Learn Sailing Fun and Easy: With Memory Tips and Water Riddles (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
Learn Sailing Fun and Easy is focused on helping the listener understand and remember. Written by a career teacher and coach, it stands out with its use of many helpful teaching methods, association memory techniques, reminders, and fun hints. These learning aids will help the listener easily grasp and remember sailing terms, maneuvers, and safety tips.
A sea of water riddles are splashed throughout the audiobook to make the guide even more entertaining. If you want to learn how to sail a Sunfish, Laser, Opti, O’pen Bic, or even a small keelboat, Learn Sailing Fun and Easy is a great place to start.
Check out the topics that will be covered:
Main Parts of a Sailboat
Directions on a Boat
Sails and Rigging
Rigging a Sunfish in Photos
Parts of a Sail
Raising and Storing the Main Sail
Points of Sail
Trimming Your Sail and Telltales
Heeling and Hiking
Apparent Wind
Tacking
Jibing (Gybing)
Comparing a Tack and a Gybe
Preventing and Getting Out of a Stall
Capsize Prevention and Recovery
Man Overboard (MOB) (COB)
Heave To
Basic Anchoring Tips
Basic Docking Tips
Aids to Navigation and Terms
Sailing Rules of the Road
Safety Tips
PFDs (Lifejackets)
VHS Marine Radios
Some Types of Sailboats
Basic Knots
Miscellaneous Hints and Notes including:
Plan Your Sail
Very Simple Navigation
Keep the Wind in Your Sail
If Overpowered by Too Much Wind
Safe Turns
Read the Water
Passing Obstacles
Sculling
Going Backwards
Steering Without a Tiller
Transporting Dinghies
A Few Old Sailing Phrases Used Today