The Seaman's Friend: A Treatise on Practical Seamanship (Dover Maritime)
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 048629918X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Includes a glossary of sea terms.. The author of Two Years Before the Mast outlines practical aspects of seamanship such as setting sails and tying knots as well as the roles and duties of each crew member. A rare glimpse into the day-to-day shipboard procedures of the 19th-century
Seaman's Friend, hard core reading Richard Dana's "Two Years Before the Mast" is my favorite book, and I have often chosen books to read about sailing in the 1800s. So when I saw I could get another book by Dana I jumped at it. However, since my sailing has been mostly fresh water lake and a little SF Bay day sailing, the minutia of the different parts of a big tall ship was too much for me.This book is better suited to someone who actually sails on tall ships, or who is a serious naval history buff. (I thought I was, but this was too much arcane detail for me.)My faultjust what did I expect!. J. R. Trtek said Usually Interesting, Occasionally Hard to Follow. In a sense, this is not a bad book for getting a general feel for life and work aboard a 19th Century sailing vessel. Dana, more famous for Two Years Before the Mast, put his knowledge into this somewhat dry treatise. This Dover edition is a reprint of the 1879 printing, and as one might expect, there is a serious lack of enlightening illustrations for the modern reader, so that, for me, the detailed sailing instructions are a bit hard to follow. However, the general descriptions of shipboard organization and life give some useful insight. This is probably not a good first step in getting a sense of the sailing life of 150 . A great resource! cspt2 A great resource!