{"product_id":"sailmakers-apprentice-paperback","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\u003eIf 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":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556618858789,"sku":"9780071376426","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/kmx3s0aeJD9780071376426.webp?v=1781377653","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/sailmakers-apprentice-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}