THE BOAT SAILER'S MANUAL
A COMPLETE TREATIESE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SAILING BOATS OF ALL KINDS, AND UNDER ALL CONDITIONS OF WEATHER, CONTAINING ALSO CONCISE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS RIGS IN GENERAL USE, AT HOME AND ABROAD, DIRECTIONS FOR HANDLING SAILING CANOES, AND "THE RUDIMENTS OF CUTTER AND SLOOP SAILNT" WITH NUMEROUS PLATES AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
by Edward F. Qualtrough, U.S.N.
A very complete and effective little book on the handling of small boats.
From the Preface: "I have arrived at the opinion that . . . .an elementary work, and one which should chiefly treat of the handling and rigging of small craft, would prove very acceptable to a large class of persons, who, while not aspiring to the designation of yachtsmen, take considerable pleasure in the possession and management of Sailing-boats. The material used in the compilation of this little manual has been gleaned from the very highest sources, and every effort has been made to "winnow the chaff from the grain," and to arrange the valuable matter selected in such form as to set forth clearly and concisely "The Art of Boat-sailing." My special acknowledgments are due to Mr. W.P. Stephens and The Forest and Stream Publishing Co., for permission to avail myself of certain plates from "Small Yachts': Their Design and Construction" by C.P. Kunhardt. First published in 1886. It is interesting to note here that while Lieutenant Qualtrough is quite proper in requesting permission for the plates from Kunhardt and acknowledging their origin, he quite obviously also uses all the knotwork plates from Vanderdecken, probably because of their excellence, but mentions their provenance not at all.
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