The favorite text of our WoodenBoat School sailing instructors. Seidman's clear writing makes sailing, navigation, boat design, safety, and seamanship easily understood and quick to implement.

Table of Contents:

Wind Sense

Working Winds

Getting Underway

The Boat

Rigging

Sails

Under Power

Rules of the Road

Anchoring

Marlinspike Seamanship

Emergencies

Sea and Sky

Navigation

Racing

Trailering

Index

 

Second Edition
by David Seidman
240 pp., softcover