How to Perform a Safe Ducking Maneuver in Sailing
If you're in doubt of crossing and don't have rights, you'd better duck and be decisive about it. Safe ducking will keep the insurance companies off your back and will keep you out of the protest room, the shipyard and the hospital. Know your ... [... more]
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Sailing Alone Around the World: The First Solo Voyage ...
 Unbelievable story, a must read if there ever was one: This story is the greatest sailing story I have ever heard of. Joshua Slocum is so far out and such an indomitable human being that it is difficult to fathom without reading the story. This book is [... more]
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How to Coil Lines on a Sailboat
When you're sailing, you should coil loose lines to prevent others from tripping over them. Follow these steps. Start with the bitter (loose) end of the line in your hand. Attach the other end to a sail. Lower the end in your hand onto the deck, ... [... more]
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How to Raise a Mainsail
Being able to raise and lower your sails is fundamental in sailing. The basic technique is the same for dinghies or yachts (only the equipment is much larger on yachts). Here's how to raise a mainsail. Determine the wind direction by reading the ... [... more]
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How to Motor Away from a Mooring in a Sailboat
One of the biggest challenges when it comes to sailing? Getting started at the beginning of the day. Check the other boats on nearby moorings and look at the way that the water is flowing to determine the direction of the tide. Not much going on ... [... more]
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How to Prepare for Your Start in Sailboat Racing
Practice makes perfect. Sometimes the best practice is observation. Arrive at the course early to check in with the committee boat and practice sailing upwind and downwind. Position your boat in an area off to the side but in view of the starting ... [... more]
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How to Prepare a Keelboat for Sailing
Make short work of preparing to sail with this systematic approach. Turn on the bilge blower if the boat is so equipped. Run it for at least five minutes. Remove all canvas covers. Open the companionway hatch. Open deck hatches for ... [... more]
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How to Learn Sailboat Racing
Sailing often comes across to people as a mellow activity. Racing changes all that. Take a basic sailing course to learn fundamental sailing skills. Take an introduction to racing course or study procedures and tactics from books. Locate bodies ... [... more]
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Gary Jobson's Championship Sailing: The Definitive Guide ...
Gary Jobson shares his expertise for a winning performance in sailboat racing The complete guide to racing at its highest level. --Paul Cayard, five-time America''s Cup veteran and six-time world champion A must-read for those who aspire to win sailboat [... more]
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Sailor's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Sailing
This beginner s sailing instructional guide covers both monohull and catamaran sailing with an emphasis on basic technique, safety, and fun. Skipping complicated sailing jargon that can stymie most novices, this book goes straight to the very basic [... more]
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