Anyone Know any great books that would be helpful in learning to sail a keelboat. As in a Top Hat 25 or S&S 34 that can give some practical pointers that way I don't have to keep asking. Thousands of Questions
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Regards,
Mick
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Anyone Know any great books that would be helpful in learning to sail a keelboat. As in a Top Hat 25 or S&S 34 that can give some practical pointers that way I don't have to keep asking. Thousands of Questions.
Regards,
Mick
There's some great online books by Steve and Linda dashew.
Marine weathers handbook
Surviving the storm.
And another one I have that I cannot recall offhand and my ipads flat.
Someone posted links on sea breeze to download these.
They also wrote "cruising encyclopedia " 1000 pages.
Surving the storm is full of actual accounts from sailors . Rescuers, etc from Sydney to Hobart 98 tragedy and some severe storms between south South Pacific and nz
I read these books cover to cover and the helped me considerably.
Thanks for the answers. What do you reckon of these.
www.worldofbooks.com/en-au/books/jeremy-evans/the-practical-guide-to-keelboat-sailing-learn-all-the-essential-skills-with-230/GOR001910084?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6sGfx-6o4wIVEiQrCh2LMAOlEAQYAyABEgLXYfD_BwE
www.booktopia.com.au/learn-to-sail-today-lewis/book/9780071830881.html?source=pla&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6sGfx-6o4wIVEiQrCh2LMAOlEAQYBiABEgJ5nfD_BwE
www.amazon.com.au/Skippering-Small-Keelboat-Fastest-Growing-Certification/dp/1944824049/ref=asc_df_1944824049/?tag=googleshopmob-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=341793648407&hvpos=1o14&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2711532254129686429&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9068992&hvtargid=pla-303051228125&psc=1
Annapolis book of seamanship
Tom Cumliffe's books on Day Skipper / yachtmaster
For basic how to do it the standard way instruction, the RYA training guides are good.
You can pick up tips and ideas from any good sailing book - often found 2nd hand or in marina boat exchanges.
Find a library that has back copies of the UK yachting Monthly and/or Practical Boat Owner - sometimes well written & illustrated articles on particular skills are easier to digest than a whole book.
We found taking the various RYA courses a good way to learn & chatting with instructors & other students very interesting - each to his own. Although, to be fair, I would not wish the Yachtmaster theory exam on anyone!
Cheers
Bristol
