Description: The Compleat Cruiser by L. Francis Herreshoff The Compleat Cruiser - The Art, Practice and Enjoyment of Boating by L Francis Herreshoff Inspired by Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler, this book is accurately subtitled "The Art, Practice and Enjoyment of Boating'. A classic in the field, it is a comprehensive survey of boating that has been and will continue to be a joy to all those who find pleasure and recreation on the water. Starting with a kayak-type canoe, Mr. Herreshoff takes us on family-style cruises in American waters, during which all sorts of boats and boating skills are explained while they are used. He tells about the adventures of the crews of the catboat Piscator, the ketch Viator, and the engineless, whaleboat-style ketch Rozinante. There are anecdotes and examples and a wide variety of boat lore in each chapter. There are adventures, races and coastwise cruises and historical harbors to visit. The author, L. Francis Herreshoff, was a leading yacht designer and had wide experience cruising in small and large craft Originally written as a series of articles for THE RUDDER magazine during WW II, the abridged book-version is classic Americana. LFH manages to present a treasure chest of timeless yachting skills, while introducing the reader to the pre-multi-culti New England of his early 20th Century youth, a culture of genteel Yankee community in symbiotic relationship with a maritime inheritance of unpresendented abundance and beauty. If you want to learn the basics of pre-plastic messing about in good boats, while embarked on a time-capsule voyage to a bye-gone New England, still firmly in Yankee hands, this book will take you there. You will return with a ditty bag full of Herreshoff's life-experience, and eyes wide open, a budding student of the art of low-tech, high-touch cruising, a curiously-Yankee spiritual path of a transcendent nature. Hardcover with dust jacket: 372 pages Publisher : Sheridan House; 1983 Language : English ISBN-10 : 0911378057 ISBN-13 : 978-0911378054 Item weight : 899 g Out of print•Shipment from CANADA to Domestic, USA and International addresses. •Canada Post services. If buying multiple books, Please do not make any payment until you have received an adjusted combined shipping invoice. •Carefully packaged and shipped expedited small parcel with a tracking number. •Within Canada --- The service is Canada Post Expedited Parcel •To the United States --- The service is Canada Post Tracked Parcel USA To all other destinations worldwide --- The service is Canada Post International •CUSTOMS DUTIES & TAXES In the event that Customs officials of the destination country impose import duties and / or local taxes the buyer is liable for any and all charges assessed. Please contact your local Customs office to ascertain any potential charges before making your purchase. CANADA POST SHIPPING & TRACKING Please be aware that the economy services listed below do not provide tracking capability. ◦Canada Post First Class Lettermail ◦Canada Post Light Packet Air ◦Canada Post Small Packet Air ◦Canada Post International Parcel Air •I combine shipping, check out my other listings in my Ebay Store! QUESTIONS? Should you have questions about shipping or the item on this page please don't hesitate to ask. I will do my best to answer them. Thank you, Dean.
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Publication Year: 1987
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