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1960 · 081524 — London England: Newnes 1960. Hardback. First Edition. Slightly sunned top and bottom edge of spine of cloth. Wear and a couple of small tears to edges and corners of D/J. Tiny piece of D/J. missing from top edge of spine. Whether you are an expert with a lifetime's interest in sailing behind you or a novice just beginning to taste its joys you will appreciate this expert's book. it is at one and the same time a practical instruction manual on how to handle sailing boats and the personal testimony of the most outstanding yachtsman of our day and age. Uffa Fox explains the elements wind and sea - their effect on boat design and performance. He tells you simple how to sail but also how to care for the boat its mast its rigging its sails. He offers advice on selection of a boat. He explains the rules of racing and tells the story of hiw own racing experience from which you may profit. He outlines the delights of cruising - with notes on equipment compass lead lines charts binoculars even stores. This book is rich in experience - the generous advice of a master helsman to all you would enjoy the art of sailing across the gravel pit or the wide Atlantic. The pungent personaly of Uffa Fox comes out on every page unexpectedly - producing a smile or a nod of acknowledgement for example: 'It is well to think of those ashore while we are afloat'. To read this salty book is to discover a man as well as to learn an art. Illustrated. 174 pp. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions and all types of Academic Literature. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Newnes Hardcover