Learning to Sail: In Dinghies or Yachts - a No-nonsense Guide for Beginners of All Ages - Softcover

Mosenthal, Basil

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9780713682427: Learning to Sail: In Dinghies or Yachts - a No-nonsense Guide for Beginners of All Ages

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713682426 ISBN 13: 9780713682427

Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical, 2007

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For anyone learning to sail in either dinghies or yachts, this book is easy to read with lively colour illustrations. Now in a larger format, 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 kinds 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

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Review:

'Simplicity itself... all presented with clear, easily understood text, and excellent colour pics and diagrams. Dads and Mums, if you want you lad or lass to go sailing, this little publication would help your cause greatly.' -- Sailing (June 2007)

'Unlike many guides that annoyingly assume you already have a certain amount of knowledge, this one really does begin with the basics... an excellent guide.'
-- The Lifeboat (Summer 2007)

'Whether you want to go out on the water in a dinghy or a yacht,
this easy to read book will help you get started and is the perfect
introduction whatever age you are... This no-nonsense guide covers
everything from how to start sailing to the effect of the weather.' -- Yachting Life (January 2007)

'Whether you want to go out on the water in a dinghy or a yacht, this easy to read book will help you get started and is the perfect introduction whatever age you are... This no-nonsense guide covers everything from how to start sailing to the effect of the weather.' -- Yachting Life (January 2007)

This book is a very good no-nonsense guide for beginners of all ages, the ideal book to read before you step onto a sailing boat, and an ideal reference guide to help you make sense of it all after your early experiences under sail.
Basil Mosenthal is a bestselling author with a particular talent for explaining things clearly, and as he has spent most of his life sailing all over the world the information given here is from many years of practical experience. An excellent paperback book reasonably priced at �9.99. -- Boat Mart, February 2008

About the Author:

For almost all his life, Basil Mosenthal has sailed 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, The Powerboater's Guide, Learning to Crew, Getting Afloat, Test Yourself on the Rule of the Road.

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