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Sailing : A Beginner's Manual by John Driscoll (1987, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100906754283

ISBN-139780906754283

eBay Product ID (ePID)1077958

Product Key Features

Book TitleSailing : a Beginner's Manual

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1987

TopicBoating, Training, Sailing

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation

AuthorJohn Driscoll

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight5.4 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-445463

Dewey Edition19

Reviews"all that is needed if you are new to the sport... well illustrated with easy to understand diagrams." (Yachts & Yachting)

Dewey Decimal797.1/24

Table Of ContentIntroduction; Clothing & safety; Parts of the boat; How a sail works; The controls; Points of sailing; First time out; Reaching; Beating; Tacking; Running; Gybing; Capsize; Reefing; Man overboard; Avoiding collisions; Rowing; Launching & landing; Mooring; Anchoring & towing; Ropework; Weather & tides; First aid

SynopsisSailing will give you an interest for life. The scope is endless: pottering, cruising and racing; dinghies, keelboats and yachts; rivers, lakes and the sea. This book is the perfect introduction to the sport. You will learn how the wind drives sails, how to use the sails to drive the boat, and how to rescue the situation when things get out of hand! There are also sections covering clothing and safety, launching and landing, and mooring and anchoring. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with step-by-step photographs and diagrams, making learning clear, simple and enjoyable., A perfect introduction to the sport of sailing. You will learn how the wind drives sails, how to use the sails to drive the boat, and how to rescue the situation when things get out of hand!, Sailing will give you an interest for life. The scope is endless: pottering, cruising and racing; dinghies, keelboats and yachts; rivers, lakes and the sea. This book is the perfect introduction to the sport. You will learn how the wind drives sails, how to use the sails to drive the boat, and how to rescue the situation when things get out of hand There are also sections covering clothing and safety, launching and landing, and mooring and anchoring. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with step-by-step photographs and diagrams, making learning clear, simple and enjoyable.

LC Classification NumberGV811