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CHAPTER I.

—Brief Review of the Fascinating Pastime From Its Inception to the Present Time                       13

CHAPTER II.

—Some Remarks on the Material, Construction and Selection of a Vessel                                        47

CHAPTER III.

—What Shall She Be—Keel, Centreboard or Bulb-fin? 78

CHAPTER IV.

—Hints As to Going Into Commission and Making the Craft Fit For a Race                           130

CHAPTER V.

—The Ship's Company in Detail From the Skipper Down to the Sea Cook                                166

CHAPTER VI.

—In Which May Be Found Some Noteworthy Examples of the Sea-Jockey's Art                         192

CHAPTER VII.

—Some Important Points That Amateurs and Professionals Should Bear in Mind       215

CHAPTER VIII.

—How Tonnage and Measurement Rules Have Affected Form in America and Great Britain                225

CHAPTER IX.

—What is Considered to Be "Good Form" in Craft, Owner and Crew                              261

CHAPTER X.

—Also a Few Legal Wrinkles on the Status and Relation of Owner to Crew                                 272

CHAPTER XI.

—Cautionary and Economical Hints to Those About to Embark in the Sport                             282

CHAPTER XII.

—Final hints to tars who want to sail their own craft                   292