Ditty Bag Book: A Guide for Sailors - Softcover

Rosenow, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616081872 ISBN 13: 9781616081874

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Sailors have used ditty bags to carry sewing equipment, toiletries, and other small items for centuries, and now The Ditty Bag Book teaches modern-day sailors the art form of hand-making ditty bags to use on their own seaward travels. Master sailor Frank Rosenow provides complete, step-by-step instructions in the making of a ditty bag—from cutting material to size to decorative touches—and emphasizes the proper maintenance of rigging and sails using the items stowed in the ditty bag.

Included in this handy, portable guide is additional information about the essential tools any sailor should have aboard ship, such as a clasp knife, a hand-seeming palm, beeswax, and a serving mallet. Rosenow also offers an array of advice on repairing sails, splicing, palm-and-needle whippings, chafing gear, and much more! Complete with hand drawings by the author, The Ditty Bag Book is essential for any modern-day sailor.

About this title

About the Author

Frank Rosenow (1944–1993) learned a variety of nautical skills while growing up on the islands of Marstrand in Sweden. He was an apprentice to master sailmaker Gunnar Anderson and had full-time interest in Level Rating sailboat racing. He was a journalist, author, artist, and fine sailor.

Edition details

• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616081872
• ISBN 13: 9781616081874
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128