Learning to Sail: In Dinghies or Yachts: A No-nonsense Guide for Beginners of All Ages

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.  )