Learning to Sail - in Dinghies or Yachts: A No-Nonsense Guide for Beginners of all Ages - Softcover

Mosenthal, Basil

 
9780713668711: Learning to Sail - in Dinghies or Yachts: A No-Nonsense Guide for Beginners of all Ages
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0713668717 ISBN 13: 9780713668711
Verlag: Adlard Coles Nautical, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

This book is for anyone learning to sail in either dinghies or yachs. Simple, easy to read and withl lively colour illustrations, it is invaluable as a back up to sailing school courses or for anyone learning to sail with a friend. This is a no-nonsense guide for beginners of all ages. Covers how to start sailing, the different kinds of boats you will sail in, various parts of a boat, rigging and lauching a dinghy, getting going in a yacht, how a boat sails, handling ropes and tying knots, the effect of the tide, the weather, living aboard a yacht and what is on a chart.

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Reseña del editor

For anyone learning to sail in either dinghies or yachts, this book is easy to read with lively colour illustrations. This is a no-nonsense guide for beginners of all ages and is valuable as a back-up to sailing courses or for anyone learning to sail with a friend. It covers how to start sailing, the different kind of boats you will sail in, various parts of a boat, rigging and launching a dinghy, getting going in a yacht, how a boat sails, handling ropes and tying knots, the effect of the tide, the weather, living aboard a yacht and what is on a chart. 'A useful first introduction' The Little Ship 'An ideal book for the absolute beginner a no-nonsense primer' Kelvin Hughes

Biografía del autor

Basil Mosenthal has sailed for almost all his life all over the world. The author of several bestselling books for Adlard Coles Nautical, he has a talent for explaining very simply, subjects that may at first seem rather complicated. Recent books include Young Sailor, Learn to Navigate, Learning the Rule of the Road, Learning to Crew, Getting Afloat and Test Yourself on the Rule of the Road.

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Verlag
Adlard Coles Nautical
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0713668717
ISBN 13 
9780713668711
Einband
Tapa blanda
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
80
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