Excerpt from Notes on Yachts: First Series The subject is a large, and in some respects an abstruse one; and probably a majority of the men who are fitted by nature and circumstances to become yachtsmen, are deterred at the outset by the obscurity in which it is enveloped; and the object of this book is to set forth in a simple way the principles upon which small vessels are constructed, and to point out the chief desiderata respecting them: to sweep away the imaginary obstacles that deter men from sailing or building ...
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Excerpt from Notes on Yachts: First Series The subject is a large, and in some respects an abstruse one; and probably a majority of the men who are fitted by nature and circumstances to become yachtsmen, are deterred at the outset by the obscurity in which it is enveloped; and the object of this book is to set forth in a simple way the principles upon which small vessels are constructed, and to point out the chief desiderata respecting them: to sweep away the imaginary obstacles that deter men from sailing or building yachts and to overhaul the prejudices common to landsmen in general. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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