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A clearly illustrated- superb step-by-step guide - Cruising World. More than a how-to guide to designing- making- repairing- and improving sails- The Sailmakers Apprentice combines 700 detailed drawings with a witty- wise- and philosophically probing commentary that is as much about living a life of self-reliance and harmony as it is about making sails. Here you will find a visual feast for the sailor as well as an indispensable guide for the mariner. The basics of traditional sailmaking ...are artfully- lavishly- even passionately elaborated and enriched...The author has created not just a new standard reference ...but a virtual epic poem...The best and most comprehensive book on sailmaking and sail repair to be published in a long time - WoodenBoat. Reveals true mastery - Northern Mariner. The accepted standard volume on sailmaking - Ensign....