02849cam a22003373u 4500 76942 UtSlPG 20260610134800.0 m cr n 260607r20251899utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 GV Kenealy, A. J. (Ahmed John), 1854-1908? Yachting wrinkles Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Outing library of sport Release date is 2025-09-28 Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Yachting wrinkles: A practical and historical handbook of valuable…." by Captain A. J. Kenealy is a practical and historical handbook written in the late 19th century. It offers accessible, experience-based guidance on yacht racing and cruising, blending history, design advice, seamanship, rules, etiquette, insurance, and costs for the competitive and recreational yachtsman. The focus is on how to choose, build, rig, and race yachts effectively, illustrated with anecdotes, diagrams, and examples from notable boats. The opening of the handbook sets a conversational, sea-wise tone with a preface that promises practical “wrinkles” from long experience, followed by a contents map of topics from racing history to costs. It then surveys yachting from myth and antiquity through Dutch and British beginnings to American club culture, praising the sport’s clean reputation, character-building value, and naval usefulness, with lively asides (Carlyle’s cutter trip, the New York Yacht Club’s rise, and the America/Corinthian influence). Next, it turns practical: how to build or buy, materials and methods (wood, steel, bronze, aluminum), lessons from high-profile racers (Vigilant, Defender) and corrosion, why double-skin construction lasts, sample specifications (the schooner Uncas), contract tips, and even a don’t-launch-on-Friday superstition. It begins classifying types—keel, centerboard, and fin—through “epoch-making” boats, weighs safety critiques against real-world results, includes a bracing storm-run proving a centerboard sloop’s mettle, and closes with the enduring appeal of catboats, noting successful examples. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York: Outing Publishing Co., 1899 Yachting Yacht racing Outing library of sport https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76942 117667 117667