Download or read book The Corinthian yachtsman or Hints on yachting written by Tyrrel E. Biddle and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Corinthian Yachtsman Or Hints on Yachting Classic Reprint written by Tyrrel E. Biddle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-25 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Corinthian Yachtsman, or Hints on Yachting Who was the first yachtsman, and what sort of a craft was the first yacht? Is a question that is not unfrequently asked by inquirers into the origin of our national sport, and, to the majority of persons, a rather puzzling one. That yachting as understood at present in England, dates from a comparatively modern period, it would be folly to deny at the same time there is little doubt that, long anterior to the reign of Charles II., who is popularly supposed to have introduced a taste for yacht sailing into England, the inhabitants of these islands disported themselves on the water in boats. Have we not historical evidence to prove that many of our kings and princes, since the conquest, kept sailing boats for their own pleasure? Of course sailing vessels were first used as a means of transport only, but when it was found how much pleasure and enjoyment could be extracted out of such craft, vessels built for the sole purposes of pleasure naturally came into vogue. In the East Indies the Rajahs and their courtiers possessed swift sailing boats, in which they sailed about for amusement at the time of Vasco de Gama, and there is every reason to believe that such was also the case prior to the invasion of Alexander the Great. Readers of Plutarch will also remember many references to pleasure trips by water. Like the Chinese, the natives of India have not altered the form or shape of their sailing vessels in any material degree since they were first visited by Europeans and from careful researches, it is evident they reached their present proficiency in naval architecture centuries before the christian era. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book The Corinthian Yachtsman written by Tyrrel E. Biddle and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Corinthian Yachtsman: Or, Hints On Yachting Tyrrel E. Biddle Norrie, 1886 Sports & Recreation; Boating; Sports & Recreation / Boating; Sports & Recreation / Sailing; Yachting; Yachts
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Download or read book The Corinthian Yachtsman Or Hints on Yachting written by Tyrrel E. Biddle and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... the steersman in holding it, all that is required is to slip the rope round the tiller head and belay to a pin, if there are no tiller ropes, beckets ought to be fitted on each side) get hold of one part of the main sheet and haul in the slack as the boom comes in, this steadies it until it fills again; the man forward, as soon as the jib blows over the forestay, must haul in the opposite jib sheet quickly, ere the wind gets full power on the sail. If she is at all slack in stays, keep the fore bowline fast until she is fairly round, when sing out "Let draw," and the foresail will blow over to leeward of itself, when the bowline can be hauled taut and made fast to the fore shroud on the lee side, this also helps to keep the foresail flat. While in stays a pull may be taken at any of the halliards which require tautening up, that is if you have a spare hand or two. The foresail ought to work on a traverse or horse in a cruising yacht, because there is one head sheet the less to look after. We are supposed to have started on the port tack, the yacht is now on the starboard, that is, her port or left hand side is to leeward. The wind has come round a bit in that little puff which so exhilarated our amateur friend; it is getting lighter though, and the skipper has muttered something about the big topsail. Now, then, is the time to get it on deck, if you are working short boards it would be better to wait until the yacht is again about on the port tack, because that is the side on which the topsail is set, but owing to the shift of wind she is just lying her course although still close hauled. Send a hand aloft to cast off the lacing of the jib headed topsail, if it is not laced there is no occasion; ease away sheet and halliards...
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Download or read book The Riddle of the Sands A Record of Secret Service written by Erskine Childers and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 1998-07-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the first great spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long suspicious years leading up to the First World War. The story builds in excitement as two young men on a sailing holiday discover a German plot to invade England. This edition is complemented by a fine introduction which examines the novel in its political and historical context. - ;`About this coast... In the event of war it seems to me that every inch of it would be important, sand and all.' Executed in 1922 for his involvement in Irish republicanism, Childers in remembered most vividly for his ground-breaking spy novel, The Riddle of the Sands (1903). In spite of good prospects in the Foreign Office, the sardonic civil servant Carruthers is finding it hard to endure the emptiness and boredom of his life in London. He reluctantly accepts an invitation from a college friend, Davies, the shyly intrepid yachtsman, and joins him on a sailing holiday in the Baltic. The regeneration of Carruthers begins as he is initiated into the mysteries of seamanship, but the story builds in excitement as Carruthers and Davies discover a German plot to invade England. Like much contemporary British spy fiction, The Riddle of the Sands reflects the long suspicious years leading up to the First World War and the intricacy of its conception and its lucid detail make it a classic of its genre. This edition is complemented by a fine introduction which examines the novel in its political and historical context. -
