KISS Guide to Sailing (Keep it Simple Guides)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (841 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0751335258 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Rebecca of Amazon said Nautical Fever. There is perhaps nothing as exhilarating as sitting out on a the side of a boat and feeling the power of the wind trying to tip your boat over. To top it all off, I've done this when a storm was approaching fast. Feeling the wind just take your boat and fly it to the shore i. "Value for money" according to John H. Adams. There's lots of information here for not too many dollars. KISS Guide to Sailing is a much bigger, heavier book than you'd expect from a simple sailing primer and it offers a lot more information than I thought it would. Along with the usual dinghy stuff the book covers a wh. Great book from basics to advanced techniques A Customer I love this book! It starts out with the basics of dingy sailing -- points of sail, etc. However, it soon moves on to more advanced topics like racing and how to get the most power out of your sail. It then moves on to larger boats and has several chapters about navigation,
. About the Author Steve Sleight taught himself to sail at the age of 10 and was teaching others by the time he was 14 years old. Formerly a Royal Yachting Association Coach and instructor at the UK's National Sailing Centre, he has taught dinghy sailing, cruising, and competitive and has been a successful racing yachtsman and British National Champion
Steve Sleight taught himself to sail at the age of 10 and was teaching others by the time he was 14 years old. . Formerly a Royal Yachting Association Coach and instructor at the UK's National Sailing Centre, he has taught dinghy sailing, cruising, and competitive and has been a successful racing yachtsman and British National Champion
Taking the reader from the basics, through to more advanced sailign skills, this guide presents information on charting and navigation, and includes details and addresses of key and informative Web sites.