Yachting : start to finish
Pickthall, Barry2009
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This easy to follow,step-by-step companion guides you through the world of knots, navigation and heavy-weather sailing; giving those new to sailing straightforward advice, and shows the experienced sailors how to take sailing to the next level
Main title:
Yachting : start to finish / by Barry Pickthall
Author:
Imprint:
Hoboken John Wiley and Sons 2009
Collation:
206 p. colour illustrations maps
Contents:
Getting started -- Basic principles -- Parts of the boat -- The science of sailing -- Points of sail -- Choosing a keelboat -- Buying a boat -- Transporting and launching keelboats -- The rig -- Knots, ropes and running rigging -- Preparing to sail -- What to wear -- Essential equipment -- Getting onboard from dinghy and dock -- Rules of the road -- Bending on sails, roller furling and reefing -- First sail -- Boat handling under power: mooring and anchoring -- Balance, sail, trim -- Tides and weather -- Basics of navigation -- Radio etiquette -- Safety at sea -- File a plan -- Radar reflectors -- Man aloft -- Fire -- Man overboard
ISBN:
9780470697528 (pbk)
Dewey class:
797.1246 YAC
Local class:
797.1246
Language:
English
BRN:
130163
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 797.1246 YAC | Available |