Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 198
lesgrow on a ships bottom ; it has grown upon faircanoeing, upon true excellence of model andrig, and upon good seamanship ; it has engraftedthe athlete and the acrobat upon the sport ofcanoeing. Neither of them was wanted, andthe result has proved very bad for the sport,—to a degree never… … Fig. and sail area, the relaxation permitted the useof the effect of unlimited beam as a sail carryingpower, while the rule at the same time limitedthe actual beam to a ridiculous minimum. Therule limited the beam of canoes to 30 in. (at thepresent moment 36 in.), and with the man sittingon his…
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