A•B•Sea
A loose-footed lexicon
by Jack Lagan
"A witty and slightly twisted compendium" Sailing Magazine
loose-footed: a description of any fore-and-aft sail which is not fitted to a boom and is, therefore, loose at its FOOT and liable to FLOG in an uncontrollable manner; hence, ‘footloose and fancy-free’
loose-footed lexicon: a foot-loose, fancy-free and fore-and-aft alphabetic list of all the words known by Jack Lagan about the sea, seafarers and seafaring; includes words beginning with a, b, c, etc as well as s...
"An enjoyably eclectic mix of clear factual definitions of today's everyday boating terms with more arcane expressions and curious digressions by the author... Highly recommended."
Water Craft, July 2003 [review]
"As a reader who tends to blast through books at a rate of knots, this publication will keep me interested for a long time. Excellent!"
Classic Boat, June 2003 [review]
"If you have ever been puzzled by certain nuances of the language and lore of 21st century seafarers then this is the book for you. Supplemented with a good bibliography the volume selects from 500 years of nautical history to make a cocktail of facts."
The Nautical Magazine, July 2003 [review]