Sailing for Dummies

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Summary: Get set to sail with "Sailing For Dummies"
Review: "Its authors are universally respected in sailing, both for their competitive records and their ability to explain its mysteries to land lovers." - Robert Hopkins, Jr., Former U.S. Olympic Coach and America's Cup Navigator

Are you interested in sailing, but think it's too expensive? Have you dreamed of sailing away, but aren't sure about the regulations, etiquette, and proper gear to wear? If you think sailing is only for the rich and famous - think again!

"Sailing for Dummies™" gives you practical, easy-to-follow advice for everything from buying the right equipment and gear to setting sail for the first time to watching races on TV!

By reading "Sailing for Dummies™", you'll discover how to:

Select the best boat to buy or rent for your sailing needs

Navigate like a pro-day or night-with the help of charts, satellites, and compasses

Handle mishaps such as torn sails and leaks

Administer basic first aid and handle an overboard rescue successfully

Recover from a capsize, tow a boat, and discover other ways to keep safety a priority

Understand U.S. federal boating regulations and other rules of the sea Find a sailing a school that fits your schedule and your budget

Make sailing fun for the entire family- from toddlers to teens

Locate the best cruising destinations around the world.

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Summary: Dummy or Not - You'll Love This Book!
Review: "Sailing for Dummies" offers down-to-earth, understandable explanations for everything related to sailing, from planning a trip to the mechanics of sailing to buying a boat. I've been sailing various size boats all my life, but with little formalized instruction, and this book was perfect. However, it will also be immensely helpful for those who have never stepped foot on a boat also. Great work, Islers!

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Summary: One of the best beginners sailing books
Review: and we now have a bookshelf of them.

We took our sailboat out for the first time last weekend and had no problems partly due to the advice and instruction in this book.

Thanks JJ and Peter !!!

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Summary: Very informative and entertaining summary of sailing!!
Review: As a novice sailor, I found this book to contain an introduction to everything I needed to know about sailing. The Isler couple, both world class sailors, spice up the material with personal amusing anecdotes of their sailing experiences (and occasional mishaps). Plenty of illustrations add to the book's educational value. I can't imagine a better intro book to the subject.

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Summary: Well-organized and incredibly useful
Review: Hard to beat this book if you're just getting your hands on the mainmast for the first time. A wealth of info on every topic you'll need to know, presented in pictures and entertaining quotes and headlines. There are sections that deal with all the tricky details of actually getting the boat out of the dock and into the open sea, as well as a crucial section on what to do if, well, your sailing experience doesn't exactly go as planned. Pay attention to what the Islers say here-- you'll protect yourself from the most common (and often dangerous) mistakes beginners make if you've barely dipped your feet into water, and you'll improve your skills to a surprising extent even if you're more advanced.

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Summary: Enjoyable, Simple and Interesting ... a great beginners book
Review: I used this text as a secondary supplement for an American Sailing Association "sailing certification" , and I found it refreshingly helpful. Well known today, and with hundreds of titles, the "For Dummies® Books" collection offers you valuable basic information on hundreds of subjects, from "Accounting for Dummies" to "Yoga for Dummies".

"For Dummies® Books" strive to make a subject enjoyable to read, interesting and simple enough to understand so anyone can grasp the concept . In "Sailing For Dummies", J. J. Isler and Peter Isler accomplish just that: enjoyable, interesting and simple. This is a very basic text for the first 140 pages, then, for the remainder of the book, the Islers add to your foundational knowledge of sailing ending with subjects such as: sailboat racing, chartering and buying a boat.

"Sailing For Dummies" is livened up by the use of cartoons, interesting quips and quotes and engaging icons found throughout the book in the margins. The icons denote sections of information that promote "tips", "safety", "danger", "nautical words", "sailing stories", etc. Add the above with b&w photos, great diagrams and an excellent index, and you have a book valuable to any novice who wants to know more about sailing. Recommended.

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Summary: Enjoyable, Simple and Interesting ... a great beginners book
Review: I used this text as a secondary supplement for an American Sailing Association "sailing certification" , and I found it refreshingly helpful. Well known today, and with hundreds of titles, the "For Dummies® Books" collection offers you valuable basic information on hundreds of subjects, from "Accounting for Dummies" to "Yoga for Dummies".

"For Dummies® Books" strive to make a subject enjoyable to read, interesting and simple enough to understand so anyone can grasp the concept . In "Sailing For Dummies", J. J. Isler and Peter Isler accomplish just that: enjoyable, interesting and simple. This is a very basic text for the first 140 pages, then, for the remainder of the book, the Islers add to your foundational knowledge of sailing ending with subjects such as: sailboat racing, chartering and buying a boat.

"Sailing For Dummies" is livened up by the use of cartoons, interesting quips and quotes and engaging icons found throughout the book in the margins. The icons denote sections of information that promote "tips", "safety", "danger", "nautical words", "sailing stories", etc. Add the above with b&w photos, great diagrams and an excellent index, and you have a book valuable to any novice who wants to know more about sailing. Recommended.

Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable, Simple and Interesting ... a great beginners book
Review: I used this text as a secondary supplement for an American Sailing Association "sailing certification" , and I found it refreshingly helpful. Well known today, and with hundreds of titles, the "For Dummies® Books" collection offers you valuable basic information on hundreds of subjects, from "Accounting for Dummies" to "Yoga for Dummies".

"For Dummies® Books" strive to make a subject enjoyable to read, interesting and simple enough to understand so anyone can grasp the concept . In "Sailing For Dummies", J. J. Isler and Peter Isler accomplish just that: enjoyable, interesting and simple. This is a very basic text for the first 140 pages, then, for the remainder of the book, the Islers add to your foundational knowledge of sailing ending with subjects such as: sailboat racing, chartering and buying a boat.

"Sailing For Dummies" is livened up by the use of cartoons, interesting quips and quotes and engaging icons found throughout the book in the margins. The icons denote sections of information that promote "tips", "safety", "danger", "nautical words", "sailing stories", etc. Add the above with b&w photos, great diagrams and an excellent index, and you have a book valuable to any novice who wants to know more about sailing. Recommended.

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Summary: Should Skip This
Review: If you want a basic book with good pictures and diagrams on how to start, you don't want this book.

It's useless, no information in detail on how a sailboat works, how to set up. Compared to others I have read, not a good place to start.

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Summary: Sailing For Dummies is terrific!
Review: It's been a long time since I've done any serious sailing (high school, to be exact), but reading Sailing For Dummies brought back the fond memories of just how much fun it is to be quietly cruising a lake with the sun in my face and the wind at my back. This book is amazingly comprehensive and it's an inspiration to read. I can't wait to get back out on the water again