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Description of  Sailing: A Beginner's Guide: The simplest way to learn to sail (Beginner's Guides)

Sailing is a wonderful sport, it takes place in the open air, on the water and is powered by something thats free and eco-friendly the wind! It is a sport for life: captivating children and giving them a sense of responsibility as they skipper their own boat and continuing to give pleasure well beyond retirement, whether it be competing against others or taking it more gently. Using this book you can get afloat, learn to sail and start having fun using the step-by-step advice, photo sequences and diagrams. This jargon-free guide allows complete novices to get out on the water with the minimum of fuss. One- and two-person dinghies are covered, along with rigging, knots, safety, handling and much more. Originally published as Learn to Sail, it now forms part of Fernhurst Books series of Beginners Guides covering surfing, SUP and inflatable kayaking. It can be used on its own or as a compliment to traditional sailing courses run by sailing schools everywhere and is aligned very closely to standard teaching qualifications. It is also linked to many YouTube videos so you get a real flavour and feel for the sport of sailing. Introduction Know your boat Knots Your sailing environment & safety Rules of the road Reefing Points of sailing Key factors Beach launching & recovery Pontoon launching & recovery Your first sail How to tack Capsize & recovery How to gybe Spinnakers Glossary Read more