The Complete Sailing Manual, 4th Edition

The Complete Sailing Manual, 4th Edition
Author: Steve Sleight
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0744044464

Whether you're a novice or experienced skipper, everything you need to know about sailing is in this ebook. A market leader in sailing guides, the fourth edition of The Complete Sailing Manual is packed with informative text from former British national champion Steve Sleight, and includes a foreword by Olympic gold medalist Sir Ben Ainslie. Steve Sleight's expert advice is brought to life with breathtaking action photography and clear illustrations. This invaluable e-guide offers extensive coverage of sailing practice, including foiling catamarans, apparent wind sailing, long-distance cruising, and electronic navigation. From tying knots and boat care to vital equipment, learn all you need to know to become a sailor and boat owner. Further your understanding of the sport and develop your technique with information on the science and physics of sailing a boat. The Complete Sailing Manual also shows you how to become a confident competitor with tips on the etiquette, rules, and techniques of racing a course. Includes essential information, handy diagrams, and step-by-step artwork.

The Complete Sailing Manual

The Complete Sailing Manual
Author: Steve Sleight
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0744053374

The only sailing manual you will ever need, covering everything from sailing basics to making repairs and mastering navigation. The undisputed market leader in sailing guides, this fully revised and updated sailing manual, with a foreword by quadruple Olympic gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie, answers questions about any sailing situation, with thorough coverage of all aspects of sailing and boat ownership. In DK's The Complete Sailing Manual, former British national champion Steve Sleight offers a wealth of expert advice and guidance in the form of a complete course on seamanship, which is brought to life with breathtaking action photography and clear instructions. Fully revised, this new edition features all of the latest developments in sailing--including foiling, long-distance cruising, and high-speed apparent-wind sailing--and navigation, with technology such as modern performance systems and electronic navigation. It also highlights the latest rules, regulations, and best practices necessary for every avid sailor, from the novice to the seasoned seaperson. Includes essential information, handy diagrams, and step-by-step illustrations, The Complete Sailing Manual is the ultimate sailing ebook to keep by your side when you're out on the waves.

The Complete Sailing Manual, Third Edition

The Complete Sailing Manual, Third Edition
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2011-12-19
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0756697603

From learning the basics of sailing, to mastering navigation and boat care, The Complete Sailing Manual is the most essential reference for sailing instructors and students. Revised and updated to include all of the latest developments in equipment and safety, and to reflect the current rules, regulations, and best practices, The Complete Sailing Manual is the perfect eBook for anyone interested in sailing.

Sailing's Strangest Tales

Sailing's Strangest Tales
Author: John Harding
Publisher: Portico
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2016-08-08
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1911042653

This fascinating collection of entertaining stories from the seven seas reveals unusual and bizarre sailing trips, vessels and characters, and recounts perilous journeys in freak weather and other legendary tales. Within these pages you’ll find stories of pirates holding ships to ransom and the gruesome fates of some of the shipmates who dared cross them. The sailors forever lost in the Bermuda triangle, the poor family who were encircled by a school of sharks to the spooky tales of the lighthouse haunted by drunkard lightship keeper John Herman. The tales within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for 2016, this book is the perfect gift for both keen sailors to the armchair Captains. Word count: 45,000

Sailing in Grandfather's Wake

Sailing in Grandfather's Wake
Author: Ian Tew
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2001
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781574091410

Ian Tew was born into a seafaring family and leaned to sail at the age of seven.

Indians at Work

Indians at Work
Author: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 628
Release: 1938
Genre: Indians of North America
ISBN:

Yachting

Yachting
Author:
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Total Pages: 266
Release: 1982-04
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Yachting

Yachting
Author:
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Total Pages: 310
Release: 2005-03
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