  CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTORY. | | PAGE | | The choice of a boat—Description of the various parts of a cutter | 1 | CHAPTER II.
THE ROPES. | | Knots, bends, and hitches | 6 | CHAPTER III.
THE THEORY OF SAILING. | | Leeway and lateral resistance—Heeling—Balancing sails— Tacking—Action of rudder—Longitudinal resistance—Deep keel or centre-board | 15 | CHAPTER IV.
ON SMALL BOATS. | Open and half-decked boats—Ballast—The centre-board— False keels—Lee-boards—Counters, square and pointed
sterns—Battened sails | 22 | CHAPTER V.
THE RIGS OF SMALL BOATS. | | Spritsails—Dipping lugs—Standing lugs—Leg of mutton sails—The balance lug—The Una rig—Balance reefs—The sloop—Rules of open boat sailing | 28 | CHAPTER VI.
A CUTTER’S RIGGING. | The bowsprit—Backstays—Main halyards—Tack tricing line—Lacing mainsail to boom—Maintack tackle—The gaff—Foresheets—Forehorse—Jib sheets—Mainsheet-horse—Topsail—Spinnaker—Strops for block, etc.—The Yawl—The
Ketch | 42 | CHAPTER VII.
HOW TO SAIL A YACHT. | | To get under way from moorings or anchorage—Setting sail—Close hauled—Tacking—Missing stays—Waring—Squalls—Shifting jibs—Jibing—Scandalizing mainsail—Hove to—Reefing—Returning to moorings—Running aground | 56 | CHAPTER VIII.
MISCELLANEOUS HINTS. | | Towing a dinghy—Berthon boats—To prevent a dinghy bumping against an anchored yacht—Foul anchor—Mooring—The drogue—The management of open boats in a heavy sea—Management of a yacht in a rough sea—Boarding | 71 | CHAPTER IX.
FITTING OUT. | Ballasting a yacht—Lead on keel—The anchor—Setting up rigging—Ventilation and dry rot—Mildew in sails—Stretching
new sails—Laying up a boat for the winter—Inventory | 82 | CHAPTER X.
THE ECONOMY BETWEEN DECKS. | | The well—Arrangement of cabin—Leaky decks—Cabin lights—The forecastle—Cooking stoves | 91 | CHAPTER XI.
THE LAWS OF THE SEA. | | Board of Trade regulations concerning lights, fog signals, steering and sailing rules, pilot signals, etc.—Custom House clearance on returning from a foreign port—Explanation of the terms used in giving steering directions, etc. | 97 | CHAPTER XII.
INSTRUMENTS OF NAVIGATION NECESSARY FOR COASTING. | | Mercator’s chart—The mariner’s compass—The spirit compass—Variation—Deviation—The log ship and line—The lead line | 109 | CHAPTER XIII.
HOW TO FIND ONE’S WAY AT SEA. | | Cross bearings—Tacking across the sea—Leeway—How to allow for a current—To find the hour of high water | 119 | CHAPTER XIV.
WEATHER WISDOM. | Use of the instruments—Forecasting weather from natural
phenomena, etc. | 129 | CHAPTER XV.
YACHT RACING. | | The new Y.R.A. rule of measurement—Sail area—Time allowance—Rules of racing—Methods of starting | 134 | | CHAPTER XVI. | | Glossary of Nautical Terms | SAILING.
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