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Start Sailing Right!: The National Standard for Quality Sailing Instruction (US Sailing Small Boat Certification) | 
 enlarge | Author: Derrick Fries
Publisher: U.S. Sailing Association
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
Buy Used: $5.81
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 7150
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 1882502485
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.124
EAN: 9781882502486
ASIN: 1882502485
Publication Date: June 1, 1997
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Product Description
US SAILING developed this book in partnership with the American Red Cross to help you become a more confident and accomplished sailor. Start Sailing Right is a fantastic primer for anyone with an urge to get out on the water - and a reference guide for a lifetime. It offers one practical, usable tip after another and profuse use of large, clear diagrams, making sailing understandable and putting the new sailor at ease.
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 Best beginner's sailing text March 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was recommended by my YMCA sailing instructor. It has just about the right level of information for an introduction, and does not overwhelm the reader with subtle details that can only be appreciated with a certain amount of hands-on experience. The only reason I did not give it five stars was because it needs a wee bit more editing for wording and grammar, and it refers to some things that it does not fully explain, e.g., how one may determine wind direction within a few degrees.
start sailing right December 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
start sailing right is a book that covers all the subjects pertaining to starting sail-loving adults and youngsters. Its educative as reading but lacks the video disks which would help a great deal in understanding more the mechanism of sailing.
 The Beginner Sailor's Standard November 23, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have been a sailor for 12 years, and I'm only 18 right now! This book is the standard for beginning sailors, endorsed and associated with the US Sailing Association. I started out with it when I was 6 yeasr old, and I still reference it today. One doesn't learn to sail per se, he becomes a sailor. The only way to do that is to have a sequential education and gain years of experience. Buy this book, find a competent instructor (who will probably insist you have this book) and give it a few years, and you WILL be a sailor.
Start Sailing Right! July 14, 2003
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
If sailing is a new sport for you then this is a "must-have" book. I have reviewed several how-to-sail books/pamplets and this book is by far the best. The illustrations are excellent (the best I've seen) and plentiful. The book is also very comprehensive. If you are an experienced sailor and are looking for a book to improve your racing skills, then this is not the a book for you. The book also has videos that go along with the text.
This is THE new "learn to sail" textbook May 22, 1999
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
The US Red Cross and The US Sailing Association use this book as the newly revised mainstay of their program which is probably the most advanced in the world. I want to link this book to my "Learn to Sail" website, because it's the main book we use too. So where's the picture?Peter Capotosto Commodore Taal Lake Yacht Club
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