Yachting, Vol. 2

Yachting, Vol. 2

Yachting, Vol. 2BY R. T. PRITCHETT THE MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA, K.P. JAMES McFERRAN REV. G....
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Yachting, Vol. 2

Yachting, Vol. 2

CHF 12.17 CHF 6.08

Yachting, Vol. 2

CHF 12.17 CHF 6.08
Author: Blake, G. L.
Format: eBook
Language: English

Yachting, Vol. 2

BY R. T. PRITCHETT THE MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA, K.P. JAMES McFERRAN REV. G. L. BLAKE, T. B. MIDDLETON EDWARD WALTER CASTLE AND ROBERT CASTLE G. CHRISTOPHER DAVIES, LEWIS HERRESHOFF THE EARL OF ONSLOW, G.C.M.G., H. HORN SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A. The innate love of the English for everything connected with seafaring, roving and adventure, burst prominently forth in the time of Queen Elizabeth, when Drake and Raleigh showed what could be done in small craft in 'ocean cruising,' and, with early Corinthian crews from Devon and the brave West, sallied forth and straightway laid the foundation of our navy, and our present numerous fleet of yachts. In 1604 an early designer, one Phineas Pett, built a yacht for Henry of Wales; and to him the Navy was much indebted for general improvement in line and build throughout the early part of the Stuart dynasty. At the Restoration we begin in earnest the History of Yachting, and find King Charles II. taking most enthusiastically to yacht building and even racing. That mine of wealth for the details of every-day life, that minute recorder of modes and fashions, Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S., Secretary to the Admiralty, first brings to our notice the aquatic taste of His Majesty. In his delightful 'Diary' we find: ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 41973
Author: Blake, G. L.
Release Date: Feb 2, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Contributor (Author): Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Blackwood, Marquis of, 1826-1902, McFerran, James, Middleton, T. B., Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor), 1828-1907


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