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Written for the beginner, this very special book presupposes virtually no knowledge on the part of the reader. It sets out to give the newcomer to sailing all the guidance necessary to enable him to rig and sail his small craft safely and efficiently in sheltered waters and on short coastal passages, without confusing him with inessential technical terms. construction details, definitions and advanced techniques.
John Mellor is an internationally known yachting writer and one-time professional yacht skipper, with a great deal of experience in dealing with beginners. He concentrates on imparting clearly the practical principles of sailing and boat handling, so that the reader is encouraged to think and work things out for himself, from a basic understanding of how a boat behaves under the influence of wind, tide etc. Armed with such understanding, he insists that sailing can be simple, safe and fun.
At the same time he writes in a friendly readable way about boats and the sea in general terms, so as to familiarize the reader with what, to the beginner, seems a strange and almost mystical world. The author shows that it is neither, but rather a source of unique exhilaration and pleasure.
Thus essential techniques and principles are not merely described, but discussed, explained and illustrated so that the reader will find them almost second nature when he comes to perform them in his own boat.
Profusely illustrated with over 200 clear, explanatory pho.tographs and line drawings by the author and sample charts for navigation, SAILING CAN BE SIMPLE also contains appendices on essential equipment, recommended further reading and a practical glossary of nautical terminology. |
