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This vintage book is a complete handbook on buying, making, and maintaining sails for a yacht, with information on handling sails, maintaining them, dealing with rigging, maintaining fittings, and many other related aspects. With simple instructions and a wealth of handy tips, this volume constitutes a must-have for sailing enthusiasts. Contents include: "A Look Astern", "Recent Developments in Yacht Rigs", "Among the Pioneers", "Working Sails", "light Sails--The Genoa Jib and the Parachute Spinnaker", "Passage Sails and Storm Canvas", "Sailcloth", "Sail Making", "The Care and Repair of Cotton Sails", "Rope and Rope Work--Slices, Knots and Hitches", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing.