The gaff rig handbook : history, design, techniques, developments / / John Leather ; with drawings by the author

• Autore: Leather John
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Brooklin, Maine : , : Adlard Coles Nautical, , [2012, 2002]; ©2012
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 623.8/62
• Soggetto topico: Gaff riggers; Sailboats; Sailing ships
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""1 MASTS AND SPARS""; ""2 STANDING RIGGING""; ""3 RUNNING RIGGING""; ""4 GAFF SAILS AND BASIC SAILMAKING ""; ""5 GAFF TOPSAILS""; ""6 THE BOOMLESS GAFF SAIL""; ""7 THE CATBOAT""; ""8 THE SLOOP""; ""9 THE CUTTER""; ""10 CUTTER YACHTS""; ""11 THE ESSEX SMACKS""; ""12 THE SOLENT AND POOLE FISHING BOATS ""; ""13 PILOT CUTTERS AND SCHOONERS""; ""14 THE YAWL""; ""15 THE KETCH""; ""16 THE SCHOONER""; ""17 THE FISHING SCHOONERS OF NEW ENGLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA""; ""18 THE FISHING BOATS OF NORTH WEST ENGLAND"" ; ""19 THE LITTLE SHIPS OF DENMARK""""20 ON THE WEST COAST OF FRANCE""; ""EPILOGUE""; ""INDEX""; ""A ""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
• Sommario/riassunto: A handbook for those designing, building, rigging or sailing gaffrigged craft. It provides an insight into the design, history,techniques and developments of gaff rigs, and outlines the practicalaspects of the masts, spars, sails, running and standing rigging.
• Titolo autorizzato: The gaff rig handbook
• ISBN: 1-4081-2161-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818983103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II