Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.88
EAN num: 9780877422204
ISBN number: 0877422206
Label: Intl Marine Pub
Manufacturer: Intl Marine Pub
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 112
Printing Date: 1986-05
Publishing house: Intl Marine Pub
Sale Popularity Level: 1369149
Studio: Intl Marine Pub
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"The Elements of Seamanship," by Roger Tayor, is a nice brief review of sailing technique. The book itself is only 99 pages, followed by a few appendices and an index. In the 99 pages of text, Taylour says nothing revolutionary. If you have read many other books on sailing, you may be slightly disappointed to not find much new.
The strength of the book, though, is the organization. Taylour divides the book into 5 chapters:
- keeping the water out
- keeping from hitting anything
- keeping her going
- keeping her where you want her
- keeping your reputation
By using these divisions, Taylour provides a good summary of the basics of sailing and does a good job at helping the reader focus on what really is important.
This would be a great read for a sailour who wants to round out their sailing knowledge. I much enjoyed the somewhat casual style of writing and the grandfatherly advice. For an absolute beginner, though, there are definitely more complete and more updated sailing books available.
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The principles of seamanship are illuminated here in spare prose that will instruct beginning and experienced sailors alike. The language is deceptively simple and entertaining, deceptive because it distills such a wealth of advice. Other good books inclduing the other titles in the Seamanship Series, instruct in the details of piloting anchoring boat handling inhard weather and a sailor's other challenges. When you read The Elements of Seamanship, pause to visualize each situatino described, for that is the way the book is written. Do this and you will understand the thought processes of a good small-boat skipper, sail orpower. By all means avail yourself of books covering diesel engines, rigging, navigation and collision avoidance, but when the facts overwhelm their context, pull The Elements of Seamanship off the shelf and reread a few paragraphs. You'll learn a basic truth each time.
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