This book, by a leading expert in the field, is the first major History of Yachting for over a quarter of a century.
Setting developments within political, social and economic changes, the book tells the story of Yachting from Elizabethan times to the present day: the first uses of yachts, by monarchs, especially Charles II; yacht clubs and yacht racing in the eighteenth century; the early years of the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes and an analysis of the America Cup challenges; the pioneering de.
This book, by a leading expert in the field, is the first major History of Yachting for over a quarter of a century