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This practical, illustrated guide provides the ideal introduction to the complex, challenging skill of sailing. It offers a concise but authoritative explanation, in text and diagrams, of everything a beginner needs to know before getting on the water, from parts of a boat to how the wind works on a sail. Photographs demonstrate the on-the-water techniques, from hoisting the sail to tacking and gybing. Once these essentials are mastered, the reader can sail any size and shape of dinghy, whether to race or cruise, whether single-handedly or in a team. A chapter details the types of sailing dinghy available and explains how to choose the right one. Understanding wind, weather and current, the rules of the road at sea, coastguard safety and dealing with minor injuries are fully covered.
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Sarah Ell, sailor and novelist, lives in New Zealand. A native of Auckland, home to the America's Cup and affectionately known as the City of Sails, she was brought up around boats. She still lives in Auckland, where she is a journalist by trade and a sailor by passion.
This practical, illustrated guide provides the ideal introduction to the complex, challenging skill of sailing. It offers a concise but authoritative explanation, in text and diagrams, of everything a beginner needs to know before getting on the water, from parts of a boat to how the wind works on a sail. Photographs demonstrate the on-the-water techniques, from hoisting the sail to tacking and gybing. Once these essentials are mastered, the reader can sail any size and shape of dinghy, whether to race or cruise, whether single-handedly or in a team. A chapter details the types of sailing dinghy available and explains how to choose the right one. Understanding wind, weather and current, the rules of the road at sea, coastguard safety and dealing with minor injuries are fully covered.
About the Author
Sarah Ell, sailor and novelist, lives in New Zealand. A native of Auckland, home to the America's Cup and affectionately known as the City of Sails, she was brought up around boats. She still lives in Auckland, where she is a journalist by trade and a sailor by passion.
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there is a certain mystique to sailing. The word itself conjures up glamorous images of large, sail-powered ships such as the clippers that once ran the world's trade routes, the super yachts of the extremely wealthy that ply the Mediterranean and Caribbean, and the Grand Prix racers of the America's Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread). Read the first page
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there is a certain mystique to sailing. The word itself conjures up glamorous images of large, sail-powered ships such as the clippers that once ran the world's trade routes, the super yachts of the extremely wealthy that ply the Mediterranean and Caribbean, and the Grand Prix racers of the America's Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread). Read the first page
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