Description

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This playful mariner's glossary of nautical terms includes definitions for and cross-references to everything from aft to zenith, brass monkey to tuna tower. This second edition includes many new entries, some purely from the swashbuckler vernacular, and others for serious sailors.

About the Author

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Jack Lagan is a writer who has been sailing since the 1960s. As a navigator, he believes that those who travel on the sea should have one GPS set stowed in the chart table and 500 years of nautical history stowed in their hearts. He lives in Yorkshire, England.