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| View Larger Image | Basic Keelboat (U.S. Sailing Certification) (U.S. Sailing Certification)
by Monk Henry
by Mark Smith, Rob Eckhardt
| | List Price: | $16.95 | | Price: | $11.53 | | You Save: | $5.42 (32%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 59827 | | Studio: | U.S. Sailing Association | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 91 | | Publication Date: | December 31, 1969 | | Publisher: | U.S. Sailing Association |
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Book Description
The first of US SAILING's popular Keelboat Series, Basic Keelboat covers the skills and terminology required to responsibly skipper a small daysailing keelboat. Basic Keelboat breaks down maneuvers like tacking, jibing, docking and overboard recovery in a simple, understandable manner. Used by sailing schools around the country, Basic Keelboat is the definitive learn-to-sail text, published by the national authority for sailing in the U.S. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 8 reviews)
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Pefect Primer for the Beginning Sailor 
I purchased this book with the intention of using it as a study guide for SailNY course in Basic Keelboat. The book told me all of the basic information I needed to be ready to intelligently discuss and put into practice basic knowledge about the parts of a boat, the parts of a sail, points of sail, rigging, water safety and rules of the "road."
I recommend this book for any beginning sailor. I was learning on old olympic racing boats with a jib and a mainsail, which were very responsive, so if I could learn what I needed, this book should be appropriate for smaller, slower craft without a doubt.
June 02, 2008 | |
Nice primer
This is a compact book with lots of diagrams. Makes for a nice complement to a beginner's keelboat sailing course. More detailed information can be found in the Colgates' "Fast Track to Cruising."
October 08, 2007 | |
Great Illustrations, but feels incomplete
The illustrations in this book really are outstanding; especially compared to the ASA Sailing Fundamentals book. However, the Sailing Fundamentals book is more complete when it comes to regulations and safety. I recommend using both books.
August 06, 2007 | |
Nice intro to sailing
Geared toward adult new sailors. Not a bad book at all...
January 26, 2007 | |
Used by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club 
This was a great book to learn from. It made the whole learning to sail process easy.
April 29, 2006 | |
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