The Small Yacht; Its Management and Handling for Racing and Sailing - Softcover

Boardman, Edwin Augustus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1151203289 ISBN 13: 9781151203281

Verlag: General Books LLC, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1909. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXI THE INTERNATIONAL BONDER CLASS OF GERMANY, SPAIN, AND THE UNITED STATES THE Sender, or Special Class, as it is called, is for many reasons the most remarkable small racing class that we have, as, for the four years of its existence in this country, the critics, experts, and naval architects are still at a loss to decide upon the correct combination of measurements, weights, etc., that would go to make up the boat to win in all conditions of wind and water. In fact, from my own experience in the twelve boats I have designed, I believe it impossible to embody in one boat all the points that would make her successful under all conditions. It would take at least two, and possibly three, boats of entirely different design to cover every condition. This being the case, it is necessary to build the boat to sail in the conditions of wind and water that prevail in that country where she is to be used. A good example of this is the fact that the German trio, in 1906, built for conditions that prevail at Kiel, Germany, met with defeat at the hands of the American boats off Marblehead. And in turn, in 1907, the American trio that went to Germany, being large flat boats with little ballast, lost to the German team of narrow, heavily ballasted boats, under extremely severe weather conditions off Kiel. I will go into particulars as regards these contests later on in this Chapter as I had the pleasure of sailing on one of the American boats in both series. The class originated in Germany, the restrictions being drawn up there, and a great number of boats have been built, for, to begin with, there was a cost limit of only $1224, which now has been raised to $1440 in Germany and to $2400 in the United States. This allowed even the men of small means to own and sail a...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: General Books LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1151203289
• ISBN 13: 9781151203281
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 28
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