This new, revised edition of The Sailing Bible is the complete, hands-on manual packed with detailed, step-by-step diagrams, lively action photos, and helpful advice on getting the most out of your sailing at every level. Whether one is a dinghy or yacht sailor, just learning the basics or wanting tips on sailing with the best, this book will deliver all the answers needed.
Contents include:
- What type of dinghy or yacht?
- Cruising and racing
- Launching, helming and capsizing
- Mastering the trapeze
- Sailing with a spinnaker
- Managing a crew
- Reading the weather
- Racing techniques and tactics
- Buoyage, tides, charts and navigation
- Anchoring, and marina berthing
- Knots, ropes and flags
- Boat etiquette and seamanship
- Rules of the road, safety and emergencies
- Boat maintenance and repair.