Yacht Racing History - A Collection of Historical Sailing Articles on Boat Designs, the America's Cup and the Developments in Yacht RacingPaperback, 1 June 2011

This volume contains a collection of classic articles on sailing yachts, dealing with subjects such as boat design, the America's Cup, the historical development of yacht racing, and much more. Carefully selected for a modern readership, these timeless articles will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in yacht racing. The articles include: "American Yachting", "History of Yachting", "The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes July 1897", "The Complete Yachtsman", "Yachting Wrinkles - A Practical and Historical Handbook of Valuable Information for the Racing and Cruising Yachtsman", and "Yachting: Five-Tonners and Five-Raters in the North". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing.