Learning to Sail Author:H. A. Calahan This classic guide for the first-time sailor, the work of a consummate sailor and yachtsman, centers on the small sailboat. The author, who assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the reader, begins with the selection of a first boat and conveys enough information to enable anyone to take out a small boat and bring her in safely. Topics includ... more »e mooring, knots, bending and hoisting sail, reefing, sailing to windward, helmsmanship, ballast and trim, and much more. 111 b/w figures. xxii + 346pp.« less