Sailor's Start-Up
eBook - PDF

Sailor's Start-Up

A Beginner's Guide to Sailing

  1. 144 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Sailor's Start-Up

A Beginner's Guide to Sailing

About this book

This beginner's sailing instructional guide covers both monohull and catamaran sailing with an emphasis on basic technique, safety, and fun. Skipping complicated sailing jargon that can stymie most novices, this book goes straight to the very basic questions, such as How do I leave the dock? and Where are the brakes? Technique and simple theory are illustrated in plain detail, including the basic physics behind sailing in all four directions.

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Information

Publisher
Tracks Publishing
Year
2001
eBook ISBN
9781884654619
Edition
2

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 What to wear
  8. Chapter 2 The right boat
  9. Chapter 3 Parts
  10. Chapter 4 Conditions
  11. Chapter 5 Classwork
  12. Chapter 6 Launch!
  13. Chapter 7 On a reach
  14. Chapter 8 Downwind sailing
  15. Chapter 9 Upwind sailing
  16. Chapter 10 Docking
  17. Chapter 11 Rules of the road
  18. Chapter 12 Physics
  19. Chapter 13 Rigging and knots
  20. Chapter 14 Safety
  21. Chapter 15 Bligh syndrome
  22. Chapter 16 Catamarans
  23. Chapter 17 Tacking in a cat
  24. Chapter 18 How cats go
  25. Glossary
  26. Resources
  27. Bibliography
  28. Index
  29. About the author