Sailmaker's Apprentice by Marino, Emiliano
Sailmaker's Apprentice by Marino, Emiliano

Sailmaker's Apprentice

Learn how to design, make, repair, improve, and maintain sails If you want to produce sturdy sails...
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SKU: 9780071376426
Product Type: Books
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Author: Emiliano Marino
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Sailmaker's Apprentice by Marino, Emiliano

Sailmaker's Apprentice

$77.66
Sailmaker's Apprentice by Marino, Emiliano

Sailmaker's Apprentice

$77.66
Author: Emiliano Marino
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Learn how to design, make, repair, improve, and maintain sails

If you want to produce sturdy sails for daysailing and cruising, built of low-tech materials you can repair with a few simple tools, The Sailmaker's Apprentice can show you how. Emphasizing the handwork that distinguishes the highest-quality, most durable sails, sail pro Emiliano Marino tells you how to select a rig, introduces you to sail shape and theory, and then shows you -- step by step, with the help of over 700 detailed illustrations -- how to sew patches, hand sew rings, fix tears or frayed edges, and stitch seams, not to mention how to make your own sails, canvas sailcovers, and sailbags from scratch.

A visual feast for the sailor as well as an indispensable guide for the mariner comprehensive apprenticeship, this hands-on reference is an illustrated tour of the world's rig and sail types, contemporary and historical.

Author: Emiliano Marino
Publisher: International Marine Publishing
Published: 03/30/2001
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780071376426

About the Author

Emiliano Marino is a lifelong sailor and has been making sails since 1974. He has written about sailmaking and sail care in Small Boat Journal and WoodenBoat.

Christine Erikson, also a sailmaker, illustrates for Threads, among other magazines.

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