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Minerva
Minerva
ON
Yachts
AND
Yacht Handling
BY
THOMAS FLEMING DAY
Printer's mark
NEW YORK AND LONDON:
The Rudder Publishing Company
1901
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COPYRIGHT, 1901,
BY
Thomas Fleming Day
All Rights Reserved.
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TO THOSE
WHO HAVE SPENT MANY HOURS WITH ME
ROUND THE CLUBHOUSE FIRE
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CONTENTS
On this Book13
On Seamanship19
On Boats in General37
On One-man Boats55
On Sea-going Boats67
On Rigs81
On Sail as an Auxiliary109
On Reefing119
On Anchors and Anchoring129
On Rigging161
On Stranding175
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ON THIS BOOK
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"Books were made that man might pass his knowledgeto his fellows; through them he speaks to a vast audience,and his power to enlighten is only circumscribedby the ability to impart this knowledge in lucid andinteresting language."
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ON THIS BOOK
My reason for writing this book is, that it is wanted;my excuse, thirty years' experience. In thoseyears I have handled many boats, upon manywaters.
You will find this book very different from other workson the same subject. In the first place, I believe that alltext-books should be written in a manner to please, aswell as to instruct; that they should be agreeable reading;and, aside from their teaching value, have a certain excellenceas a writing. Again, there is nothing in literatureso interesting as the autobiography, real or fictional.Nearly all our g                        
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