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Better Boat Handling by Des Sleightholme is the 1983 Seven Seas Press first US edition hardcover, a practical sailing and seamanship guide built around cruising skills, boat handling, and decision making.
Sleightholme moves from handling under power and sail into yacht harbors, anchor work, pilotage, night watches, wind and waves, and emergency situations. The book uses exercises, line drawings, diagrams, and black and white photographs to turn seamanship problems into practical situations a sailor can work through. The jacket painting is credited to Laurence Bagley.
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The book first appeared in Britain through Stanford Maritime in 1982, followed by this Seven Seas Press US edition in 1983. It belongs to a period when practical cruising manuals emphasized judgment as much as technique.
The chapter range makes it useful for collectors of sailing books as well as readers interested in traditional seamanship, cruising, pilotage, anchoring, and emergency procedures.
This copy retains its illustrated dust jacket and combines photographic examples with diagrams and exercises throughout. That makes the instructional approach easy to follow without losing its early 1980s nautical character.
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All items are vintage and may show signs of age, wear, or use consistent with their history. Photos show the exact condition of each piece, please review them carefully, as they are part of the description.
Care and Handling:
Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40 to 50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.
