Practical Sailing Author:Tony Gibbs This is a step-by-step guided to: emergency procedures, man-overboard drills, sail changing and sail rules. Learn how to: jibe, tack, reef, reach, anchor, to trim sails, right your boat, tune your rig, tie knots and much more. Sections include Getting to Know Your Boat; Underway, Theory and Practice; Basic Boat Handling; ... more »Light Weather Sails and Variant Rigs; When the Going Gets Rough; Sailer's Seamanship; and Your Boat and You. The book contains many clear and easy-to-understand line drawings and photos to illustrate procedures.« less
A complete and authoritative guide explaining how to sail, basic seamanship, reefing, spinnaker handling, and heavy-weather sailing. Authorized textbook of the US Power Squadrons--the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and sailing schools nationwide.