This vintage book is a complete and accessible guide to sailing. Designed especially for the 'landlubber', this volume provides just enough information to enable anyone to take out a small boat and bring her back safely. "Sailing" has been carefully selected for a modern readership, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "What This Book is All About", "The Parts of the Ship", "Moorings", "Knots and Splicing", "Bending Sails and Hoisting Them", "The Theory of Sailing", ...
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This vintage book is a complete and accessible guide to sailing. Designed especially for the 'landlubber', this volume provides just enough information to enable anyone to take out a small boat and bring her back safely. "Sailing" has been carefully selected for a modern readership, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "What This Book is All About", "The Parts of the Ship", "Moorings", "Knots and Splicing", "Bending Sails and Hoisting Them", "The Theory of Sailing", "Getting Under Way", "Before The Wind", "Reaching", "Close-Hauled", "Anchoring, Picking up Moorings and Storing Ship", "Helmsmanship, Trim and Ballast", "Reefing, and Bad Weather Tactics", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing.
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Bridlington,
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE,
UNITED KINGDOM
$2.11
Add this copy of Sailing to cart. $2.11, good condition, Sold by P.N. Emery rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bridlington, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1951 by Penguin Books.
Bridlington,
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE,
UNITED KINGDOM
$4.08
Add this copy of Sailing to cart. $4.08, good condition, Sold by P.N. Emery rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bridlington, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1961 by Penguin Books.
Add this copy of Sailing (Penguin Handbooks) to cart. $5.00, good condition, Sold by Goldstone Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ammanford, CARMS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1970 by Penguin Books Ltd.
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
Add this copy of Sailing to cart. $10.28, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1959 by Penguin Books.
Add this copy of Sailing to cart. $10.28, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1959 by Penguin Books.
Add this copy of Sailing to cart. $10.30, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1959 by Penguin Books.
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Add this copy of Sailing (Penguin Handbooks) to cart. $11.73, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1959 by Penguin Group.
Add this copy of Sailing (a Pelican Book) to cart. $12.32, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published by Penguin Books.
Add this copy of Sailing to cart. $14.60, fair condition, Sold by Solomon's Mine Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Howard, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Penguin.
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Good. 1949. Paperback. Good copy with light shelf wear. All prints present. Previous owners name on FFEP. Light wear to binding, remains a good copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
