The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating: An A-Z compendium of seamanship, boat maintenance, navigation, and nautical wisdom, by John Vigor, published by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Sensible explanations and advice on all aspects of boating — power and sail — to help you solve everyday nautical problems, written in a practical and refreshing style. On this page: Lateen Rig to Lying Ahull.