The Complete Guide to Sail Care & Repair
The Complete Guide to Sail Care & Repair by Newport sailmaker Dan Neri, delivers just what the title suggests, a complete guide to taking care of your boat's primary engine, the sails...It is marvelously complete...The photographs are worthy of mention. Although they are all black and white, they are clear, sharp and well done. They show exactly what needs to be seen to illustrate the techniques, and there are extreme close-up shots showing sewing needles, stitches and sewing techniques that are unequivocally clear....It's well indexed, has summaries of each page's content at the margin and is designed to be a reference source. --Bluewater Sailing magazineIn his introduction, Neri states: "I don't expect anyone will read this book from cover to cover--as it is better to read it as a workshop manual." Neri is wrong. Simply put this book is superb, you will want to read it from cover to cover. Richly illustrated, the information obtained from the captions accompanying the photographs only, justify the book's cover price. Sidebars at the beginning of each chapter walk the reader directly to the relevant information, which is presented in a down-to-earth, no-nonsense way...The author has mastered the age-old skills of sail making and, putting them into historic perspective, written a book for contemporary yachtsmen that will carry them forward into the 21st century. --All at Sea magazineDan Neri, head of the North Sails Cruising Division has written a guide that is very useful to cruising people...This 232-page book is illustrated with many photos and drawings that help you to take care of your sails while cruising and to better understand your sailmaker. With this guide you can also do some repairs yourself. (review translated from French) --Voiles & Voiliers magazine (France)