoring, mooring, stowing away, and running aground

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Chapter IX: ‘No anchor, no matter how good its proportions and shape may be, can be expected to hold a boat if the cable be allowed to fall in a heap on top of it.’

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Cooke Cooke

Chapter X: ‘There is probably no manoeuvre in the practice of seamanship that causes the novice so much misgiving as picking up moorings.’ Continue reading “Cooke on anchoring, mooring, stowing away, and running aground”