Year: 1987 Language: English Author: Dear I., Kemp P. Genre: Guide Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0-19-211663-0, 0-19-282012-5 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 232 Description: Published by Oxford University Press in 1987, The Pocket Oxford Guide to Sailing Terms (edited by Ian Dear and Peter Kemp) is a concise, illustrated reference book. It contains over 1,275 entries defining international yachting and square-rigging terminology, as well as the historical derivations of everyday sea terms. The guide is an excellent resource for anyone who sails for business, competition, or leisure. It translates and explains the rich, colorful language of the sea—including how everyday words like "apron," "cradle," and "bridle" were adopted to describe timbers, hand clips, and rigging.
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The Pocket Oxford guide to sailing terms
Language: English
Author: Dear I., Kemp P.
Genre: Guide
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0-19-211663-0, 0-19-282012-5
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 232
Description: Published by Oxford University Press in 1987, The Pocket Oxford Guide to Sailing Terms (edited by Ian Dear and Peter Kemp) is a concise, illustrated reference book. It contains over 1,275 entries defining international yachting and square-rigging terminology, as well as the historical derivations of everyday sea terms.
The guide is an excellent resource for anyone who sails for business, competition, or leisure. It translates and explains the rich, colorful language of the sea—including how everyday words like "apron," "cradle," and "bridle" were adopted to describe timbers, hand clips, and rigging.
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