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

ISBN10: 0070240140 | ISBN13: 9780070240148

Learning to Sail: The Annapolis Sailing School Guide for Young Sailors of All Ages
ISBN10: 0070240140
ISBN13: 9780070240148
By Diane Goodman and Ian Brodie

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Your Boat

Balancing the Boat

Sails and Masts

Rigging

Rudders, Centerboards, and Daggerboards

Rigging Checklist

Safe and Sound

What to Take

What to Wear

Safety Checklist

Underway

Finding the Wind

Preparing to Leave the Dock

Finding the Correct Tack

Leaving the Dock

Steering and Sail Trim

Steering

Trimming the Sails

How Does Wind Power Your Sails?

Locating the Edge of the No-sail Zone

Points of Sail, or "Where Am I in Relation to the Wind?"

The Three Main Points of Sail

More Points of Sail

Trimming and the Points of Sail

What Does a Telltale Tell?

Turning Around

Coming About

Jibing

Tacking Upwind, Jibing Downwind

How Not to Go Full Circle and Other Hints

Heeling

Emergencies

Capsizing

"Crew Overboard!"

Thunderstorms

Lightning

Fog

Practice for the Unexpected

Coming Home and Other Topics

Sailing to a Mooring

Docking

Beaching Your Boat

Paddling

Putting Your Boat to Bed

Tides and Currents

Nautical Rules of the Road

"What Kind of Boat is That?"

Modern Sailing

What Next?

Appendix: Trailering

Glossary/Index

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