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The Golden Age of Yachting |
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Originally published in 1963 as An Introduction to Yachting, this new paperback edition is about understanding what traditional yachting is all about.
Contents
Yachting from 6000 BC to the Era of great steam yachts.
Society and traditions in the steam era.
Development of the Marine Steam Engine
Hey Days of the Steam Yacht
The Decine of the Great Steam Yach
The Fast Steam Launch and the Small Steam Yacht
Origin of the America's Cup
Ocean Racers and Centerboarders
Developments in England
Big Schooner Days
Cutter-Sloop Controversy
English Cutters
Americas Cup Challange of 1885
The Thistle Volunteer Races
Dunraven's Second Attempt
Dunraven's Last Try and the Great British Cutters
Skimming Dishe and the first Lipton Challange.
Preparations for the 1901 Challange
1901 Cup Races
1903 the Giants Race
The Kaiser's Cup Race
1900-1920 The Universal Rule Breeds New
Fleets
192 pp., softcover
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