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Yacht Sails - Their Care and Handling by Ernest A. Ratsey (2011, Trade Paperback)

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US $35.70

ApproximatelyPHP 2,013.91

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About this product

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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.