_To the Most Noble THE MARQUESS OF ORMONDE K.P., P.C., Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron, with his Permission, this Book of the South Coast is inscribed_ In the following pages, dealing with the most important or most picturesque of the harbours and seaports of the South Coast from the North Foreland to Penzance, no attempt has been made either to give “guide book information” which can be easily obtained elsewhere; or to afford technical sailing directions, soundings, or nautical information of the type to be found in such books as Cowper’s admirable “Sailing Tours,” “The Pilot’s Guide,” or in the Admiralty Charts. Rather has it been the object of the author to deal with the picturesqu…
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