
Learning to Sail
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For anyone learning to sail in either dinghies or yachts, this book is easy to read with lively colour illustrations. Now in a larger format, this is a no-nonsense guide for beginners of all ages and is valuable as a back-up to sailing courses or for anyone learning to sail with a friend. It covers how to start sailing, the different kinds of boats you will sail in, various parts of a boat, rigging and launching a dinghy, getting going in a yacht, how a boat sails, handling ropes and tying knots, the effect of the tide, the weather, living aboard a yacht and what is on a chart.
'A useful first introduction' The Little Ship
'An ideal book for the absolute beginner... a no-nonsense primer' Kelvin Hughes
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Acknowledgements
- About this Book
- Introduction
- Contents
- 1 Getting Started
- 2 What Things Are Called
- 3 Rigging a Dinghy
- 4 How a Boat Sails
- 5 Sailing a Dinghy
- 6 Yachts - Getting to Know the Ropes
- 7 Yachts - Starting to Sail
- 8 Crewing a Yacht
- 9 The Tide
- 10 The Weather
- 11 Finding Your Way
- 12 Some Useful Knots
- 13 Now, do you Know...
- Glossary
- Imprint
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