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Learning to Sail: The Annapolis Sailing School Guide for Young Sailors of All Ages


by Diane Goodman, Ian Brodie

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Sales Rank: 36403
Studio: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: April 01, 1994
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press


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Product Description
This book is about learning to sail. It follows the techniques perfected at the world-famous Annapolis Sailing School, where thousands of people just like you have learned to take tiller in hand and harness the wind. You'll learn your way around a boat--what its parts are called, what they do, and how to use them to ride the wind wherever you want to go.

Read this book, spend some time on a boat, and practice your new skills, and pretty soon you'll be a sailor, one of a select group of people who think there's nothing finer than hiking out to windward in a close-hauled dinghy--racing against friends or a neighboring sailing club, or alone and just for the fun of it.



CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 9 reviews)

Great sailing guide  
The "Learning to Sail" book by the Annapolis sailing school guide is an excellent book for anyone wanting to get into the sport. The vocabulary associated with sailing and the illustrations are crystal clear and to the point. This book is more geared toward small sailboats (dingy sailboats), but the fundamentals of sailing are still there. The book is an easy read with only 94 pages with many illustrations and a very helpful glossary in the back for all the new vocabulary. While this book is definitely not an exhaustive resource manual, it still delivers great information to the new sailor regardless of your age.
July 21, 2008

Great starter book on sailing  
We just purchased a Sunfish and this book was a great primer for both me and my children (ages 9 and 10). Illustrations are very helpful and fun.


July 14, 2007

If you buy one "how to sail" book...  
This is the best introductory book on sailing small boats i have seen. It works perfectly with individual or group instruction and has been rated high by my son-in-law and three grandkids.
March 08, 2007

Nice book for YOUNG beginning sailors  
NOT for adults. Geared toward sailing campers and so on who are young teenagers or younger.

Good, comprehensive book for learning the fundamentals of sailing.
January 26, 2007

Very good theoretical preview to sailing  
This is a great boat because its make it simple, and thats really the key. If you can understand some of the basics from here, the physical sailing will be much more logical, and will assist you as you learn on the go.

If you have children you want to introduce to sailing also this is a good buy.
January 08, 2007


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