Articles tagged with 'training'

One of the hardest parts of sailing for me is to learn all the regulations on who has the right of way in one situation versus another. Likewise, being able to identify what kind of boat is out there are night strictly by its lights escapes me too. This book is going a long way toward helping me overcome these problems. The text and images are clear and I'm actually having a good time...

I picked this up on a recent trip to Southampton for my LRC course and have really enjoyed reading this book. Tom is an excellent teacher and his level of understanding shows in his writing style. He covers material that is written about in lots of other books on the subject but somehow his style enables me to understand it better. The illustrations and photgraphs are really...

Being somewhat of a 'noobie' on sailing in general, I found this book fascinating to read. Coming from the world of aviation, I see a real parallel with the way sails and wings work (i.e. Bournouli principle). As with many things in life you can do it adequately or with a hight degree of skill. The later necessitates learning to refine you sail trim to achieve that extra 1/2 knot of...

A good, basic book for anyone who wants to learn a bit about sailing so they don't feel so helpless their first few times on a sailboat. Nicely put together with good illustrations on the parts of the sailboat, rules of the road and things you can do to assist the skipper. Recommended reading for anyone going along on a sailboat and a nice review for those of us who already think we...

A very nice reference to have handy. Filled with all the things you have to deal with each day when you sail including standard and secondary ports, tides, pilotage, passagemaking, weather, etc. It also is a great reference tool to use while you are taking the Yachtmaster course.