Foreword |
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Introduction |
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1 | (36) |
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King Charles II, Yacht Racer |
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1 | (5) |
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John Cox Stevens and the New York Yacht Club |
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6 | (5) |
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Richard McMullen's Corinthian Yachting |
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11 | (5) |
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James Gordon Bennett's Transatlantic Race |
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16 | (5) |
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John MacGregor, Boating Celebrity |
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21 | (5) |
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Joshua Slocum's Circumnavigation |
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26 | (5) |
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Eric Tabarly, the Yachting Populariser |
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31 | (6) |
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2 Navigation And Pilotage |
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37 | (29) |
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Greenvile Collins's Coastal Charts |
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37 | (5) |
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John Campbell's Lunar Sextant |
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42 | (4) |
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Edward Massey's Distance Log |
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46 | (4) |
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Francis Crow and the Ship's Compass |
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50 | (6) |
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William Thomson's Depth Sounder |
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56 | (4) |
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60 | (6) |
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66 | (24) |
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Luke Howard's Cloud Classification |
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66 | (3) |
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Francis Beaufort and the Wind Scale |
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69 | (3) |
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Frederick Marryat's Signal Flags |
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72 | (3) |
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William Evans's Navigation Sidelights |
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75 | (5) |
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Philip Columb's Morse Lamp |
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80 | (2) |
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Robert FitzRoy, Weather Forecaster |
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82 | (5) |
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Lee de Forest's Radio Telephone |
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87 | (3) |
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90 | (30) |
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Nathaniel Butler's Bermuda Rig |
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90 | (5) |
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William Gordon's Spinnaker |
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95 | (3) |
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Robert Wykeham-Martin's Furling Jib |
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98 | (4) |
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102 | (4) |
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Starling Burgess's Alloy Mast |
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106 | (6) |
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Rex Whinfield's Terylene Sail |
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112 | (4) |
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Peter Chilvers's Sailboard |
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116 | (4) |
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120 | (34) |
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William Petty's Catamaran |
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120 | (5) |
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John Schank's Dagger-board |
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125 | (4) |
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Patrick Miller's Trimaran |
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129 | (6) |
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Edward Bentall's Fin Keel |
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135 | (5) |
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Robin Balfour's Twin Keel |
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140 | (3) |
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Uffa Fox's Planing Dinghy |
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143 | (5) |
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John Illingworth, Ocean Racer |
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148 | (6) |
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6 Engines, Steering And Anchors |
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154 | (20) |
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John Hawkins's Steering Wheel |
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154 | (3) |
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Andrew Smith's Wire Rigging |
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157 | (2) |
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Francis Smith's Screw Propeller |
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159 | (7) |
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Nathaniel Herreshoff and Self-steering |
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166 | (1) |
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Rudolf Diesel's Boat Engine |
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167 | (3) |
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Cameron Waterman's Outboard Motor |
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170 | (2) |
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Geoffrey Taylor's COR Anchor |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (31) |
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174 | (5) |
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George Manby's Fire Extinguisher |
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179 | (5) |
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Peter Halkett's Inflatable Cloak-boat |
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184 | (6) |
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Edward Berthon's Folding Dinghy |
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190 | (5) |
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John Ward's Lifejacket and the First Survival Suits |
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195 | (2) |
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Martha Coston's Signalling Flare |
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197 | (3) |
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Guglielmo Marconi's S-O-S |
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200 | (1) |
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Daniel Mowrey's Seasickness Remedy |
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201 | (4) |
Further Reading |
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205 | (18) |
Index |
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