Year: 1994 Language: english Author: David Seidman Genre: Guide Publisher: Intl Marine Pub Co Edition: First ISBN: 0-87742-333-4 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 214 Description: "There are more efficient, faster, and economical ways to travel on the water, but none as rewarding as traveling under sail. After decades of being blown about, soaked, awed, teased, and satisfied, each time I set forth there is magic. For thirty years it has stayed fresh and new. Like a photographer who still gets a thrill out of seeing an image appear in a developing tray, it never ceases to lighten my soul when I realize that through cunning and skill I have tricked the wind into moving my boat. There is nothing like it. "And that is what I hope to share with you in this book. Through these drawings and meager words I hope to entice you into another world. The world of the sailor." ON THE WIND is about becoming a sailor, which means more than just learning to sail. Is it the right sailing guide for you? Well, consider the following questions: Are you looking for involvement, not diversion i Do you want adventure, not just a thrill? Do you want to know why as well as how? Are you curious about the traditions of sail? Do you want to know about seamanship and the arts of the sailor & navigation, anchoring, ropework, and more.
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On the wind: mastering the art of sailing
Language: english
Author: David Seidman
Genre: Guide
Publisher: Intl Marine Pub Co
Edition: First
ISBN: 0-87742-333-4
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 214
Description: "There are more efficient, faster, and economical ways to travel on the water,
but none as rewarding as traveling under sail. After decades of being blown about,
soaked, awed, teased, and satisfied, each time I set forth there is magic. For thirty
years it has stayed fresh and new. Like a photographer who still gets a thrill out
of seeing an image appear in a developing tray, it never ceases to lighten my
soul when I realize that through cunning and skill I have tricked the wind into
moving my boat. There is nothing like it. "And that is what I hope to share with
you in this book. Through these drawings and meager words I hope to entice
you into another world. The world of the sailor."
ON THE WIND is about becoming a sailor, which means more than just
learning to sail. Is it the right sailing guide for you? Well, consider the following
questions:
Are you looking for involvement, not diversion i
Do you want adventure, not just a thrill?
Do you want to know why as well as how?
Are you curious about the traditions of sail?
Do you want to know about seamanship and the arts of the sailor & navigation,
anchoring, ropework, and more.
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