âWritten for the sailor, not the scholar. Rousmaniere leaves out the chaff and gives us just the wheat. Astonishingly comprehensive and slender enough to carry aboard.â âDon Casey, author of This Old Boat
From "abaft" to "Zulu," including terms as new as "bowrider" and as old as "starboard," here is the language of pleasure boatingâclearly defined terms that today's sailors and powerboaters rely on to make their way safely and happily upon America's coastal waters.
The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms - John Rousmaniere
âWritten for the sailor, not the scholar. Rousmaniere leaves out the chaff and gives us just the wheat. Astonishingly comprehensive and slender enough to carry aboard.â âDon Casey, author of This Old Boat
From "abaft" to "Zulu," including terms as new as "bowrider" and as old as "starboard," here is the language of pleasure boatingâclearly defined terms that today's sailors and powerboaters rely on to make their way safely and happily upon America's coastal waters.