Sailing in eccentric circles. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ian Dear ; with cartoons by Mike Peyton.
• Authors: Dear, Ian
• Other Names: Peyton, Mike illustrator.
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Peg Leg's white decks; Which Waterloo?; Blow-by-blow account; Having a sting in her tail; The fast-thinking boatbuilder; Permission to flog me granted, sir; An early handicap race; The Commodore's role at the Battle of Navarino; An unusual christening; Social signalling; Help!; Blackballing; The Rajah of Sarawak; Pot roast; Cardigan's bon mot; The Yankee Schooner; The Green Ensign; Annual blackballing of candidates; Just William; More blackballing: a favourite pastime; Certainly not, certainly not; George Bentinck, MP; The Pirate Let him who is without sinSinbad the Sailor; The reverend member; The Prince of Wales' grocer; Slow boat to Heligoland; Brassey tacks; The right tack; Lord Lonsdale; An unfortunate birthday party; War of words; Dun racing; Le Plus Select; Entente Cordiale; Damned women; Arming Squadron yachts; For services rendered; Ignorance is bliss; Rosa Lewis; The excitement of the start; An expensive experiment; The Hon. Ernest Guinness; Mystery tours; Tiggy; An inflation-ridden lunch; Looks like Spain to me, sir; Flying Cloud's decor; Beach the bitch; Queen Mary's thoughts on sailing; A floating palace 'A' for AdulteryAncient privilege; Bloodhound; The high-hat club; Fore!; The pantry election; The dirt-track rider; The Cretan cretin; Unsuitable for cultivation; The spy; Lord Louis Mountbatten; Courthauld's bloomers; Another social gaffe; Red socks; A stickler for etiquette; Pull-through's remarkable feat; A case of mistaken identity; The nicest club in the world; Twice round, sir?; What's in a name?; Franglais; Pour another tot; The age of austerity; No snogging 'ere; Bingo!; Aspiring candidate
• Publisher Details: London : Adlard Coles Nautical, an imprint of Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 1989
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 797.1246094228; Humour; Yacht clubs -- England -- Cowes -- History; SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports; Yacht clubs; Royal Yacht Squadron (Great Britain) -- History; Royal Yacht Squadron (Great Britain); Yacht clubs -- Great Britain -- History; Sports & Recreation -- Boating; Boating; England -- Cowes; Electronic books; History; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472912510; 1472912519; 9781472912503; 1472912500
• Related ISBNs: 9781472912497
• Notes: Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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