Sailing

by Peter Heaton

Book Overview

This vintage book is a complete and accessible guide to sailing. Designed especially for the 'landlubber', this volume provides just enough information to enable anyone to take out a small boat and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140460497
• Release Date: June 1959
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 1.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Sailing by Peter Heaton

Sailing offers everything a sport should offer - fun, excitement and satisfaction. This handbook caters to the beginner. It describes the technique of choosing, buying, fitting out, sailing, and storing a yacht, in detail and in simple language. In addition there are shanties, salty stories, sea-lore, instructions on subjects ranging from weather forecasting to the cure of sea-sickness, and the whole is profusely illustrated with line drawings and photographs.

Quick Review Sailing Peter Heaton

Great book to learn sailing fundamentals. Old classic, should be on every sailers bookshelf.