Fundamentals of Sailing, Cruising, and Racing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393038118)

Stephen Colgate, the founder and president of the Offshore Sailing School, removes the mystery of sailing and reduces the techniques to basic, simple principles. He instructs the reader on all matters from how sails work under various conditions to night sailing and piloting, tactical problems and heavy-weather racing, emergencies, safety, boat control, and all other fundamentals. This edition contains the latest technological advances in equipment, and the newest rules, regulations, and strategies that are critical to safe and pleasurable time on the water. The result is a superior resource that is an absolute must for all sailors.


Author: Steve Colgate
ISBN-10: 0393038114
ISBN-13: 9780393038118
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 03/17/1996
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.17lbs
Size: 10.16h x 8.26w x 1.03d