Model Yachts And Model Yacht Sailing. How To Build, Rig And Sail A Self-acting Model Yacht
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London: Griffith and Farran, successors to Newbery and Harris, 1880. — 130 p.
There are not many open-air amusements which afford more genuine enjoyment to old and young than Model Yacht Sailing; if practised in a properly scientific manner it resembles a game of croquet, in which the water is the lawn, the wind the mallet, and the ships the balls ; and the most skilful yachtsman is as certain of winning his match as is the most skilful croquet player.
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