 This Book is deservedly considered by the readers as one of the most useful ones. It has gained popularity among boaters and yachters in different parts of the world. Reading it is just a pleasure and, in fact, an entertainment combined with the learning, leading you to the best results.
The authors made a brilliant attempt to gather wealth of the information in a single volume, and this approach was greatly appreciated by the readers, who would otherwise have to search for the particular topic in the several different volumes. As it is said in the title, there are as many as four hundred and sixty useful rules of thumb for nearly every situation that the boater may encounter during the voyage.
The book is a real collection of distilled essence of practical seagoing experience, giving clear answers to most questions and problems encountered by the novices in the world of boating. Note that the information is presented in a very basic language, making it accessible for the mariners at all levels.
 This book is designed for the first-time sailor who has either just acquired their own boat or is learning on a friend's vessel. It also serves as a valuable resource for experienced sailors, providing material and lesson plans for teaching others to sail. "Sailing 'The Annapolis Way,' " like the Annapolis Sailing School, emphasizes hands-on learning.
In many parts of the world, qualified sailing instruction may be lacking. While having an instructor can help you learn more quickly and safely than teaching yourself, this book is intended to guide you through various aspects of sailing without relying solely on a trained expert. Throughout the text, we will remind you: Do not attempt to sail without someone on board who has at least some sailing experience.
Please take this advice seriously; in sailing, it's often your lack of knowledge that can lead to trouble. For the past twenty-five years, "The Annapolis Way" has been effectively used to teach individuals how to sail keelboats around 24 feet in length. This book aims to instruct those with small centerboard boats, larger swing-keel boats, or full-keel boats up to 28 feet long.
We will not cover windsurfing—though the underlying aerodynamic principles apply—or racing, which can simply be seen as getting from point A to point B quickly. If you sail your boat correctly, you will indeed be sailing it rapidly.
 The present publication, whole content of which was developed by one of the most respected experts in the field of ocean boating and yachting, was released with the ultimate intention to provide all lovers of boating with a single reference volume, describing in detail the most effective ways of planning and executing long cruises – first of all, of course, they must apply the experience gathered by those who had undertaken such voyages before.
Their opinions will for sure be differing, but that is the very idea of this title – to collect and work on the information provided by the4 best sailors, covering the most important aspects and problems of the modern ocean sailing. We can say that virtually every single problem found its reflection in the pages of this brilliant book, from technical to psychological sort of thing.
That is why this is definitely a highly recommended reading for all people preparing for their ocean voyages. The information is presented in a very readable and practical way, making the application easy.
 The publication tells an interesting story of the family voyage undertaken by Caspar and Nichola years ago. They sailed around the world and took their children on board! Of course, most of the people would consider this family crazy, however now, after more than a decade, they are happy to recall every single moment of their voyage. It had taken them more than five years to carefully plan the intended voyage, as there were so many things to deal with.
All their efforts eventually resulted in two years of brilliantly spent time, sometimes scary and difficult, but magical. It definitely was a great experience for the family. The story told by the author is a story of a great adventure, but there is something even more important than that – in this book he shares his inspiration, he makes reader believe than it is possible and it is not something that can only be done by others, and everyone can do that, turning their dreams into reality.
People planning their voyage with kids will find lots of useful and practical information in this volume, and, moreover, the will feel inspired and motivated – this is also very important for success of any intended voyage. Note that there are many valuable resources provided in the appendix.
 Absolutely uncomplicated and really reader-friendly, this title is a great one for those engaged in the RYA Day Skipper course. It shall definitely be treated as the top major reference source since it provides readers with the good insights and updates on the very latest developments and also covers both theoretical part of the course and all necessary practical areas.
The information and explanations provided in the pages of this volume, supplemented with the numerous data diagrams and images, will be of great practical use if you are on your way to obtaining the RYA certificate. Moreover, it is a great training and reference tool for the yachters planning their passages, owing to the amount of the information it gives not only on the navigation and pilotage, but also addressing the boatwork in general.
The safety equipment is paid due attention and dealt with in a separate section, same equally applies to the collision prevention at sea, and other aspects. It will also be good when used to refresh the knowledge of what one has studies some time ago to make sure that the knowledge can be put into practice again. The readers say that this is a must-read one before the course so you are encouraged to go through all its chapters attentively.
 This perfectly handy and practical reference source is a real treasure for all owners of the powerboats and sailing boats who are in need of the compact and informative how-to guide covering the important aspects of both inland and coastal cruising. Written by a team of the sailing professionals, who also released the famous Good Boatkeeping, the title will tell you about virtually all situations that you can get in during your voyage.
Just read the book attentively and you may consider yourself ready to start. Among the topics covered by the authors there are reading the nautical charts and understanding them, making a plot of your course, knowing how to anchor and dock your craft in the safest possible way, how to negotiate traffic and communicate with the shore as well as with the other boats around, etc. the due attention was given to the hazards one can encounter, and how to avoid them.
Apart from the theoretical part, there are so many practical tips and hints, and we dare say that they made it much easier to get the answers to the most important questions that the beginner boat sailors traditionally have. In short, this is definitely one of the more accessible and practically useful guides of all those available today for the boaters.
 For any lover of sea and sailing there can be nothing better and more pleasant on a nice and sunny summer day to sit watching the sailing boats passing by. This always creates a sort of enthusiasm in such people, making them feel engaged and even willing to undertake a voyage on a sailboat.
The author of this volume adopted a perfectly understandable and detailed step-by-step approach to presenting the material in order to make same easier to follow by the readers. Go through the contents of the publication carefully and you will get to know everything you need to know about the essential principles of sailing, and note that the material covers all types and sizes of boats.
Virtually all important aspects of boat sailing have been addressed including the rigging and mooring the boat, how to launch you boat, how to handle the spinnaker. Some necessary information about the buoyage system has been provided. The narrative part is richly supplemented with the data diagrams all prepared by the well experienced master, and they are presented in such a simple manner that understanding will not be a problem for any boater. We do recommend this title to all boat sailors not matter where the future voyages are planned to take place.
 The content of this brilliant publication by John Terry is intended to reveal to the readers how a boat will react to the different conditions of the water and wind and, moreover, why the boat will do so. The author will make the readers understand why and how this knowledge will benefit the crew of the boat.
As such, the book will be useful not only for the newcomers but also for the professional sailors as there is always something new to learn or just to refresh the knowledge. It is possible to maximize the performance of any craft and the abilities of any seaman grasping the details of the interactions between the boat, including her sails arrangements and the hull, and the natural forces.
The present volume will explain and show how this interaction takes place, and will recommend the particular sailing techniques for each case. The author applied the new approach to presenting the material, and supplemented it with the numerous step-by-step images illustrating the process; moreover, the volume features rare and interesting photos and selected artwork. According to the readers’ reviews, the sailing essentials have never been explained in such an intelligent and accessible manner.
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