~Dick's Yachting and Sailing.~ Containing practical instructions
in all that pertains to the Construction, Rigging, and Management of
Sloop, Schooner, Yawl, Ketch-rigged, Cutter, Cat, and other Yachts,
with the Laws and Regulations concerning Sailing, Lights, Flags,
Signals, etc., and the general Rules for Sailing and Nautical
Etiquette adopted by the leading Yacht Clubs of the United States. It
includes a complete Glossary of Nautical Terms and Phrases, with a
tabulated explanation of Bell-time, and Instructions in the use of
the Log-line, Mercator's Chart, Compass, and other implements and
appliances necessary for navigation, and all the Knots, Bends, Hitches
and Splices for Ropes and Cordage. Illustrated with explanatory
engravings and diagrams.