Learning to Sail: In Dinghies or Yachts: A No-nonsense Guide for Beginners of All Ages
ISBN 9781408131145
Yayınevi Adlard Coles Nautical
Yazarlar Basil Mosenthal (author)
Kitap Tanıtımı 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.  )