It is all there and stated in such a plain, practical way that anyone can learn the tricks of wind and tide without any other teacher.

Preliminary Hints to an Amateur with Ambitions Toward Owning a Boat.

The Choice of a Boat.

Trial Spin in a Cat-Boat—How to Get Under Way, Beat to Windward and Run Back, with Instructions How to Act if Caught in a Squall or Stranded on a Shoal, and How to Avoid Collisions and Come to Anchor.

Advantages of the Yawl-Rig for General Cruising Purposes—Disadvantages of the Ballast Fin for All Purposes Except Racing.

The Popularity of the Knockabout as an Excellent Cruising Craft, with Some Observations on the One-design Classes from Schooners to Dories.

Keep Your Weather-Eye Open All the Time When Afloat—How to Handle a Boat in Heavy Weather or a Summer Squall.

Overhauling the Yacht—Practical Instructions for Cleaning and Painting the Craft Inside and Out, with Hints on the Care of Hull, Spars, Canvas and Running Gear.

Fitting Out for a Cruise

Combination Rowing and Sailing Boats.

Rigging and Sails—Standing and Running Gear, and the Bending and Setting of Canvas.

Laying Up for the Winter—Practical Suggestions for Protecting a Boat and Her Gear from the Stress of Our Inclement Climate.

Useful Hints and Recipes.

The Rule of the Road at Sea: Being a Digest of the Present International Regulations for Preventing Collisions.

The Mariner’s Compass, with Remarks on Deviation, Variation, Leeway, Etc.

Charts, with Some Hints as to Navigation by Dead-reckoning.

Marlinespike Seamanship.

Weather Wrinkles from the Scientific Point of View of Professional Meteorologists and also Jack Tar.

Nautical Terms in Common Use.

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