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Actions Displays	Rigging Sail Remove from selection Add to selection TitleRigging Sail Author P. W. Blandford (author)‎ EditionFirst edition Place of publicationBlue Ridge Summit PublisherTab Books Year of publication1983 Paginationviii, 264 p. IllustrationsIllus., black and white drawings and diagrams, black and white photographs Dimensions20 x 24 cm Materialbook Class numberGV811.45 .B53 1983 ISBN0-382-06761-4 Subjectmasts and rigging, sailboats, ropes, knots and splices Ideal for the beginning sailor, this easy-to-understand handbook covers how to rig a boat easily, effectively, and enjoyably. It covers the fundamentals of hoisting the rigging and making rigging repairs, as well as different kinds of ropes, rope lays, and rope sizes; and how to handle rope. It explores the various methods of rigging sail, main running, foresail running, and gaff-headed running, plus there are complete instructions for hoisting, reefing, sheeting, and more. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of natural and synthetic fibre ropes, the uses of metal rope, and how to join two pieces of rope without tying a knot.

TitleRigging Sail

Author

EditionFirst edition

Place of publicationBlue Ridge Summit

Year of publication1983

Paginationviii, 264 p.

IllustrationsIllus., black and white drawings and diagrams, black and white photographs

Dimensions20 x 24 cm

Materialbook

Class numberGV811.45 .B53 1983

ISBN0-382-06761-4

Ideal for the beginning sailor, this easy-to-understand handbook covers how to rig a boat easily, effectively, and enjoyably. It covers the fundamentals of hoisting the rigging and making rigging repairs, as well as different kinds of ropes, rope lays, and rope sizes; and how to handle rope. It explores the various methods of rigging sail, main running, foresail running, and gaff-headed running, plus there are complete instructions for hoisting, reefing, sheeting, and more. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of natural and synthetic fibre ropes, the uses of metal rope, and how to join two pieces of rope without tying a knot.