Shoving Off: Sailing Books to Get You Started
by September 25, 2006 12:00 am 60 views
Since 1956, “Royce’s Sailing Illustrated” has been known as “The Sailors Bible,” and the paperback manual is readily available through outlets such as online purveyor Amazon.com for $15.
Here are a few other examples of beginning and intermediate books to get started sailing that are available:
Chapman Piloting & Seamanship, by Elbert S. Maloney, Hearst Books, $60.
Learning to Sail: The Annapolis Sailing School Guide for All Ages, by Di Goodman and Ian Brodie, McGraw-Hill Cos., $12.95
Sailing for Dummies, by J.J. Isler and Peter Isler, Wiley Publishing Inc., $21.99
The Handbook of Sailing, by Bob Bond, Dorling Kindersley Ltd., $29.95
Keep It Simple Series Guide to Sailing, by Steve Sleight, Dorling Kindersley Ltd., $19.95
Sources: Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Fayetteville and Rogers
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