Boat Docking: Close Quarters Manuvering for Small Craft

by Charles T. Low

Book Overview

Boat Docking (Close Quarters Maneuvering for Small Craft) is a book about how to dock a boat! It contains many concrete examples of boat docking, from the elementary to the advanced, and also has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0968232701
• ISBN13: 9780968232705
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Harvey Island Publications
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Book

This is a great book with humor in it. Its loaded with information. By admitting that docking is difficult, it sets the stage for the reader to understand the challenges of docking. Well worth the price.

Boat Docking (Close Quarters Maneuvering for Small Craft)

Being new to twin engine power boating, I found this book to be very helpful. I have read it three or four times in the first month and keep it as a reference. It is extremely helpful in explaining how to dock and "undock" in differing wind conditions.

The book to have, for beginers+++

I am a fairly new boat owner with a twenty-four foot inboard. Kudos for Mr. Low in writing a fun, easy to understand book which helped me understand the dinamics at work when you are on the water. This book helped me in to this new journey, with practical advice. It is for the beginer, but comes with ideas and processes that one needs to understand, and remember, even when experienced. Thank you Mr. Low for being there with a great introduction to boat handling, and for keeping it simple to understand. Other books I have purchased get too wordy and use trade terminoligy that I sometimes don't understand. This book got my thumbs up; you woun't regret it if you are a beginer.

great book for beginers...

I recently purchased a 24 foot boat with an inboard engine. I wanted to be more familiar with the process of mooring/tying up/docking. I found myself applying lessons from the book to my actual experience. The book is well illustrated and writen in a clear and simple (sometimes humerous) way. It is well spent money for the lesons you will learn and aply. My thanks to the author.

Terrific book

As a relatively new boater docking into a slip in a crowded marina on a calm day let alone a windy one has been at times a most intimidating experience. Dr. Low's book is an easy and fun read filled with lots of practical advice and good humor. I quickly realized I was not alone with my anxiety about docking and have learned much from the author's experience. Comments relative to the psychological issues were just as helpful as the mechanical aspects. I highly recommend this book.