Kemp, Dixon. A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing. H. Cox, 1884.
Frank Cowper. Jack-All-Alone, His Cruises. L. Upcott Gill, 1897.
The history of yachting, 1600-1815 by Clark, Arthur Hamilton
‘Down Channel in the “Vivette”. – Edward Keble Chatterton
‘London to Lowestoft A Cruising Guide to the East Coast’, Cooke, Francis.B.
Pears, Charles. From the Thames to the Seine. London : Chatto & Windus, 1910.
Cooke, Francis B. In Tidal Waters. London : Chapman and Hall, 1919.
Cooke, Francis B. Seamanship for Yachtsmen
An interesting selection of reprints at Lodestar Books.
Blog intheboatshed.net – Kent oriented, has some kayak and boat plans, not easy to navigate.