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Hints to Young Yacht Skippers

By Thomas Fleming Day

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In "Hints to Young Yacht Skippers," Thomas Fleming Day provides an essential guide for novice sailors venturing into the world of yachting. Through a blend of practical advice and engaging narrative, Day elucidates crucial principles of seamanship, navigation, and yacht management. The book is structured to combine technical expertise with accessible language, making complex concepts digestible for the uninitiated while maintaining an authoritative tone. Situated within the broader context of early 20th-century maritime literature, this work resonates with the era's burgeoning interest in recreational sailing and reflects the values of adventure and self-sufficiency prevalent among yachting enthusiasts of the time. Thomas Fleming Day, a notable figure in yachting circles and an accomplished sailor himself, drew upon his extensive experience to craft this accessible handbook. His background as an editor and writer, paired with a deep-seated passion for the sea, greatly informed the informative yet conversational style of this book. Day's firsthand encounters with the challenges of yachting lend authenticity to his insights, resulting in a text that not only instructs but also inspires. "Hints to Young Yacht Skippers" is a vital resource for aspiring sailors eager to navigate the complexities of yachting. Readers will find both guidance and encouragement in its pages, making it an indispensable tool for those looking to embark on their sailing journey. This book is highly recommended for anyone passionate about the sea and seeking practical knowledge to enhance their maritime adventures.

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Publish dateSep 16, 2022

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1Introduction

72Lee shores:

2Hints TO Young Yacht Skippers BY THOMAS FLEMING DAY Editor “The Rudder,” Author of “On Yachts and Yacht Handling,” “Songs of Sea and Sail,” Etc. Illustrations by Warren Sheppard NEW YORK AND LONDON The Rudder Publishing Company 1904

73Weather shore:

3Buying a Boat:

74Caught on a lee shore:

4Buying a Racer:

75Miss-staying in a seaway:

5Buying a Cruiser:

76Miss-staying in a seaway:

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6Buying a Boat Afloat:

77Caught on a lee shore:

7Buying From Fads:

78Sailing in a seaway:

8Buying From Reason:

79Sailing in a seaway:

9Buying out of repair:

80Mizzen on a yawl:

10Buying through a broker:

81Mizzen on a yawl:

11Inventory:

82Working to windward:

12Nautical instruments, charts, etc.:

83Working to windward:

13Boat’s name:

84Working to windward cruising:

14Masts:

85Light sails, sheeting:

15Masts:

86Rounding a mark:

16Booms:

87Rounding a mark:

17Rigging on racing craft:

88Rounding a mark:

18Hoops:

89Rounding, a windward mark:

19Blocks:

90Trimming:

20Spinnaker pole, how to rig it for racing:

91Balloon-jib sheet, to shift a:

21Spinnakers:

92Shroud-parting:

22Spinnakers:

93Burst main sheet:

23Spinnaker, to shift one from side to side:

94Mast carried away:

24Spinnaker, to set a, when rigged with a lift:

95Burst bobstay:

25Spinnaker pole:

96Want of speed, i:

26Crew, stations for:

97Want of speed, ii:

27Crew stations for getting underway:

98Want of speed, iii:

28Light sails, handling:

99Speed, to judge:

29Crew stations for reefing:

100Towing:

30Crew stations for setting a spinnaker:

101Towing alongside:

31Sails:

102Towing:

32Sails:

103Towing, to tack when:

33Sails:

104Anchors:

34Sails:

105To get an anchor in a seaway:

35Hoisting sails:

106To get a line on a fluke:

36Stowing sails:

107To sweep an anchor:

37Sail covers:

108To lay out an anchor:

38Storm jibs:

109To lay out a heavy anchor:

39Shifting jibs in heavy weather:

110To raise a heavy anchor:

40Coils of gear:

111Anchoring:

41Running gear:

112Moorings:

42Running rigging:

113Making a mooring:

43Jib sheets:

114Making a mooring to leeward:

44Peak downhaul:

115Mooring hook:

45Mainsail hoisting on track:

116Mooring warp:

46Reefing at night:

117Mooring chain:

47Reefing:

118Dropping a mooring:

48Tacks for reefing:

119Moorings:

49Pendants for reefing:

120Hawsers:

50Reefing:

121Chain:

51Reefing:

122Anchored in an exposed harbor:

52Reefing:

123Anchor light:

53Reef, shaking out a:

124Lights:

54Reefing before starting:

125Light, a flare:

55Running off:

126Lights, binnacle:

56Running off in a seaway:

127Side lights:

57Mainsheet:

128Stern light:

58Jibing a mainsail:

129Water tanks:

59Wearing a yawl:

130Water:

60Steering a yawl:

131Medicine chest:

61Jibing a yawl:

132Log:

62Coming to at a dock:

133Barometers:

63Lying at a dock or pier:

134Weather:

64Clubbing:

135Winds:

65Sailing in a current:

136Winds:

66Sailing against current:

137Squalls:

67Tide under the lee:

138Squalls:

68Current, sailing in a calm:

139Squalls, time of:

69Anchored in a current:

140Squall, struck by a:

70Heaving-to:

141Tides:

71Lying-to:

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