Yacht Racing Assn. of Massachusetts
1898

Racing Rules and Chart

SOLD

Yacht Racing Assn. of Massachusetts- Racing Rules

DESCRIPTION: SOLD

Small hard-back book and map published by the Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts (YRAM) in 1898. Contains association by-laws and racing rules for yachts 35 feet and under along with plates of YRAM burgees, schedules of races, many photographs of club yachts, and dozens of nautical-related advertisements. 134 pages.

Attached at back of the book is a folded nautical chart of Boston Harbor in near-mint condition measuring 11" W x 12" H published by S. Thaxter and Son, 125 State Street, Boston. Coverage includes Boston, north to Nahant and south to Hingham. Numerous soundings and navigational aids would have made this a useful chart for the local yachtsman. Map is on medium weight stock, with no flaws whatsoever. Nice!

CREATOR: Yacht Racing Assn. of Massachusetts

PUBLICATION DATE: 1898

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: N/A

CONDITION: Very Good. Very clean with no foxing. Pages and binding are tight with minimal wear to cover.

COLORING: None. Back and white.

ENGRAVER: N/A

SIZE: 5 " x 8 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

PRICE: $

ADD TO CART

This web site provides security by Rapid SSL

Similar items:

94	American Coast Pilot 217 pages plus appendix. Manuscript signature on back blank page: "Manual V Silva, Provincetown Mass." Includes an advertisement at end for "Samuel Thaxter & Son, Manufacturers a . . .	Details	1896	Pratt--William	American-Coast-Pilot	217 pages plus appendix. Manuscript signature on back blank page: "Manual V Silva, Provincetown Mass." Includes an advertisement at end for "Samuel Thaxter & Son, Manufacturers and Importers of Nautical and Optical Instruments. Charts and Nautical Books." Copyright 1883, rev.1896. Two plates.
726	San Francisco Bar Pilots Tide Tables 1944 Very cool pocket reference book issued by the San Francisco Bar Pilots in 1944, while the U.S.A. was still deeply invloved in WWII. Card stock cover with photos of two of three pi . . .	Details	1944	San-Francisco-Bar-Pilots	San-Francisco-Bar-Pilots-Tide-Tables-1944	Very cool pocket reference book issued by the San Francisco Bar Pilots in 1944, while the U.S.A. was still deeply invloved in WWII. Card stock cover with photos of two of three pilot vessels working that port, both with sails: California #7, and the well-known schooner Gracie-S. #3. The Gracie-S was built by Union Iron Works of San Francisco and delivered to her original owners in December 1893 . She was 86 gross tons and 83 ft in length at the waterline, a rather large vessel for a pilot boat, but stong and comfortable with a total of twelve berths. This booklet shows she was still in service more than 50 years later. (Source: Pilots: Pilot Schooners of North America and Great Britain. Tom Cunliffe Ed. WoodenBoat publications. Brooklin, Maine. 2001. pp. 225-229.) <br></br> Contents include information on: sunrise and sunset times, pier locations in San Francisco, bridge heights, distances between ports, whistle calls and telephone numbers for harbor tug, tow boat, customs office, etc., names, addresses and home telephone numbers for all the bar pilots, tide tables, and a map at the center showing the channel back into San Pablo Bay and Suisun Bay. <br></br> The <a href="http://sfbarpilots.com/">San Francisco Bar Pilots web site</a> notes that the pilots of that organization have performed a demanding job guiding vessels in that challenging environment for more than 1.5 centuries: <div class="indenttextblock">For more than 160 years, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have been guiding the world’s largest ships through some of North America’s most difficult waterways. Every day, the state-licensed Bar Pilots navigate commercial ships to and from the nine ports within San Francisco Bay and the Port of Monterey… With extreme care, the Bar Pilots deliver passengers, agricultural products, manufactured goods and hazardous materials throughout the Bay as far south as Redwood City, and as far inland as the Ports of Stockton and Sacramento.</div>
886	U.S. Coastal Charts 1783-1861 Must-have reference guide for those interested in early nautical cartotgraphy of the U.S. coast. Numerous photographs and descriptions of coastal charts including blueback charts . . .	Details	1984	Guthorn--Peter	U-S--Coastal-Charts--1783-1861	Must-have reference guide for those interested in early nautical cartotgraphy of the U.S. coast. Numerous photographs and descriptions of coastal charts including blueback charts by historian Peter Guthorn make this a singular valuable resource for both collectors and researchers. <br></br> The Table of Contents includes: <br></br> <DL> <DT><STRONG>The Private Publishers</STRONG> <DD> > Matthew Clark <DD> > John and William Norman <DD> > Thomas Coles <DD> > Jonathan Price <DD> > John Strother <DD> > Samuel Lambert <DD> > Richard Patten <DD> > Charles Copley <DD> > George Eldridge <DT><STRONG>Charting by the Army</STRONG> <DT><STRONG>Charting by the Navy</STRONG> <DT><STRONG>The Coast Survey</STRONG> </DL>
1140	Late 19th Century Trade Catalog of Ships Blocks Early trade catalog of ships blocks (pulleys) from a well-known U.S. manufacturer, the Boston and Lockport Block Company ca. 1890. List of contents from the index incl . . .	Details	1890	Boston-and-Lockport-Block-Company	Late-19th-Century-Trade-Catalog-of-Ships-Blocks	Early trade catalog of ships blocks (pulleys) from a well-known U.S. manufacturer, the Boston and Lockport Block Company ca. 1890. <br></br> List of contents from the index includes: <div class="indenttextblock"> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>Blocks for rope straps</li> <li>Dead eyes</li> <li>Fiddle blocks for yachts</li> <li>Jib sheet blocks for yachts</li> <li>New style yacht blocks with wooden cheeks</li> <li>Snatch blocks for yachts</li> <li>Wood dock blocks</li> <li>Wrought iron blocks</li> </ul> </div> Boston and Lockport used a star as their brand mark. Many of the pages in the catalog are overprinted in yellow with a star and the phrase "Star Brand". 47 pages plus index.
2508	Stebbins' Illustrated Coast Pilot 2nd ed. Important, late 19th century landmark in coastal navigation from the well-known Boston-based marine photographer Nathaniel Stebbins. Stebbins provides sailing directions and plen . . .	Details	1896	Stebbins--Nathaniel-L-	Stebbins--Illustrated-Coast-Pilot-2nd-ed-	Important, late 19th century landmark in coastal navigation from the well-known Boston-based marine photographer Nathaniel Stebbins. Stebbins provides sailing directions and plentiful photographs of key landmarks and navigational aids, but not one map. Full coverage of U.S. East Coast and marginal coverage of the United States Gulf Coast. For the Gulf Coast a few images are actually not photographs, but drawings. <BR> </BR> Second scarce edition of the first Coast Pilot containing photographic coastal images. This book demonstrated the practical application of photography to navigation, a field long dominated by man-made representations of coastal features. 249 pages. 2nd ed. <BR> </BR> Already scarce, this overlooked volume with a sea-worthy canvas cover belongs in the collection of all those interested in 19th century U.S. coastal charts. Numerous nautical-related advertisements scattered thoughout. The author describes this internal advertising as an effort to hold down the cost to the reader.