Author : Graham Blackburn
Publisher : Overlook Books
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 39,34 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
A useful and illustrated reference to nautical terms with more than 2500 alphabetical entries, often cross-referenced.
Author : Graham Blackburn
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 50,96 MB
Release : 1981
Category :
ISBN :
Author : John Rousmaniere
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 15,93 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Boats and boating
ISBN : 9780393046496
From abaft to Zulu, including terms as new as bowrider and as old as starboard, here is the language of pleasure boating--clearly defined terms that today's sailors and powerboaters rely on to make their way safely and happily upon America's waters. Families of related terms are grouped together in special sections. QUIZ: What do the following phrases mean: head up, harden up, come up, round up, freshen your wind, sharpen up, sharpen your wind, heat it up? ANSWER: The same thing: steer closer to the wind.
Author : John Rousmaniere
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 16,75 MB
Release : 1998-02-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1324000376
“Written for the sailor, not the scholar. Rousmaniere leaves out the chaff and gives us just the wheat. Astonishingly comprehensive and slender enough to carry aboard.” —Don Casey, author of This Old Boat From "abaft" to "Zulu," including terms as new as "bowrider" and as old as "starboard," here is the language of pleasure boating—clearly defined terms that today's sailors and powerboaters rely on to make their way safely and happily upon America's coastal waters.
Author : A. Ansted
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 36,35 MB
Release : 2009
Category :
ISBN : 3941842218
Ansted's comprehensive and illustrated dictionary of nautical terms - first published in 1919 - contains the basic 18th and 19th century terminology of boat sailing. Intended to meet the needs of beginners, also readers familiar with seamanship matters may be taken with the descriptions of the old art of sailing. This book is a reprint of the third edition from 1933.
Author : A. Ansted
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 28,63 MB
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1447486315
This vintage book is an exhaustive and profusely illustrated dictionary of nineteenth- and eighteen-century nautical terminology. “A Dictionary of Sea Terms” will appeal to those with an interest in sailing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Many old books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing.
Author : Thompson Lenfestey
Publisher : Lyons Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,22 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Boats and boating
ISBN : 9781592283675
Full explanations of more than 8,500 terms and phrases used by sailors, boaters, and seamen.
Author : Henry Beard
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,82 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780761123873
Printed in an irresistible new gift format, this pocket dictionary brings new meaning to the things said at sea. The cleverly essential volume defines and illustrates the terms of sailing, from "ahoy" to "zephyr". Drawings throughout.
Author : Jane Daniels
Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 15,23 MB
Release : 1990-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780831748654
Offering a comprehensive listing of all the terms boaters need to know to safely guide their craft through the waterways of the world, this book defines the fundamentals of sailing in alphabetically arranged entries that convey the unique fascinating substance of nautical lore. 120 color drawings and photos.
Author : Peter D. Jeans
Publisher : Birch Lane Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 16,52 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
From hardy Nantucket whalers to Elizabethan sea dogs, from grizzled fishermen in Nova Scotia to the crews of clipper ships, the men who made their living on the sea left as part of their legacy a remarkable contribution to the English language. An astonishing variety of words, sayings, and idiomatic expressions are explained in alphabetically organized entries in this authoritative and entertaining work. Illustrations.
