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The best manual ever produced on rigging a sailing ship, based on extensively revised and updated 1848 edition prepared by Biddlecombe, Master in the Royal Navy. Complete definition of terms, on-shore operations, process of rigging ships, reeving the running rigging and bending sails, rigging brigs, yachts and small vessels, more. First inexpensive paperback edition. 17 plates of rigging. Introduction.
The Ultimate Guide to Windsurfing is essential reading for all
windsurfers, from the relative neophyte to the seasoned veteran.
Combining breathtaking, full-color photography with authoritative
content, it's as entertaining as it is informative.World-renowned
windsurfers Jason Polakow and Josh Stone offer practical hints and
valuable advice on how to improve your skills. Beautiful
photo-collages present the authors' unique techniques and methods,
highlighting particular moves in an easy-to-follow step-by-step
format.The Ultimate Guide to Windsurfing conveys the truly unusual
culture and colorful personality of windsurfing in a fun,
nontechnical style. (9 x 8, 96 pages, color photos)
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