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Handy and authoritative, this invaluable guide deserves a place on every sailor's bookshelf. Abridged from the acclaimed Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea, An A-Z of Sailing Terms provides detailed explanations of nearly 1,500 sailing terms, covering everything from "booby-hatch" and "growler" to "jack in the basket" and "throat seizing."
Included are entries on navigational and meteorological subjects, weather lore, sailing expressions, and catch phrases--"to the bitter end," for example, is a sailing term that has now passed to general use. The 150 illustrations are themselves a comprehensive guide to rigs and rigging, knots, tackles, and a wide variety of onboard fittings and equipment. Fully revised and updated, this useful reference also includes coverage of the latest racing rules and modern yacht design.
Included are entries on navigational and meteorological subjects, weather lore, sailing expressions, and catch phrases--"to the bitter end," for example, is a sailing term that has now passed to general use. The 150 illustrations are themselves a comprehensive guide to rigs and rigging, knots, tackles, and a wide variety of onboard fittings and equipment. Fully revised and updated, this useful reference also includes coverage of the latest racing rules and modern yacht design.
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Ian Dear is the author of numerous books on sailing, including America's Cup, Fastnet, The Royal Yacht Squadron, and is co-author of Bunkside Companion. Peter Kemp is the editor of The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea and has written widely on sailing.
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"Will fit into the smallest dinghy...contains in dictionary form an astonishing amount about rigging and fitting out."--Daily Telegraph
"For scholars and writers, it is indispensable; for anyone interested in boats or words, irresistable."--Motor Boat
About the Editors:
Ian Dear is the author of numerous books on sailing, including America's Cup, Fastnet, The Royal Yacht Squadron, and is co-author of Bunkside Companion. Peter Kemp is the editor of The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea and has written widely on sailing.
"Will fit into the smallest dinghy...contains in dictionary form an astonishing amount about rigging and fitting out."--Daily Telegraph
"For scholars and writers, it is indispensable; for anyone interested in boats or words, irresistable."--Motor Boat
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0192861476
- ISBN 13 9780192861474
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages222
- EditorDear Ian, Kemp Peter
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