A beginner's guide
This step-by-step guide takes the reader from his or her first sail to an almost intuitive mastery of small boat handling. The author's text is supported by drawings to explain topics such as reading the wind, navigation, safety aboard, and seamanship.
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- Full title :A beginner's guide / illustrated by Kelly Mulford.
Summary
This step-by-step guide takes the reader from his or her first sail to an almost intuitive mastery of small boat handling. The author's text is supported by drawings to explain topics such as reading the wind, navigation, safety aboard, and seamanship.
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- Publication Date:2011.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Adlard Coles Nautical
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
Notes
Previous edition: 1995.
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:240 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781408153796, 1408153793
- oclc:ocn879343690
- LC Classification:GV811
- Dewey Decimal:797.124
Table of Contents
Wind sense -- Working winds -- Getting underway -- The boat -- Rigging -- Sails -- Under power -- Rules of the road -- Anchoring -- Marlinspike seamanship -- Emergencies -- Sea & sky -- Navigation -- Racing -- Trailering.
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