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Excerpt from Through Holland in the Vivette: The Cruise of A 4-Tonner From the Solent to the Zuyder Zee, Through the Dutch Waterways
There are two ways of taking a cruise. The first is to sail from one port to another for the sheer delight in reaching a definite place. The joy of sea manship, navigation, and life on board is in itself complete. Shore interests, peoples, and scenery do not come within the scope of the man who elects to adopt this method. He is the counterpart of that other yachtsman, made famous in a certain nautical novel, who regarded the shore usually as a nuisance and convenient only for the purpose of replenishing the ship''s stores.
The other plan, however, is to sacrifice none of the pleasures of sailing, but to add to these all the interest which can be derived from the people and the places visited. The shore is to be regarded not solely as a tiresome necessity, but as affording contrasts to the life on board with manifold delights in the customs of the people and the scenery through which one passes.
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There are two ways of taking a cruise. The first is to sail from one port to another for the sheer delight in reaching a definite place. The joy of sea manship, navigation, and life on board is in itself complete. Shore interests, peoples, and scenery do not come within the scope of the man who elects to adopt this method. He is the counterpart of that other yachtsman, made famous in a certain nautical novel, who regarded the shore usually as a nuisance and convenient only for the purpose of replenishing the ship''s stores.
The other plan, however, is to sacrifice none of the pleasures of sailing, but to add to these all the interest which can be derived from the people and the places visited. The shore is to be regarded not solely as a tiresome necessity, but as affording contrasts to the life on board with manifold delights in the customs of the people and the scenery through which one passes.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
E. Keble Chatterton
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780365272137
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 284
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Contributors
Author
E. Keble Chatterton
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331925491
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 286
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