Elements of Yacht Sailing and Cruising

By Alec Glanville

This classic book is a complete guide to yacht sailing and cruising, with information on everything from anchoring to handling bad weather. Highly accessible and full of useful information, "Elements of Yacht Sailing and Cruising" will be of considerable utility to all modern sailors, and constitutes a must-have addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Boat", "Theory of Sailing", "Sail, Running Rigging", "Standing Rigging", "Rudder, Tiller, Drop Keep", "Sailing the Boat", "Reaching", "Going About, Wearing", "Going About", "Missing Stays", "Sailing Close-Hauled", "Faults in Sailing Close-Hauled", "Tacking", "Running", "Tacking to Leeward", "Gybing Ship", "Use and Misuse of C.B.", 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1446525724
• ISBN13: 9781446525722
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Vintage Dog Books
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"