Kemp Dixon. A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing

London: Horace Cox, 1884. — 624 p.The present fourth, revised and enlarged edition of this rare and classic book includes following chapters: Selecting a Yacht; Examination of the Yacht; Building a Yacht; The Equipment of the Yacht; Seamanship; The General Management of a Yacht; Yacht racing; Centre-board Boats; Sails for Centre-board Boats; Brighton Beach Boats; Centre-board Sloops — The Alert; The Pollywog; Lough Erne Yachts — The Witch; Una Boats — The Una, Cowes Una, and Mocking Bird; The American Centre-board Sloop Parole; The Sharpie and Sneak Boat; Mersey Sailing Boats; Lake Windermere Yachts; Yachts of the Norfolk Broads; Itchen Boats; Clyde Sailing Boats; Kingstown Boats; Small Racing Yachts; Types of Sailing Vessels; Double Boats; Steam Yachting; Ice Yachting; Canoeing; Amateur Canoe Building; Dictionary of General Information.