Author : W. P. Stephens
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 31,74 MB
Release : 2015-01-21
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 3845710748
Das vorliegende Buch von W. P. Stephens aus dem Jahr 1904 behandelt sehr umfassend die Geschichte und die Bedeutung des Segelsports in Amerika und enthält Informationen zu bekannten Yachten und Yachtclubs der USA, sowie zur Ausübung dieses beliebten Sports. Hierbei handelt es sich um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.
Author : American Sailing
Publisher : American Sailing
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 30,75 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 098210250X
Sailing Made Easy is the first step in a voyage that will last you the rest of your life. It is a gift from a group of dedicated sailing professionals who have committed their lives to sharing their art, their skill, and their passion for this wonderful activity. This book, which Sailing Magazine called "best in class" upon its release in 2010, is the most comprehensive education and boating safety learn-to-sail guide to date. It is also the official textbook for the ASA Basic Keelboat Standard (ASA 101). Incorporated in the textbook are useful illustrations and exceptional photographs of complex sailing concepts. The text’s most distinguishing feature is its user friendly "spreads" in which instructional topics are self-contained on opposing pages throughout the book. There are also chapter end quizzes and a glossary to help those new to sailing to navigate their way through the extensive nautical terminology.
Author : Nick Voulgaris III
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,97 MB
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0847842150
Celebrating more than eighty-five years of the prestigious yacht company, Hinckley Yachts traverses decades, oceans, and seas, capturing the joy, excitement, and serenity of the ultimate boating experience. A highly respected name in the yachting world, Hinckley sets the standard for high quality, performance, and lasting beauty. This book showcases the rich history, classic design, and legendary work of the handcrafted Hinckley yachts from 1928 to today. With historic and contemporary photographs and drawings from Hinckley's extensive archive-featuring the incredible craftsmanship and technical innovations of both its sailing yachts and jet boats-this is the first book to celebrate Hinckley's rich history. Chronicling the company's early years, which includes boats used for World War II, to its integral role in the fiberglass revolution and the evolution of today's modern yacht, it offers an in-depth look at some of the most legendary and renowned boats in the world. Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon is a must for any boating, yachting, or sailing enthusiast, as well as those interested in classic design and craftsmanship.
Author : W. P. Stephens
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 35,14 MB
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 3954274779
This book, first published in 1904, covers the entire history of American yachting, including the history of all relevant boat types. The book is fully illustrated.
Author : Howard Irving Chapelle
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 12,91 MB
Release : 1951
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393031430
From the author of Yacht Designing and Planning and Boatbuilding: the definitive history and survey of the great classic American small sailing craft.
Author : L. Francis Herreshoff
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 31,33 MB
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493073427
The Golden Age of Yachting presents a panoramic view of yachting, providing an insightful introduction to the pleasures, craft, and history of the sport, with emphasis on the era of the great steam yachts. It is a meticulous account based on accurate knowledge and detailed research. Most yachting histories have been so much influenced by the nationality of the author that the British and American versions are quite different, but L. Francis Herreshoff was equally familiar with both sides. He has given a much more factual account of the international races than can be found in other writings. This book will appeal to the large group of amateur and professional seamen who strive to keep alive the traditions and lore of sail. The book was first published by Sheridan House in 1963 under the title An Introduction to Yachting and reprinted in 1980. The title of this new paperback edition, The Golden Age of Yachting, more accurately reflects the treasures found in this magnificent volume.
Author : Onne van der Wal
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,89 MB
Release : 2013-10-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0847838846
From the eye of a world-class sailor through the lens of a world-class photographer, this grand-scale book takes the reader on a voyage around the world, capturing the joy, excitement, and serenity of sailing. As a professional sailor, Onne van der Wal has skippered boats of many kinds, raced yachts in every climate, and crossed the Atlantic more than ten times. When Olympus Cameras gave him a camera to document his Dutch team’s Whitbread Round the World Race in 1981, he discovered his second passion: photography. Over a lifetime devoted to sailing, van der Wal has accrued an unparalleled archive of the most evocative and beautiful photography of the pursuit in all its varied forms, from classic yacht racing around Newport, R.I., to beautiful schooners drifting outside St. Tropez, and from peaceful catamaran expeditions through the silent Antarctic to intense Grand Prix races around the coast of Australia. No other photographer has the experience to shoot so well on board a speeding yacht or the confidence to scale a mast for the right panoramic view; and no other sailor has captured the extremes of the excitement, competition, peace, and mystery the sport affords. This lavishly illustrated volume—with nearly 200 color photographs and several gatefolds of glorious panoramic images—is a celebration of the nautical lifestyle and a love letter to a pursuit that is so much more than a pastime for all those lucky enough to enjoy it.
Author : Kenneth Howard Goldman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 20,97 MB
Release : 2020-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1476682607
Before there was a U.S. Navy, several Colonial navies were all-volunteer--both the crews and the vessels. From its beginnings through World War II, the Navy has relied on civilian sailors and their fast vessels to fill out its ranks of small combatants. Beginning with the birth of the yacht in the Netherlands in the 17th century , this illustrated history traces the development of yacht racing, the advent of combustion-engine power and the contribution privately owned vessels have made to national defense. Vessels conscripted during the Civil War served both the Union and Confederacy--sometimes changing sides after capture. The first USS Wanderer saw the slave trade from both sides of the law. Aboard the USS Sylph, Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine fought the Third Reich's U-boats under sail. USS Sea Cloud made history as the first racially integrated ship in the Navy, three years before President Truman desegregated the military.
Author : William Picard Stephens
Publisher :
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 14,85 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Sailing
ISBN :
Author : Alfred E. Watson
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 34,11 MB
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1473341272
Alfred E. Watson's second volume of "The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes: Yachting". It is comprised of a number of articles on the topic of yachting that vary in subject from notable yachting clubs to yachting around the world. This book is highly recommended for those with an interest in yachting and its history, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "Royal Yachts and English Yacht Clubs", "Scottish Clubs", "Irish Clubs", "The Thames Club and Windermere", "Yachting on the Norfolk Broads", "Yachting in America", "Yachting in New Zealand", "Foreign and Colonial Yachting", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
