Author: Tyrrel E. BiddlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Yacht building
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The Corinthian yachtsman, or Hints on yachting
Author: Tyrrel E. BiddlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Yacht building
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The Corinthian Yachtsman, Or Hints on Yachting (Classic Reprint)
Author: Tyrrel E. BiddlePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282635404
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Excerpt from The Corinthian Yachtsman, or Hints on Yachting Who was the first yachtsman, and what sort of a craft was the first yacht? Is a question that is not unfrequently asked by inquirers into the origin of our national sport, and, to the majority of persons, a rather puzzling one. That yachting as understood at present in England, dates from a comparatively modern period, it would be folly to deny at the same time there is little doubt that, long anterior to the reign of Charles II., who is popularly supposed to have introduced a taste for yacht sailing into England, the inhabitants of these islands disported themselves on the water in boats. Have we not historical evidence to prove that many of our kings and princes, since the conquest, kept sailing boats for their own pleasure? Of course sailing vessels were first used as a means of transport only, but when it was found how much pleasure and enjoyment could be extracted out of such craft, vessels built for the sole purposes of pleasure naturally came into vogue. In the East Indies the Rajahs and their courtiers possessed swift sailing boats, in which they sailed about for amusement at the time of Vasco de Gama, and there is every reason to believe that such was also the case prior to the invasion of Alexander the Great. Readers of Plutarch will also remember many references to pleasure trips by water. Like the Chinese, the natives of India have not altered the form or shape of their sailing vessels in any material degree since they were first visited by Europeans and from careful researches, it is evident they reached their present proficiency in naval architecture centuries before the christian era. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Ireland, Literature, and the Coast
Author: Nicholas AllenPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019885787X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Ireland is home to one of the world's great literary and artistic traditions. This book reads Irish literature and art in context of the island's coastal and maritime cultures, setting a diverse range of writing and visual art in a fluid panorama of liquid associations that connect Irish literature to an archipelago of other times and places.
The Publishers' Circular and General Record of British and Foreign Literature
Author: Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature
Author: Publishers' circular and booksellers' record
Author: Sails, Skippers and Sextants
Author: George DrowerPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752468057
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
'The inventions, the innovations, the stories, the surprises. A combination of history, reference and entertainment – something for every seafarer and many others too.' - Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence. People have been sailing for thousands of years, but we've come some distance from longboats and clippers. How did we arrive here? In fifty tales of inventors and innovations, Sails, Skippers and Sextants looks at the history of one of our most enjoyable pastimes, from the monarch who pioneered English yachting to the engineer who invented sailboards. The stories are sometimes inspiring, usually amusing and often intriguing – so grab your lifejacket, it's going to be quite an adventure.
Catalogue
Author: Dobell, P.J. & A.E., booksellers, LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Booksellers'
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The Corinthian Yachtsman, Or, Hints on Yachting
Author: Tyrrel E. BiddlePublisher: Trieste Publishing
ISBN: 9780649494446
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
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P.J. & A.E. Dobell Book Sale Catalogs
Author: P.J. & A.E. Dobell (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description