The Working Guide to Traditional Small-Boat Sails: A How-To Handbook for Owners and Builders

by David L. Nichols

Overview

A revised edition, with a new chapter on sailmaking. Make your modern sailboat look (and work) like a salty classic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621240174
Publisher:	Breakaway Books
Publication date:	09/30/2014
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

David L. Nichols has been building boats and making sails for over twenty years. When he isn’t designing sails or building boats you’ll find him in the boats he’s designed and built. He feels that the only way to truly understand boats and sails is to use them. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, he has written for boating magazines like WoodenBoat and Boatbuilder, as well as writing and producing boat building videos. His designs may be viewed at arrowheadboats.com.

Table of Contents

The Basic Foundation 11
The Marlinspike Kit—A Sailor’s and Waterman’s Friend 17
Replacing a Modern Sailing Rig with a Traditional One 29
The Sliding Gunter—A Versatile Traditional Sailing Rig 35
The Sprit Sail—Simple, Efficient, and Elegant 45
Lug Sails 59
The Chinese Lug Sail 71
Gaff Sails 83
Variations on Several Themes 89
Making a Sail 97