Eagle Seamanship, 4th Edition: A Manual for Square-Rigger Sailing

Essential book for anyone sailing on the USCG Eagle. Learn about its 23 sails, 190 lines, and speeds up to 17 knots under sail. Packed full of information and detailed drawings to begin one's learning of the wonderful world of sailing on a tall ship. An excellent reference guide to keep handy. The Coast Guard is keeping traditional sailing and training alive with this excellent ship and its seamanship book. The "Skipper and the Eagle" is a good companion book for the history of this ship and its voyage from Germany to the USA in 1946 to begin its role as cadet training ship for the Coast Guard Academy.

If you are interested in Square Sail seamanship, make this the first book to read. I write fiction about sailing ships. I'm too old to book acruise on the Picton Castle so I research. Here's the drill. Most late 18th, 19th Century manuals on seamanship were written to prepare young men to be ship's officers. These manuals assume a knowledge of seamanship. The antique rhetoric and vocabulary are very challenging. This manual lays the foundation for understanding how square riggers were sailed. I recommend starting here, then progressing to "Seamanship in the Age of Sail."

As a former tall ship sailor, this book is absolutely essential for anyone seeking to learn about sail theory-on square rigged ships or otherwise. If you're trying to learn the basics of square rigged ships, you can't find a better guide. Eagle Seamanship contains a wealth of information on sail handling, traditional rigging, and the workings of the Coast Guard's training vessel. There is information in this book that every sailor should absolutely be aware of.

Excellent for a TERRIFIC overview of Square Rigger seamanship. Seanmanship by Harland is in far greater depth, but one must wade through historical data for the later rigging advances that have become our last, most recent view of Square Rigger seamanship.

The book arrived today, only two days since the order was placed. The condition was practically new, better than expected. The information appears to be exactly what I was anticipating to study. Looking forward to Sailing in EAGLE. Very Satisfied.

Excellent book for those who are interested in sailing ships, especially square-riggers.