This classic book is a comprehensive and accessible guide to yachting, with information on all aspects of the sport form buying a yacht to navigation. Carefully selected for a modern readership, this timeless volume will be of considerable utility to anyone with a practical interest in boating or sailing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: Author's Note, What's What in Yachts, Buying a Yacht, Fitting Out, Sailing, Sea English, Moorings, Cruising, On Running Aground, Navigation, Signalling, Gadgets in the Yacht, The Sailing Club, The...