For anyone learning to sail in either dinghies or yachts, this bookis easy to read with lively colour illustrations. This is a no-nonsenseguide for beginners of all ages and is valuable as a back-up to sailingcourses or for anyone learning to sail with a friend. It covers how tostart sailing, the different kinds of boats you will sail in, variousparts of a boat, rigging and launching a dinghy, getting going in ayacht, how a boat sails, handling ropes and tying knots, the effect ofthe tide, the weather, living aboard a yacht and what is on a chart, aswell as steering the boat and GPS navigation.
'A useful first introduction'The Little Ship

'An ideal book for the absolute beginner... a no-nonsense primer'Kelvin Hughes