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NEW YORK AND LONDON:
THE RUDDER PUBLISHING COMPANY
1901
COPYRIGHT, 1901,
BY
THOMAS FLEMING DAY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
TO THOSE
WHO HAVE SPENT MANY HOURS WITH ME
ROUND THE CLUBHOUSE FIRE
_CONTENTS_
ON THIS BOOK 13
ON SEAMANSHIP 19
ON BOATS IN GENERAL 37
ON ONE-MAN BOATS 55
ON SEA-GOING BOATS 67
ON RIGS 81
ON SAIL AS AN AUXILIARY 109
ON REEFING 119
ON ANCHORS AND ANCHORING 129
ON RIGGING 161
ON STRANDING 175
_ON THIS BOOK_
"_Books were made that man might pass his knowledge to his fellows;
through them he speaks to a vast audience, and his power to enlighten
is only circumscribed by the ability to impart this knowledge in lucid
and interesting language._"