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Boats, boffins and bowlines : the stories of sailing inventors and innovations /

Drower, G. M. F.

Boats, boffins and bowlines : the stories of sailing inventors and innovations / George Drower ; foreword by Ben Ainslie MBE. - Stroud : History Press, c2011. - xiv, 242 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sailing pioneers -- Navigation and pilotage -- Weather and signals -- Sails and rigging -- Keels and hulls -- Engines, steering and anchors -- Emergencies.

ISBN: 9780752460659 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2008383284

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA503058 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sailboats--Equipment and supplies--History.
Sailing--Technological innovations--History.
Aids to navigation--Design and construction--History.

LC Class. No.: VM351 / .D76 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 623.820284

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