Sailing: A Woman's Guide (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP) - Softcover

Colgate, Doris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070067201 ISBN 13: 9780070067202

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1999

Synopsis

"Doris Colgate knows what women want. Well-known as a sailing role model and a confident yet gentle teacher, she writes with clarity on even the most complex sailing concepts, as well as answering often-asked questions on the safety, comfort, and social sides of sailing. Sailing: A Woman's Guide pulls it all together for the beginning sailor. Finally, an excellent book for women that both teaches and motivates. Bravo, Doris. You've opened up the sport."--Bernadette Peters, editorial director, Cruising World

"It took a person with her fingers on the pulse of women aspiring to sail to write this book, and that person is clearly Doris Colgate. Sailing: A Woman's Guide is as much a source book as empowerment to women the world over desiring to become sailors."--Micca Leffingwell Hutchins, editor of SailNet

"An excellent introduction to the sport of sailing. It will undoubtedly encourage many women to try this challenging, noncontact activity while enjoying the great outdoors."--Betsy Alison, Four-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year

"This new series is designed to teach outdoor skills to women in the way they learn. . . . Women of all ages describe how they overcame obstacles, what they enjoyed most, or just how they felt about undertaking a new activity . . . extremely well done and appealing."--Library Journal (starred review)

About this title

Product Description:

The book is brand new and will be dispatched from UK.

From the Author:

Why I wrote this book--how sailing changed my life
Hi Readers! If you are thinking about getting into sailing, or already sail but are still seeking greater horizons . . . order a copy of my book. I discovered sailing when I was 27 years old, looking for something new to bring excitement and satisfaction to my life. Answering an ad an the New York Times, I inadvertently entered a career that changed my life eventually married . . . well, the school. During the past 30 years, I've had the most fantastic experiences and learned, perhaps the hard way, that women and men often have different sailing issues and goals, and different ways of approaching the learning process. But most women who sail express a strong desire to build confidence and skills that not only allow us to call the shots with respect, but take charge when the need arises. Over the years I've had the opportunity to meet some of the most self-reliant women in sailing and thousands more who love the sport and want to learn more. Patience Wales, editor of SAIL magazine; Bernadette Bernon, editorial director of CRUISING WORLD magazine; Betsy Alison, one of the foremost racing sailors in the world; and Micca Hutchins, editor of the foremost sailing website (SailNet) . . . all gave this how-to book for women very nice reviews. I hope you will too! If you're a woman with a desire to learn because YOU want to, or a partner in life whose love for sailing is a Guide" very worthwhile. If you're a guy with a friend or partner who isn't as committed to your passion as you are, I think this book will set one of an impressive series of how-to books for women covering the most Guide" is a first in my field. I wrote this book because I believe sailing is an activity anyone can enjoy to its max, at any age. But how you learn often determines how long you'll stay a sailor, or how much you'll really like sailing. Sailing . . . it changed my life; it helped mold a new "me." It can do the same for you. Doris Colgate

About this edition

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0070067201
• ISBN 13: 9780070067202
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176