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Sailing Illustrated : the sailor's bible since 1956 / written and illustrated by Patrick M. Royce.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Royce, Patrick M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sailing.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- [Fully revised stem to stern for its 33rd year in print.]
- Distribution:
- Philadelphia, PA : [Distributed to U.S. bookstores by Running Press],
- Other Title:
- Royce's sailing illustrated
- Place of Publication:
- Marina del Rey, CA : Western Marine Enterprises, [1989]
- Contents:
- Sail, hull basics
- One-design association
- Dinghy details
- Portable sailboats and trailers
- Keel sailboats
- Sailing language
- Raising sail
- Underway
- Spinnakers
- Sail/hull balance
- Dinghy upset
- Reefing
- Surface anchors
- Hard aground
- Bottom anchors
- Docking, hull aspect ratios
- Buoyage
- Inboard engines, outboard motors
- Metals; synthetic, organic products
- Marlinspike, rope
- Weather
- Tides; Fog
- Emergency procedures; Rules, large vessels; traditional vessels; square riggers
- Racing Rules
- Sailing glossary.
- Notes:
- "The most recommended sailing reference ashore and afloat"--Cover.
- Edition, date, distributor and ISBN from cover.
- Publisher's advertisements: [4] pages at end.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Royce, Patrick M. Royce's sailing illustrated.
- ISBN:
- 0894716964
- 9780894716966
- 0930030516
- 9780930030513
- OCLC:
- 19744409
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