Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Naval Marine Archive

Kennedy Brothers, New York, 1934, fourth edition, ix, 529 p., b/w ports, sketches and folding plans. Good/none, previous book plate and name of owner, some darkening of end papers. Folded plans of Tern III and charts of voyage with the yacht as the author cruised around Britain and Europe, with delightful illustrations by author.

Norton, New York, 1998, first ed. 256 p., ill, col. and b/w. includes index. Very good/very good minus. Well illustrated with clear explanation of how sailboats work by a yacht designer who has worked with America's Cup boats.

W.W. Norton &Co., New York, 1971, revised and enlarged edition, xi, 373 p. ill. b/w drawing and lines, includes index. very good - former owner book plate, very good dj. This guide to yacht designing includes discussions of contemporary design and materials as they influence the yacht designer's work. Written primarily for the beginner, the book gives directions for the use of tools and suggestions for material and other equipment. Successive chapters cover specific problems relating to the preliminary design, the lines, construction and joiner plans, and sail plans, with full discussion and directions for handling the many problems involved. A significant chapter describes in detail the complete process of drawing the lines of a yacht as it is done in practice.

Yachting, October 1912, ed. by Herbert L. Stone. 207-270 p. b/w photographs. The Harmsworth Race with Sopworth driving and winning for Maple Leaf IV; the Honolulu ocean race; cruising and design - a Gloucester fishing schooner built for cruising and more. A special rare edition.

Little Brown, Boston, 1894, vol 2 only of two, xvi, 456 p. ill. with colour plates of flags and burgees, and b/w plates, sketches, lines and charts; includes index. Part of the The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, good rebind, library imprint, former owner's names inked out. This Vol II: Royal yachts and English yacht clubs, Scottish clubs, Irish clubs, Thames clubs and Windermere, yachting on the Norfolk Broads, yachting in America, yachting in New Zealand, foreign and colonial yachting, some famous races, racing in a 40-rater in 1892, yacht racing in 1893, the American yachting season of 1893, the America Cup races 1893, Appendix - the 'Giralda'.

Castle Books, 1987. 1st. very good/ very good. previous owner's inscription on end paper. A compendium of yachting stories and events from 1895 to 1911.

New York, Cassell & Company Ltd., 1988. This is the New and Revised Edition with "The Season of 1887", not the Limited Edition. 27 x 19 cm. 200 p. Includes illustrations, maps, and diagrams. Frontispiece of The Yacht Mayflower in 1886 with 140 line drawings of yachts at sea in-text with other engravings and decorations including one of the Americas Cup. The text is divided into several sections, The History of American Yachting from the early days of the New York Yacht Club to 1885, The Mayflower and Galatea Races of 1886, American Steam Yachting, British Yachting and American Yachting in 1886 and 1887. This copy remains in a good condition. The blue cloth boards are rubbed at the edges and have sustained some tearing along the top and bottom edge of the spine. The binding is tight and the text remains in a clean condition. Heavy extra postage at cost. Heavy requires more postage.

Doubleday, 1954. 1st. fair.ex lib Tales of the New England whalermen in the South seas. 304 pages

Illustrated bw of the life on the wahling ships.Tales of the New England whalermen in the South seas. 304 pages

Carlton & Phillips, New York, 1853, 255 p. ill. b/w engravings, fair, foxing on pages, part of spine missing and corners bumped. Advice and directions to young men for having a successful life.