Learning to Sail
In Dinghies or Yachts: A No-Nonsense Guide for Beginners of All Ages
Learning to Sail
In Dinghies or Yachts: A No-Nonsense Guide for Beginners of All Ages
Description
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
Product details
| Published | 17 Mar 2009 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Extent | 80 |
| ISBN | 9781408197905 |
| Imprint | Adlard Coles |
| Illustrations | colour with diagrams |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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