Hi i am learning to sail and was hoping i could borrow or buy second hand suitable sailing books.
I am looking to learn about keel boats and trailer sailers.
Knowing most books only get read once i was not wanting to add to my library of new books.
Will take very good care of any borrowed books and will replace if lost or damaged.
Thankyou
Select to expand quotecisco said..
My experience with loaning good books is that I never get them back.
That hasnt been my experience and i guess thats why i was asking.
Sorry for your experience.
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Where are you Robdog? It probably would also help, or be much more helpful, if you simply got in some practice on someone's yacht, and thereafter only one or 2 books would be needed.
Most books I buy are secondhand and I buy them online, and certainly not all about sailing.
ISBN 0-75370-307-6 "The complete book of sailing" is quite comprehensive.
The first 'how to sail' book I read was particular to the Mirror dinghy I bought, but I've since tossed the book away. I recall that there are books in my local library including a "Dummies" book, which is usually quite comprehensive too, but by the time you've read the book it is just more words. I would recommend going sailing with someone, and the practice will cement the knowledge in your mind, but reading endlessly then sailing, and you'd have forgotten half it.
Yes i am volunteering on a boat at hillarys yacht Club but want to learn the theory before doing the practical.
I find most boats prefer you to have some idea before jumping on thier boat which i understand.
Select to expand quoterobdog101 said..
Yes i am volunteering on a boat at hillarys yacht Club but want to learn the theory before doing the practical.
I find most boats prefer you to have some idea before jumping on thier boat which i understand.
Theory Rules
1 don't fall overboard
2 don't let the boom hit you in the head
3 don't get hit by the boom and fall over board.
pass them there rules and skipper will be stocked
Select to expand quoteCraig66 said..robdog101 said..
Yes i am volunteering on a boat at hillarys yacht Club but want to learn the theory before doing the practical.
I find most boats prefer you to have some idea before jumping on thier boat which i understand.
Theory Rules
1 don't fall overboard
2 don't let the boom hit you in the head
3 don't get hit by the boom and fall over board.
pass them there rules and skipper will be stocked
Hasn't exactly been my experience so far but will keep an open mind. Only been a short while
Select to expand quoterobdog101 said..
Hi i am learning to sail and was hoping i could borrow or buy second hand suitable sailing books.
I am looking to learn about keel boats and trailer sailers.
Knowing most books only get read once i was not wanting to add to my library of new books.
Will take very good care of any borrowed books and will replace if lost or damaged.
Thankyou
Maybe a library....?
I have heaps of books on yachting I pick up from Vinnies. All the classics and they are always cheap. Strangely I never get any from the salvos shops!
Thanks everyone for the helpful comments.
i will try the library, vinnies and then if no luck will purchase online and add them to my collection of read once books.
There is Practical Seamanship, and some other excellent books at:
setsail.com/free-books/
Select to expand quoteRamona said..
I have heaps of books on yachting I pick up from Vinnies. All the classics and they are always cheap. Strangely I never get any from the salvos shops!
Perhaps we can put that down to Vinnies' more 'catholic' approach to reading.
Select to expand quotesomeday said..
There is Practical Seamanship, and some other excellent books at:
setsail.com/free-books/
Excellent thankyou
Select to expand quoteGKandCC said..Ramona said..
Perhaps we can put that down to Vinnies' more 'catholic' approach to reading.
No I think it is the different type of people that work for the Salvos. They knock off all the good stuff before it gets to the shelves! Also our Vinnies is opposite the town library.
