Learning to Sail : In Dinghies or Yachts: A No-Nonsense Guide for Beginners of All Ages Paperback / softback
by Basil Mosenthal
Paperback / softback
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For anyone learning to sail in either dinghies or yachts, this bookis easy to read with lively colour illustrations.
This is a no-nonsenseguide for beginners of all ages and is valuable as a back-up to sailingcourses or for anyone learning to sail with a friend.
It covers how tostart sailing, the different kinds of boats you will sail in, variousparts of a boat, rigging and launching a dinghy, getting going in ayacht, how a boat sails, handling ropes and tying knots, the effect ofthe tide, the weather, living aboard a yacht and what is on a chart, aswell as steering the boat and GPS navigation. 'A useful first introduction' The Little Ship 'An ideal book for the absolute beginner... a no-nonsense primer' Kelvin Hughes
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:80 pages, colour with diagrams
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:15/01/2011
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- ISBN:9781408131145
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Unavailable
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:80 pages, colour with diagrams
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:15/01/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9781408131145