Флот / The Schooner: Its Design and Development from 1600 to the Present

Название: The Schooner: Its Design and Development from 1600 to the Present
Автор(ы): David R. MacGregor
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
Год: 1997
ISBN: 155750847X
Страниц: 193
Язык: English
Формат: PDF HQ
Размер: 391 MB

The schooner rig has always been associated with speed and elegance, and with the romance of privateers and illicit trade; but it has also been employed in just about every conceivable seafaring role over four centuries and across the world's seas and oceans. This book is a comprehensive history of the rig's development from its emergence in Holland in the early years of the seventeenth century right up to the present when it is experiencing a renaissance in the world of luxury charter. In this broad-ranging survey the author describes in detail the development of this beautiful rig and gives examples of all these types; in doing so he tells a rich and varied story which delves into every corner of maritime history.