The Handbook of Sailing: A Complete Guide to All Sailing Techniques and Procedures for the Beginner and the Experienced Sailor - Softcover

Bond, Bob

 
9780679740636: The Handbook of Sailing: A Complete Guide to All Sailing Techniques and Procedures for the Beginner and the Experienced Sailor

Synopsis

With its meticulous attention to detail and its more than 2,000 how-to drawings, diagrams and photographs enabling the reader to visualize every sailing procedure and maneuver, this handbook provides a complete course in basic and advanced sailing. The latest word on techniques and electronic equipment. 48 pages of color photographs.

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About the Author

BOB BOND, acknowledged throughout the world as an authority on the teaching of sailing, was training manager to the Royal Yachting Association, and is the author of The R.Y.A. Sailing Manual. He died in March 2010 at the age of seventy-three.

BILL ROBINSON, one of America's foremost sailors and writers on sailing, was editor of Yachting magazine from 1967 to 1978. Upon leaving Yachting, he joined Cruising World as editor-at-large. He died in April 2007 at the age of eighty-eight.

From the Back Cover

Newly updated and now in paperback, this backlist classic contains 2,000 diagrams and photos enabling you to visualize every sailing procedure and maneuver; reflects the latest word on procedures, techniques, and equipment. 48 pages of full-color photos.

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d and now in paperback, this backlist classic contains 2,000 diagrams and photos enabling you to visualize every sailing procedure and maneuver; reflects the latest word on procedures, techniques, and equipment. 48 pages of full-color photos.

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