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With a Foreword by Don Casey,Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. Each entry is categorized alphabetically and prefaced by an arresting statement such as People always lie about how fast their boats are. The reference format offers readers the opportunity to open the book at any page and browse endlessly. Cartoons by SAIL Magazine cartoonist Tom Payne enliven the text. A comprehensive appendix covers some 50 technical topics...it is always interesting and very readable. (Sailing)Filled with practical advice, this book is a winner. (The Ensign)Vigor, who''s written for several boating magazines, has brought his experience and sense of humor to bear on the less than ideal experiences of sailing--and he''s even alphabetized them...It''s fun to page through and you just might learn a thing or two. (Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal)This book is easy to read. It imparts some very valuable

Things I Wish Id Known Before I Started Sailing

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/1/2020 12:06:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781493051397, 978-1493051397
      ISBN10: 1493051393

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      Book Synopsis
      With a Foreword by Don Casey,Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. Each entry is categorized alphabetically and prefaced by an arresting statement such as People always lie about how fast their boats are. The reference format offers readers the opportunity to open the book at any page and browse endlessly. Cartoons by SAIL Magazine cartoonist Tom Payne enliven the text. A comprehensive appendix covers some 50 technical topics...it is always interesting and very readable. (Sailing)Filled with practical advice, this book is a winner. (The Ensign)Vigor, who''s written for several boating magazines, has brought his experience and sense of humor to bear on the less than ideal experiences of sailing--and he''s even alphabetized them...It''s fun to page through and you just might learn a thing or two. (Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal)This book is easy to read. It imparts some very valuable

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