edited by John Irving
A truly encyclopedic work! Anything anyone ever wanted to know about traditional yachting can be found in this treasure trove. Just peruse this table of contents; Types of Cruising Yachts, The Design of Cruising Yachts, Yacht Construction, Cruising Yachts with Auxiliary Power, Some Details of Arrangements for Lighting, Heating, Sanitation, &c., &c., Masts & Spars, Sails, Dinghies, Ground Tackle, Boatswain's Stores, Boatswain's Work, Painting & Varnishing, Fitting-out, Preparing for Sea, Getting Under Way, Maneuvering Under Sail, Passage-Making, Light Weather Gear, Heavy Weather, Anchorage, Bringing Up & Stowing Away, Anchor Work, Mooring, &c., Coastwise Yacht Navigation, Weather-Lore, Rule of the Road, Accidents & Mishaps, Working Repairs, &c., Cooking, The Ship's Papers & Registration, The Engagement of Paid Hands, Going Foreign, through the French Canals to the Mediterranean, Insurance, Laying-up, Permanent Moorings, Standing Rigging, Some Legal Aspects of Yachting, Flag Etiquette, The Medicine Chest, Single-handed Sailing, Trade Wind Sailing, Ocean Racing, etc., etc., etc . This volume is also massively illustrated. There are 63 photographic plates and too many line drawings to even count--hundreds? There is no date of publication but it seems to have been about 1935.
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