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Sailing for Dummies

By: J. J. Fetter, Peter Isler, Marly Isler - contributor
Narrated by: Randye Kaye
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Nothing can beat the feel of the warm sun on your back, the gentle wind in your hair, and a swaying deck under your feet. If you long to take to the open water and sail wherever the wind takes you, you'll find everything you need to know in Sailing For Dummies. This friendly guide offers information for beginning and intermediate captains. Discover everything you need to know to confidently navigate your vessel through whatever waters—rough or smooth—you may encounter.

- figure out how to work with the wind using sails to reach your destination

- master the essential skills of docking, tying knots, and dropping anchor

- learn how to read the wind, sea, and sky to know what the weather is up to

- know how to sail safely in tricky situations

- and much more

Whether you're dipping your toe in the water or knee deep in your pursuit of sailing excellence, this reference will come in handy as you set your sights on sailing. After spending some time with Sailing For Dummies—and even more time on the water—you'll know the ropes!

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I tried a sample but after the copyright, disclaimers and reading the contents, you were left with only one sentence of the introduction.
I was a little wary of a book like this as an audio book and rightly so. There are so many references to the diagrams, that it is pretty impossible to follow as an audio book. It is also very American focused and the chapter that pretty much just reads out URLs for American sailing club websites was a particularly low point. That along with the constant references to the US Coastguard and their standards (which the rest of the world is aware of and respects) began to get on my nerves very quickly.
With hindsight it was very optimistic of me to think about audio version of a book like this would be useful. I could have forgiven it that if it hadn't been so utterly focused on US readers.

Very American focused

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really incompressible without the often referenced figures. no accompanying pdf provided. buy the paperback

no diagrams provided on audible version

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