CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Yacht Racing as a Sport—Brief Review
of the Fascinating Pastime From Its Inception
to the Present Time 13
CHAPTER II.
The Racing Yacht—Some Remarks on the
Material, Construction and Selection of a
Vessel 47
CHAPTER III.
The Type of Yacht—What Shall She Be—Keel,
Centreboard or Bulb-fin? 78
CHAPTER IV.
Fitting Out and Tuning Up—Hints As to
Going Into Commission and Making the
Craft Fit For a Race 130
CHAPTER V.
Duty and Discipline Afloat—The Ship's
Company in Detail From the Skipper Down
to the Sea Cook 166
CHAPTER VI.
A Down-to-Date Yacht Race—In Which
May Be Found Some Noteworthy Examples
of the Sea-Jockey's Art 192
CHAPTER VII.
racing rules and the rule of the road—Some
Important Points That Amateurs
and Professionals Should Bear in Mind 215
CHAPTER VIII.
Evolution of the Racer—How Tonnage
and Measurement Rules Have Affected Form
in America and Great Britain 225
CHAPTER IX.
The Etiquette of Yachting—What is
Considered to Be "Good Form" in Craft,
Owner and Crew 261
CHAPTER X.
Yachting Insurance—Also a Few Legal
Wrinkles on the Status and Relation of
Owner to Crew 272
CHAPTER XI.
The Cost of Yachting—Cautionary and
Economical Hints to Those About to Embark
in the Sport 282
CHAPTER XII.
The Last Word—Final hints to tars who
want to sail their own craft 292
