- Hardcover: 488 pages
- Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) (4 April 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0756609445
- ISBN-13: 978-0756609443
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 18.3 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,013,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A practical guide to a wonderful sport
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats". With those words in The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame summed up the lure of sailing. This book is a practical guide to a wonderful sport, and I hope it also reflects the joy of being afloat.
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats". With those words in The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame summed up the lure of sailing. This book is a practical guide to a wonderful sport, and I hope it also reflects the joy of being afloat.
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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As the title suggests, this truly is complete. Like the majority of people, my only trips on water came from ferries on a channel crossing! Last year I decided that I wanted to try sailing and bought this book to have some sort of knowledge of the suject before turning up for my course. It proved to be very worth while. As a student on a competant crew members course, I found myself getting stuck in with weather forecasting, navigation and general boat skills (skills that were required for day-skippers). This book is pact with a lot of factual information both in, simple to understand writing and informative and colourful pictures and diagrams. Whether you are a dinghy sailor or an aspiring blue water cruiser, this book will help you to broaden your knowledge base on the subject. I am now about to embark on my coastal skippers course and this still remains my only sailing reference manual, I have not completed any shore-based courses as I have not felt it necessary. I would definitely recommend this to anyone wishing to take up sailing as a hobby, sport or pastime. "ventis secundis"
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Coming back into sailing after many years, we looked for a book to help brush up our skills and chose The Complete Sailing Manual. It has become well thumbed. The book provides detailed information on every type of sailing from small dinghys to larger cruising yachts in a most informative manner. There are lots of diagrams and pictures to illustrate the points being made. It is also written in such a way that you can read it from cover to cover, or dip into it as circumstances dictate. It has been avidly read by all, from aged 10 to aged 78! The author also responded very promptly to email enquiries when we were considering the purchase of a yacht. A book which comes highly recommended
42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having recently developed an interest in sailing I wanted to find out the basics and develop an idea of what is involved before taking it any further. This book I have found to be excellent in covering a wide range of information and I feel that I can now approach the subject with some idea of what is involved without having sailed before. I would recomend this book to anyone as an excellent starting point as well as being useful I should imagine for someone involved in the sport already.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
great book!
excellent book,covers so much and easy to access.would recommend to anyone with an interest in sailing. Bought this as a gift and it has been very well received .
Published 8 months ago by morag
'Complete' it is!!!
Such a comprehensive guide to sailing! When the title says 'complete' it really is true!
Everything you need to know about sailing found in a book is found in this one... Read more
Everything you need to know about sailing found in a book is found in this one... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Steven
great!
fantastic covers all aspects of sailing very simple to follow and a pleasant read no minor details forgotton
Published 20 months ago by jen
Complete guide to Sailing
Arrived on schedule and is very informative. There's a large section on dinghy sailing which isn't what I thought I needed but it is informative and useful nonetheless. Read more
Published 23 months ago by carlg
Sailing in Practice
We now have a Norwegian and English Edition of this excellent book.
This book is a very good learning tool and covers a host of safety critical and interesting subjects
This book is a very good learning tool and covers a host of safety critical and interesting subjects
Published 24 months ago by Charles E. Jeffrey
from beginer to expert
An excellent book for any person taking up sailing or a referance book for experienced people it realy is a complete sailing manual
Published on 3 Nov 2009 by sue
Fairly Comprehensive manual
This book is fairly comprehensive, going in to the aspects of sailing fairly well and covers many of the key elements in fairly clear steps. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2009 by Luis Silva
Very useful guide to sailing
I used this book to introduce myself to sailing terminology & technique and I've been very pleased with the amount of information and illustrations included. Read more
Published on 20 July 2009 by Mr. A. Pappas
Good All-Rounder
I bought this book for my parents after they purchased their first sailing boat. They had some knowledge from owning a speed boat but wanted a concise book that covered the basics... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2009 by Ms. Sarah Harwood
Suitable for beginners
This book would be ideal for beginners but really isn't suitable for anyone with any degree of sailing experience.
Published on 6 Dec 2007 by Mr. R. Kidd
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