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The Complete Yachtsman
The Complete Yachtsman, by B. Heckstall-Smith and Captain E.
du Boulay. Third edition, revised, copyright 1918. This newly-completed
CD Rom is a complete historical treatise on the world of Victorian
yachting. 483 pages long, it features sections on yacht racing,
cruising, rules of the road, yacht handling, yachting history,
etc. It even includes construction details for building a 20-foot
lapstrake daysailer. Very interesting historical reading.
$10.00
- CONTENTS
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- CHAPTER I
- The embryo yachtsman- learning the rudiments of rowing and
sailing in a hired boat-Dinghy sailing-First lesson in his own
boat-A capsize-Righting the boat again-A larger sailing boat,
and how to handle her cost-Camping and coastal cruising-What
to practise and study 15
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- CHAPTER II
- Building one's own boat-A. study of "lines" and
what they mean-Construction. and specification of boat to be
built-Tools, materials, and timber required-Laying off, making
and erecting the moulds-Building-Spars, rigging, and sails- Painting-Launching
31
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- CHAPTER III
- Sailing the new boat-How to get under way-Laying to-Picking
tip a man overboard- Picking up moorings -Anchoring-Mooring-Giving
a sheer to a boat at anchor 57
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- CHAPTER IV
- Yacht rigging, various component parts of-Flax, hemp, and
cotton- Strength and weight of hemp ropes-Wire ropes, their strength
and weight-Chains, their strength and weight-Various knots, seizings,
and lashings-Splicing hemp ropes-Splicing wire ropes- Ornamental
knots -Sundry ornamental work-Blocks and tackles 72
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- CHAPTER V
- Seamanship: A yacht owner should become a practical yachtsman-Setting
the sails, mainsail, topsail, jib, foresail-Getting under way-General
remarks on seamanship 121
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- CHAPTER VI
- Seamanship: Handling a yacht under way-Steering Steering
on a reach-Looking out for Puffs-Steering before the wind-Steering
on a broad reach in a heavy sea-The modern yacht in a heavy sea-Steering
to windward in a heavy sea-Handling a jib-topsail-Setting a jib-topsail-
Stowing a jib-topsail-Setting a Yankee jib-topsail 134
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- CHAPTER VII
- Seamanship: The duties of the crew when sailing-Taking in
spinnaker- Gybing-Tacking- Lowering sails 154
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- CHAPTER VIII
- Theory of tides: Rules governing them-Springs and Neaps-Various
terms used in connection with tides-Tide Tables and their use-Tide
diagrams -Finding the depth of water at anytime at a given place-When
a yacht aground will float again-Tidal streams-Finding their
direction at any time-Use and good effects of tides 172
-
- CHAPTER IX
- Sound signals used at sea and their meanings-Distinctive
lights and signals carried by various craft-Signals of distress-British
buoyage system-French buoyage system--Dutch buoyage system-Charts
and
heir uses-Mercator's projection-Bearings, tides, and currents-Lead-line
and sounding machines-Logs-Look-out 184
-
- CHAPTER X
- The rules of yacht racing-Y. R. A. and International Yacht
Racing Union Rules -Management of races-Sailing rules-The rule
of right of way- overtaking, etc., explained, with diagrams-
Protests -Measurement rules-The International Rule of Measurement-Cabin
fittings-Time Allowance Scales 203
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- CHAPTER XI
- Measuring a yacht to find her rating-How to reduce the rating
when she is over the limit of her class 253
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- CHAPTER XII
- Racing : A typical yacht race described in detail for purpose
of instruction in sailing- Handling a yacht in a race-The start
265
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- CHAPTER XIII
- Racing: A typical yacht race (continued)-On the reach-The
turn to windward-The run-Rounding the mark-A quartering wind
and a luffing match-Reasons for luffing tactics-On a close reach-Personal
comfort. 278
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- CHAPTER XIV
- Racing: A typical yacht race (continued) -More turning to
windward- Cross tacking-An exciting finish 305
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- CHAPTER XV
- Modern comforts in yachting- Lighting of yachts below- Navigation
lights -Search lights-Lifebuoy lights-Heating of yachts-Ventilation
-Cold storage. 316
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- CHAPTER XVI
- Motor Dinghy--Two-stroke motors - Ignition- Fitting a motor
into a sailing boat-Auxiliary yachts, their advantages -Mollihawk
III- Yachts' tenders -Dangers of petrol-Safety systems-Costs
of running motor craft-Inland motor yachting- Hydroplanes -High-powered
motors for large yachts-Diesel type of motor . 322
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- CHAPTER XVII
- Buying a yacht-Surveys -Completing a purchase-Admiralty warrants-Probable
costs-Changing a name-Hiring a yacht, form of agreement -Insurance
of yachts-Various clauses in policies and their meanings-East
Coast Mutual Assurance-What to do in cases of damage and loss.
349
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- CHAPTER XVIII
- Yacht designing: Elementary yacht designing on the system
of G. L. Watson -Definitions of displacement, centre of gravity,
centre of buoyancy-Principle of stability-Calculation of areas
and capacities- Simpson's Rule explained- Finding centres of
planes and bodies-Centre of lateral resistance- H omogeneous
bodies-Centre of gravity of yacht's hull and ballast-Shifting
weights, adding weight-Centre of effort of sails- Rules for finding
centre of gravity and centre of buoyancy 374
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- CHAPTER XIX
- Yacht designing: Drawing the lines of a yacht, the profile;
half-breadth plan; body plan; diagonals -Yachtsman to make his
own drawings, checking and fairing the lines-Care as to intersections
of water lines, buttocks, frame sections and diagonals - Drawing
Materials 393
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- CHAPTER XX
- Yacht designing: Applying the calculations of displacement
and centre of buoyancy-Curve of sectional areas-G. L. Watson's
system by four Tables 405
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- CHAPTER XXI
- Yacht designing : Calculations of centre of buoyancy and
displacement applied to a 7-metre racing yacht 413
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- CHAPTER XXII
- Yacht designing: Remarks on stability-Wind pressure-A practical
Method of finding the true measure of the stability of a yacht-The
meta-Centre-Metacentric method of little practical use 422
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- CHAPTER XXIII
- Ice yachts-Peculiar handling of-Real and apparent wind-How
it is that yachts generally can beat to windward-Sand boats :
their antiquity- Racing in Belgium-Sailing railway trolleys 430
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- CHAPTER XXIV
- Sea fishing-Fishing from pier and rocks- Hand-lining from
a boat at anchor-System of taking marks at sea-Cross marks-Picking
up an object lost overboard -Placing the boat at anchor-Whiffing
or railing- Setting pots, long lines, floating trots and trammels-Trawling-The
Beam trawl-The Otter trawl-Shrimp trawling and dredging-Seining
-Sand-eel seining-Fish spearing-Fishing amongst rocks and sands
at low water-Catching lobsters in their burrows-Razor fishing
with salt and wire-Bisque soup 438
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- CHAPTER XXV
- A history of the pastime of yachting -Variety of types-Cod's
head and mackerel tail-Origin of old tonnage rules -Capacity-
Builders' measurement and Thames measurement-The schooner America's
visit in 1851-Plank-on-edge type-The Jullanar-Broad keels and
outside lead- Development of extreme plank-on-edge-New era of
more moderate vessels under Length and Sail Area Rule-Vessels
of extremely light displacement-On -design classes-Evolution
of type under first and second linear-rating rules - The scantling
question - Handicap racing and modern cruising yachts-The Magdalen
type-Lord Dunraven's Audrey referred to-The coming of the International
Rule and yachts built under it-Modern sail plans-General comparison
of yachts of different periods, 1863-1911 463
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- CHAPTER XXVI
- Remarks on cruising- Yachting localities and where to keep
a boat-The Cruising Association and its work useful to small-boat
men-The cost of small yachts - Seaworthy type-Question of rig.-
The hull-Methods of reefing- Treatment of sails-Laying to-Sea
anchor-Handling a yacht in bad weather-The dinghy-Lamps-The use
of the motor-Anchors and chains-Paid hands, their wages, clothes,
and the general cost of running a yacht-Six hands--Three hands-Full
crew-Short-handed with amateurs at less cost- Racing money-Plans
of a 6-ton cruiser and a I 5-ton cruiser .
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- CHAPTER XXVII
- Altered conditions of yachting after the war- In crease of
cost-Reduction of Sail Area necessary to meet increased cost
in 1920-2-The new International Rating Rule, 1920, and Length
and Sail Area Measurement- Table of Measurements of a 7-metre
yacht, showing how the Rating is calculated by the New International
Rule-An exposition of the Rule showing it to be Length and Sail
Area only-An approximate method of finding, any Yacht's Rating
by the 1920 Rule-Table of possible measurements for 6-metre Yachts
by New International Rule 545
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