{"product_id":"sailmakers-apprentice-paperback-1","title":"Sailmaker's Apprentice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmiliano Marino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn how to design, make, repair, improve, and maintain sails \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e If you want to produce sturdy sails for daysailing and cruising, built of low-tech materials you can repair with a few simple tools, The Sailmaker's Apprentice can show you how. Emphasizing the handwork that distinguishes the highest-quality, most durable sails, sail pro Emiliano Marino tells you how to select a rig, introduces you to sail shape and theory, and then shows you -- step by step, with the help of over 700 detailed illustrations -- how to sew patches, hand sew rings, fix tears or frayed edges, and stitch seams, not to mention how to make your own sails, canvas sailcovers, and sailbags from scratch. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A visual feast for the sailor as well as an indispensable guide for the mariner comprehensive apprenticeship, this hands-on reference is an illustrated tour of the world's rig and sail types, contemporary and historical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A clearly illustrated, superb step-by-step guide.\"--\u003ci\u003eCruising World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a how-to guide to designing, making, repairing, and improving sails, \u003ci\u003eThe Sailmaker's Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e combines 700 detailed drawings with a witty, wise, and philosophically probing commentary that is as much about living a life of self-reliance and harmony as it is about making sails. Here you will find a visual feast for the sailor as well as an indispensable guide for the mariner. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The basics of traditional sailmaking . . . are artfully, lavishly, even passionately elaborated and enriched. . . . The author has created not just a new standard reference . . . but a virtual epic poem. . . . The best and most comprehensive book on sailmaking and sail repair to be published in a long time.\"--\u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reveals true mastery.\"--\u003ci\u003eNorthern Mariner\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The accepted standard volume on sailmaking.\"--\u003ci\u003eEnsign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmiliano Marino\u003c\/b\u003e is a lifelong sailor and has been making sails since 1974. He has written about sailmaking and sail care in \u003ci\u003eSmall Boat Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine Erikson, \u003c\/b\u003e also a sailmaker, illustrates for \u003ci\u003eThreads\u003c\/i\u003e, among other magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47386640122105,"sku":"9780071376426","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZklseEFXV2lUVzd6aFNvRzYyMXA0dz09_2fe60a98-3511-4dab-a3d9-4cd28c402cb3.webp?v=1770192554","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/sailmakers-apprentice-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}