The Illustrated Guide to Yachting-Volume 1 - A Classic Guide to Yachts & Sailing from the Turn of the 19th & 20th Centuries - Bok av Edward Sullivan -
The gentleman yachtsman's companion-in two volumesTowards the end of the 19th century a series of books was published by the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes covering a variety of leisure activities in considerable depth. Many of the volumes consisted of essays, each written by a specialist contributor, covering different aspects of the sport or pastime. Many of these authors were members of the British oligarchy and aristocracy who were well placed, by experience, knowledge and the capacity..