History of Yachting

By N. M. Korobov and Douglas Hextall Chedzey Phillips-Birt

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812817044
• ISBN13: 9780812817041
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Scarborough House
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

History of the Yacht, to be more precise

The author of this beautiful older history of yachting is a naval engineer and, as such, is focused on the development of the yacht as a vessel type rather than a social history of the sport. Phillips-Birt's ability to see and describe in layman's technical terms how racing and rating rules drove hull design, as well as his detailed knowledge of the British yachting scene prior to America's appearance on the world stage, make this book an essential complement to John Rousmaniere's "The Golden Pastime: A New History of Yachting" which was written from the social perspective of yachting in America in the Gilded Age to the end of America's hold on the Cup. The 2 books seem almost written to be read together and are both gloriously illustrated.