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Th e Mary Rose: T he Excavation and Raising of Henry Vlll's Flagship, by Margaret Rule, Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales (Conway Maritime Press Ltd ., 24 Bride Lane, Fleet St. , London, EC4Y 8DR , UK , 240pp, illus. , ÂŁ 12 .50) . The Mary Rose was launched in 1510, and after a long life and major rebuild in 1536, she was a flagsh ip in the English Fleet which sailed out of Portsmouth Harbour in Jul y 1545 to meet the French . By mishap she sank under the eyes of her Sovereign, King Henry VIII , with practically her whole crew. In this large format, profusely illustrated book , Margaret Rule relates how, when effo rts to fi nd and recover the Tudor vessel we re initiated in the late 1960s, she joined the project, eventually becoming Archaeological Di recto r. The author reco unts in detail by stages the painstaking underwater archaeology during the seventies (during which time, when in her forties, she herself learnt to dive and spent many hours on the seabed), until eventually it was possible to empty the Tudor hull of all its historic artifacts . The author reports the finding of so much vital evidence of ship construction and rigging fro m a poorly documented period , quite apart fro m unique specimens of a way of life long gone. Margaret Rule's account of this major marine archaeological undertaking, crowned with success when the ship's starboard side was lifted fro m the Solent Seabed in October 1982, makes enthralling as well as authoritati ve reading. J AMES FORSYTHE
The Best of Sail Navigation, Ed . Charles Mason (Sail Books, Boston, 1982, 284pp, drawi ngs , $14.95) . The ability to navigate a vessel between two points is an art often neglected by otherwise competent sailors. This book is an ideal answer to that situation, with 56 articles written in the clean crisp style that has made Sail one of America's leading boating magazines. The articles are organized into sections on cha rts, fog , piloting, etc.; main points are illustrated with diagrams. The book is a handy reference for weekend sailor and offsho re passagemaker alike. AN DREW B ESHEER
The Book Locker The plain truth is that we have fallen behind in gathering reviews, and there are important books you should know about-so we'll just have to try an omnium gatherum to catch up particularly since in the coming holiday season , books are so welcome a gift , and far more likely to be used than a luau shirt or expressionist cravat. ... SEA HIS1DRY, FALL 1983