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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... was a little older than the others, a tall, slim boy of perhaps seventeen, with a firm, determined mouth, and a coat of tan that told of his summer on the water. The elation of his achievement in winning the race they had just sailed was apparent in his manner, yet he said slowly: "You fellows dont want to be too cock-sure of yourselves just yet; remember that there are two more matches to sail, and theres an old adage in yacht-racing that no race is won till it s lost. We did well to-day; it was a good straight race--no luck about it as far as I could see--and you boys all did finely. But weve only tried them in a strong breeze, and we dont know how well we 11 stack up in light conditions. Besides, we want to remember that we re up against the best yacht sailors on the Atlantic coast. Lester, on the Javelin, is known all over the country, and they say he can get more out of a boat than any other amateur. If it comes to close work, I think he can make us look foolish." The speaker was Frank Stilwell, skipper of the Fearless, which was owned by his father. He had practically lived on the boat the three preceding summers, and during that time he had learned not only how to handle her, but how to make her go faster than any one else in Duxbury, "Fisherman Jim," a local celebrity, not excepted. Under the tutelage of his father, who had been quite a racing skipper himself in his younger days, he had gone into the game with seriousness, and determination to master its fine points, instead of sailing in the haphazard way of most boys. The Fearless was a handsome sloop, twentyfive feet long on the water, and thirty-eight feet over all, with a "knock-about" sloop rig of jib and mainsail, a snug cabin that...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153166102 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153166100 |
| Weight | 1.55 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.07 In |
| List Price | $41.11 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 482 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2010-01-01 |
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