CORNELIUS SHIELDS ON SAILING

by Cornelius Shields ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 13, 1964

ame known to all sailors for his life-long career as champion skipper and prime mover in racing circles now passes on his sailing wisdom, along with an autobiography of his years. Following the story of a life begun in the great racing year of 1895, growing up by the sea in Nova Scotia and discovering the joys of sailing that were instilled in the next generation to fine effect, Cornelius Shields takes the rudder in a sailing manual. He tells how to choose a racing boat, how to build a winning crew, how to handle sails, tune the rigging, hold the helm, maintain a boat, deal with the weather. He is interested in passing on the tradition and advises on how to build a junior sailing program. Then he runs through a race with pointers all the way. A book with which landlubbers will be at sea--and so ill the sailors for whom it is intended, and who will be right at home with it.

Pub Date: July 13, 1964

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: rentice-Hall

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1964

Categories: NONFICTION