The Trailer Sailer Owner's Manual
The Trailer Sailer Owner's Manual

Author: Gregg Nestor

Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications

Published: 2009-01-20

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780939837823

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This comprehensive guide to selecting, caring for and enjoying a trailer ready sailboat will answer all your questions about fitting out, care of your sails, launching and retrieval, and boat maintenance.

Rich Johnson's Guide to Trailer Boat Sailing
Rich Johnson's Guide to Trailer Boat Sailing

Author: Rich Johnson

Publisher: NorlightsPress

Published: 2009-08

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 193525409X

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trailerable sailboat is the ideal way to explore the country ? wherever there is water. To make the most of this exciting lifestyle, owners of trailerable sailboats need three things ? an understanding of the boat and how to use it; knowledge about the tow vehicle and trailer used to transport the boat; and a spirited sense of adventure to live the dream. #13;#13; This book will help you get started. #13;#13; #13;

Fixing Positions
Fixing Positions

Author: Matts G. Djos

Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1574092685

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An indispensable guide to the most attractive and challenging sailing venues in the American West, Fixing Positions covers destinations in four areas: Lake Powell, the Pacific Northwest and Canada, southern California, and Mexico. Author and lifelong sailor Matts G. Djos describes how to reach each venue and provides useful and fascinating historical, geological, cultural, and meteorological information as well as maps and photographs of each of the destinations. Travelers will benefit from the author's extensive cruising experience, as he includes both vignettes from his own travels and also practical advice on visiting and sailing the region. Each section contains a chapter detailing how a storm or challenging event was managed and the tactics employed, as well as an abbreviated cruising guide or sidebar on matters of special interest to trailer sailors. Here is trailer sailing at its best. Book jacket.

The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats
The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats

Author: Steve Henkel

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-01-15

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0071736948

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For the first time ever, a comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocketcruising sailboats ever built Author Steve Henkel has researched hundreds of cruising sailboats less than 26 feet long--pocket cruisers--to create this definitive gallery and handbook of the small cruising sailboats built in the last 45 years. With detailed plans, specifications, performance indexes, and commentary for every model the author could find (360 in all!), The Sailor’s Book of Small Cruising Sailboats is your ideal core reference for the used and new boats you see on the water.

The Complete Trailer Sailor: How to Buy, Equip, and Handle Small Cruising Sailboats
The Complete Trailer Sailor: How to Buy, Equip, and Handle Small Cruising Sailboats

Author: Brian Gilbert

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2007-06-22

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0071593608

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A soup-to-nuts introduction to small, economical sailing craft Trailer sailers--the smallest, most economical sailboats with sleeping accommodations--are a popular platform for learning the basics of sailing and are often considered to be the entry level to cruising under sail. Author Brian Gilbert shows how trailer sailers can be the ideal craft for a lifetime of enjoyment, including serious, long-distance cruising. This book covers all the bases, including how to inspect, buy, and equip a boat; how to trailer, sail, navigate, and cruise in small boats; how to use communications and navigation equipment; and more.

The Handbook Of Sailing
The Handbook Of Sailing

Author: Bob Bond

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 1992-08-11

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0679740635

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Newly updated and now in paperback, this backlist classic contains 2,000 diagrams and photos enabling you to visualize every sailing procedure and maneuver; reflects the latest word on procedures, techniques, and equipment. 48 pages of full-color photos.