A Yachtsman's Guide to Buying a Sailing Boat - A Collection of Historical Sailing Articles on the Considerations to Be M, (Paperback)

This curated collection compiles historical sailing articles written by experienced mariners, naval architects, and yacht brokers, offering prudent, time-tested advice on the essential considerations when selecting a cruising or racing vessel.

Drawn from the pages of classic maritime publications (often dating from the early to mid-20th century), this guide provides a rich historical perspective on the process of becoming a boat owner. It emphasizes the importance of matching a boat's design, condition, and equipment to the owner's intended use, budget, and sailing skill level, principles that remain eternally relevant.

Carefully selected for a modern readership, these articles will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in sailing, and would make for useful additions to collections of allied literature.

Contents include:

• How to Sail
• Junior Skipper's Handbook: A Guide to Sailing for Boys and Girls
• Learning to Sail
• Outing Library of Sport: Boat Sailing in Fair Weather and Foul
• Sailing
• A Piratical Handbook on the Equipment, Handling and Up-keep of Open, Half-Decked and Small-Decked Boats

This book is a highly valued classic for wooden boat owners, yacht restorers, interior designers, and cruising enthusiasts interested in the heritage and practicalities of traditional yacht accommodation.