Boater's Book of Nautical Terms
David S. Yetman
ISBN 10: 1892216116 ISBN 13: 9781892216113
Verlag: Netpv, Inc, 2000
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Boater's Book of Nautical Terms | David S. Yetman | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2000 | Netpv, Inc | EAN 9781892216113 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 105627068
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After years of writing award-winning articles for major boating magazines, David S. Yetman had compiled over one thousand nautical terms and phrases every boater should know. The next logical step: writing an excellent reference book containing these terms and phrases. This book contains the phonic pronunciation for the appropriate entries and many illustrations to further explain the text.
During the past several hundred years, the boating community has developed a language all its own. This book is not intended to list every obscure term, but it will give the reader a broad cross-section of those which arise in the course of boating.
Most people use at least a few of these terms or phrases in everyday conversation without realizing their nautical nature. The first entry in the book is a prime example -- we are taken aback by an unmanageable condition. Sometimes, we take a sounding to see how much leeway we have and grant a wide berth to those who may be off-course.
Reading a boating-related magazine or having a conversation on the dock will be much less puzzling after reviewing the entries in this book. Regardless of your familiarity with boats, you will find this to be an excellent reference tool to add to your boating library. Enjoy the knowledge! Illustrated.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Dave Yetman comes by his nautical interests quite naturally. He's a lifelong New Englander who's spent most of his adult life within sight of the water. His seafaring ancestors include Labrador fishermen, lighthouse keepers and a Cape Cod grandfather who was an inventor, shipbuilder and noted for his models of historic New England lighthouses.
His own career has been in mechanical design and engineering, first as an entrepreneur and later as an engineering manager for an international technology company. He's been awarded patents for a wide range of devices, from motorcycle frames to biomedical laboratory instruments. He enjoys applying his talents to his boats, which usually end up in a highly customized state.
In 1996, a friend encouraged him to embark on a writing career. Since then, his work has gained wide acceptance in the boating press and recieved an award in the 1997 from Boating Writers International. His articles, photography and technical illustrations have been published in Boating World, Lakeland Boating, Motorboating & Sailing, Offshore, Sail, Sea Kayaker, Soundings, Trailer Boats and Yachting magazines.
The Boater's Book of Nautical Terms started out as a simple list of words and phrases that were new to him when he began boating. The list grew and became a folder, then a three-ring binder and the rest, as they say, is history.
Dave and his wife, Pat, enjoy cruising the New England coast on CURMUDGEON, their Albin Tournament Express convertible.
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Bibliografische Details
Titel: Boater's Book of Nautical Terms
Verlag: Netpv, Inc
Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu