Sailing Books

The Complete Sailing Manual
Steve Sleight
This book provides step-by-step illustrated instructions from the basic sailing skills of sailing to more advanced navigation tips. It also gives guidelines on buying and maintaining a sailing boat and information on boat types, plotting sailing courses and safety procedures.
Hardcover | 320 Pages | ISBN: 075130784X

The Handbook of Sailing
Bob Bond
Offering comprehensive guidance on sailing skills and techniques, this revised edition provides an instructional course in basic and advanced sailing, cruising, navigation, meteorology, maintenance and safety. It is intended for anyone who thinks of taking up sailing in earnest or just as a weekend relaxation, and also for the more experienced sailor who may need to improve or update his or her...
PaperBack | 352 Pages | ISBN: ...

Sailing for Dummies
Isler
Discusses the basics of sailing, including equipment, navigation, accidents, first aid, safety, and regulations.
PaperBack | 414 Pages | ISBN: 076455039X

Learn to Sail in a Weekend
John Driscoll
Part of the
PaperBack | 96 Pages | ISBN: 0751302813

The RYA Book of Buying Your First Sailing Cruiser
Malcolm McKeag
Advice and practical help is offered in this book from recommended pro-formas for a Bill of Sale between two private individuals, to the latest regulations and practice on customs and tax.
PaperBack | 110 Pages | ISBN: 071364205X

The Proving Ground
Bruce Knecht
The waters between Sydney and Hobart are famously treacherous. In the hours before the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race, skippers gathered for a weather briefing. An intense low pressure was predicted, but three different forecasts disagreed about the exact course of the stormy weather.

Sailing Alone Around the World
Joshua Slocum
Slocum's account of his epic round-the-world voyage in 1895 in the 37-foot sloop
PaperBack | 294 Pages | ISBN: 0713652802

World Cruising Routes
Jimmy Cornell
A guide providing over 500 sailing routes throughout the world, geared specifically to the needs of long distance cruising sailors. It contains essential information on winds, currents, regional and seasonal weather as well as suggestions concerning optimum times for individual routes.
Hardcover | 606 Pages | ISBN: 0713648384

Sailing Books Keyword Search | Press 'Control' + 'D' to Bookmark: Sailing Books