Books about Keelboats from Amazon.com

Although sailing is an enjoyable passion, it is also a challenging and dangerous sport. Therefore, safety is of paramount importance. This book covers the skills you will need for safety at sea..
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The Comprehensive Sailing Start-Up Resource

• Can a keelboat tip over?
• Can I take a centerboard boat onto open water?
• How can I determine what boat I want?
• Once I do, what’s a fair price to pay for it?
• Should I buy it new or used?
• How can I tell the difference between a used boat and one that’s used up?
• Now that I have it, how can I start sailing quickly and safely?

Your First Sailboat is the first book to answer all your questions about selecting, buying, maintaining, and using your first boat. This user-friendly guide covers issues that other books ignore, including how to choose between a trailer sailer, daysailer, raceboat, cruiser, or multihull; what hull material is best for your first boat; whether to buy new or used; where to shop; how to judge quality and condition; where to keep your new boat; and what to do about gear, loans, insurance, and annual maintenance. Special features of this all-in-one handbook include:

• A descriptive buying guide to 75 recommended sailboats of all types and sizes, from daysailers to racers, cruisers, and multihulls
• A decision tree to guide you to your ideal starter boat
• Complete instructions on how to care for and sail your boat as well as how to acquire it

Straightforward and fun, Your First Sailboat gives you just what you need to stop asking questions and start sailing. Everything else is optional. Save time. Save money. This book omits everything you don’t need to know.

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US SAILING training programs are designed to help you join the ranks of the hundreds of thousands of adults and youths who have learned to sail on the lakes, rivers, bays and coasts of the United States. This and other books in the certification series are designed to present the information you need to get the most out of sailing. The series will be a convenient reference before and after your times on the water.
Like all pursuits, sailing has its own set of skills and maneuvers that need to be learned and practiced. This book teaches you how to feel comfortable as skipper or crew and gives you a basic understanding of nautical terms. The first part of the book gives you a tour of a typical small sailboat. The next section shows the concepts of how a boat moves through the water. The middle section puts you on board and describes how to steer and trim the sails. The book wraps up with seamanship skills that make sailing safer and easier.
Sailing can bring you relaxing days on the water, adventurous family fun or challenging competition. You will be able to choose how you want to enjoy recreational sailing as you practice and gain experience. With this book you will learn the skills to build your confidence and ability to sail.
Fair winds and good fun!.
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A bareboat charter provides you with the opportunity to sail a boat on your own in an oarea of your choice. As a vacation, a bareboat charter offers the thrill of using your siling skills, exploring new or favorite waters and spending time with friends and family.
Of course, any venture that inolves moving people, supplies and equipment over time and space requires planning.Having the basics covered will ensure the foundations of a pleasant voyage. .
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You will learn from this book:

• How the rig works.
• How to adjust it for today's conditions
• How to use all-purpose sails across the full wind range.
• How to sail fast in a straight line.
• How to use waves.
• How to tack and gybe properly
• How to handle a spinnaker - be it asymmetric or conventional.
• A variety of hosts and drops, and when to use them.

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