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Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Sailing | 
 enlarge | Authors: John Vigor, Thomas Payne
Publisher: Sheridan House
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 23482
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 187
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 1574092111
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.124
EAN: 9781574092110
ASIN: 1574092111
Publication Date: August 2005
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Product Description
Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. The alphabetical reference format offers the reader opportunities to open the book at any page and browse endlessly. Cartoons by Sail Magazine cartoonist Tom Payne enliven the text. A comprehensive appendix covers over 50 technical topics.
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Good primer, but not for a complete novice... January 18, 2008
This book would've been indispensable had it contained simple sketches and photos to illustrate author's point. It would've been nice for a novice to actually see an illustration of different keel designs or pictures of commonly used knots or sail types. As for tips and advice, they are indeed common sense. Will look forward for an updated / revised addition.
Recommended reading December 26, 2007
This is a fun book. The cover does it justice. If you've ever had the misfortune to get wrapped up in the expensive world of boating, this will bring both knowedge and laughter. John Vigor does an excellent job of conveying both his love of this pasttime, and the lessons he's learned over the years.
A great book of sailors' "lessons learned," well worth the price! October 1, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a great, easy-to-read book of sailors' "lessons learned," written by a man with much more experience at sea than most of us will ever have. It is not a book intended to teach you how to sail, but one with the intent of telling you how to avoid problems, both on and off the water. It is organized alphabetically, by subject, and the end of the book includes many useful tables, formulas, etc., that you might not easily find anywhere else. It covers various preventive techniques, ways to correct problems if they do occur, and things that merchants and repairmen might never tell you unless you know to ask. I also like that this book includes a fair amount of humor, and that the subjects covered are not all purely technical. Vigor goes so far as to address the phenomenon of "hearing voices" at sea, various superstitions, and even how to rename a boat in a way that doesn't cause it to become unlucky. This is a great little book and is well worth the price
 Now they tell me! May 14, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is such a complete hoot; also it's full of helpful insights into all the things I wanted to know but was too stupid to ask! It's such a fun to read book that I even read the sections about the stuff I (thought) I already knew - and I'll do it again too. Mr Vigor's writing style is just so friendly and understandable, that it's a pleasure to read and learn from.
In short, you won't regret having purchased this book - it's affordable and fun.
 Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Sailing April 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book contained lots of helpful hints for the new sailor in a humorous way. Easy and fun to read!
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