Sailing For Dummies

Want to sail into the sunset but don't know port from starboard? Don't worry! Sailing For Dummies, Australian and New Zealand Edition, covers the latest on boats, gear and racing. This hands-on guide helps you chart a course to sailing success, from getting familiar with nautical terms and seamanship basics to setting sail, navigating, docking and anchoring -- even riding out a storm.

Discover how to:

• Get your feet wet at a sailing school
• Launch a boat and manoeuvre under sail
• Navigate, anchor and dock
• Charter a boat or go racing
• Choose and care for a boat

Authors: J. J. Isler, Peter Isler, Tony Hollins, John Bertrand

Format: Paperback

Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 9780731406449

Publication date: 20100108