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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.124
EAN num: 9780071470292
ISBN number: 0071470298
Label: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 464
Printing Date: August 30, 2007
Publishing house: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Sale Popularity Level: 62603
Studio: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
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Learn the essentials of sailing and seamanship from one of the world’s premier boating organizations
Since 1978, Sailing Skills and Seamanship has been the required manual for students in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary’s esteemed sail-training programs. Now this exclusive handbok is available for the very first time to every beginning and intermediate sailor. It is your thorough introduction to recreational sailing’s fundamentals, from choosing the right sailboat to knowing the rules of the nautical road and everything in between.
Discover the answers to all your questions on: - Essential equipment, both required and recommended
- Docking and anchoring
- Sailing fundamentals
- Tuning your sailboat’s rigging for best performance
- Knots, splices, and line handling
- Operating and maintaining outboard or inboard engines
- Navigation and the rules of the nautical road
- Boat handling and seamanship on coastal and inland waters
- Trailering a sailboat
- Marine weather and marine communications
- And much more!
Approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), with chapter review questions and answers, Sailing Skills and Seamanship is the ideal study and reference guide for honing your sailing skills and expanding your seamanship knowledge.
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Unlike many other sailing texts, this book covered a broad range of boating topics. Clearly not a sailor's fine-tuning tome, this book surprised me, however, by covering sail trim and boat balancing very adequately, and in some cases more clearly than more advanced sailing manuals. Since it's written for sailors in U.S. waters, it covers topics such as trailering, waterway navigation, and rules of the road for the U.S. more specifically than any other text I've seen.
All in all, I'd say this is my top choice for a text for a new sailour who's got down the sailing basics and needs to know the many practical aspects of safe sailing in U.S. waters.
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