Sailing: A Beginner`s Manual (Sail to Win) - Softcover

Driscoll, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0906754283 ISBN 13: 9780906754283

Publisher: Fernhurst Books Ltd., 1987

Synopsis

Sailing will give you an interest for life. The scope is endless: pottering, cruising and racing; dinghies, keelboats and yachts; rivers, lakes and the sea. This book is the perfect introduction to the sport. You will learn how the wind drives sails, how to use the sails to drive the boat, and how to rescue the situation when things get out of hand! There are also sections covering clothing and safety, launching and landing, and mooring and anchoring. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with step-by-step photographs and diagrams, making learning clear, simple and enjoyable.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Sailing will give you an interest for life. The scope is endless: pottering, cruising and racing; dinghies, keelboats and yachts; rivers, lakes and the sea. Few activities offer so much fun and so much variety.

This book is the perfect introduction to the sport. Using the famous RYA teaching method, it explains how the wind drives the sails, how to use the sails to drive the boat, and how to rescue the situation when things get out of hand. There are also sections on clothing and safety, launching and landing, mooring and anchoring. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with step-by-step photographs and diagrams.

About the Author:

John Driscoll was the RYA National Sailing Coach, responsible for administering training schemes, maintaining teaching standards and training coaches. Before that he had been a navail architect, a journalist and a sailing instructor.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fernhurst Books Ltd.
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0906754283
• ISBN 13: 9780906754283
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48