BOAT SAILING,
FAIR WEATHER AND FOUL.
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[Illustration:
_Good Luck and a Fair Wind._
_A. J. Kenealy._
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OUTING LIBRARY OF SPORT.
BOAT SAILING
IN
FAIR WEATHER AND FOUL.
_BY_
CAPTAIN A. J. KENEALY.
"Man made him a boat of a hollow tree,
And thus became lord of the bounding sea."
[Illustration]
_1903._
_SIXTH EDITION._
_REVISED._
_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIAGRAMS._
THE OUTING PUBLISHING CO.,
NEW YORK. LONDON.
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Copyrighted by
THE OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1903,
NEW YORK.
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PREFACE.
When the first edition of this little book was printed in 1894 my
publishers thought they would be very lucky if they ever disposed of
half the number of copies turned out by the press. I had the same
melancholy forebodings. The result has shown that our fears were
groundless. The book was written in a simple sailorly style for all
lovers of the sea and boats. That it should have received such cordial
commendation as it has from amateurs and professionals has been both a
pleasure and a surprise. In sending it out on its sixth edition, I
cannot lose the opportunity of thanking my critics who have been very
flattering to whatever merits it may possess.
A. J. KENEALY.
_New York, April, 1903._
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Preliminary Hints to an Amateur with Ambitions
Toward Owning a Boat—Why He Ought Join a
Yacht—Club Handiness of the Cat-Rig 15