Yachting
Subtitle: start to finish
By: Barry Pickthall.
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470697528
Subjects: Yachting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started?; title: Basic principles?; title: Parts of the boat?; title: The science of sailing?; title: Points of sail?; title: Choosing a keelboat?; title: Buying a boat; title: Transporting and launching keelboats; title: The rig; title: Knots, ropes and running rigging?; title: Preparing to sail?; title: What to wear?; title: Essential gear; title: Getting onboard; title: Rules of the road?; title: Setting sail, furling and reefing; title: First sail?; title: Balance, sail, trim?; title: Crew routines; title: Rules of the road?; title: Basics of navigation; title: Weather and tides?; title: Radio etiquette; title: Safety?; title: File a plan; title: Radar reflectors; title: Man aloft?; title: Fire?; title: Man overboard.