Sailing

by Peter Heaton

This is a book for beginners. It describes the technique of choosing, buying, fitting out, sailing and storing a yacht in detail and in plain language. In addition, there are shanties, salty stories, sea-lore, instructions on subjects ranging from forecasting weather to curing sea-sickness, and the whole is profusely illustrated with line drawings and photographs.

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1949

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