William A. McLeod

Awesome gift! Appears to be a classic of seamanship. From the preface: "Most seamanship books available to young seamen are of the advanced textbook type... Such books are of little use to those who wish to learn the rudiments of seamanship work ...these pages have been compiled as a book of elementary knowledge for the beginner and also as a reference book for older deck ratings, especially those who seek information relating to everyday seamanship problems..." Lots of useful information here for the square rig volunteer!… (meer)