Cruising Fundamentals

Written to complement the ASA's teaching methods, Cruising Fundamentals addresses small-boat daysailors who wish to move on to overnight cruising in a larger boat--one more than 27 feet long. The book leads the reader through five progressively more advanced levels of boat handling, each divided into sections covering knowledge and techniques that can be learned ashore and those best learned underway. A chapter called Sailing the Cruising Yacht, for example, presents important information on readying the boat for sail, VHF radio protocol, and right-of-way rules before examining such topics as heaving-to and steering a compass course. This effective and logical progression makes the book a great learning tool not just for those graduating from smaller to larger sailboats or from daysailing to cruising, but for inactive sailors needing a refresher and for anyone planning a bareboat charter. The volume includes material on all aspects of piloting, maneuvering under power, managing the galley, diesel maintenance, passagemaking, and anchoring techniques. more

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2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-13-2009; Just OK; Book is just ok. A lot of the information is just common sense. The only reason I bought it was because it was required for a class that I was taking.; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-28-2008; Just OK; This is a fine book, along with Sailing Fundamentals, if you're taking the corresponding ASA course(s). All the information is valid but is geared to passing the course as opposed to just teaching sailing. Additionally, my ASA course...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-17-2008; great information for one with sailing experience; This book was well laid out in a simple to read format and supplied information along with concise sailing exercises to perfect ones skills. After reading for two evenings I know, without a doubt, that my boat handling techniques have...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-13-2003; A sailing instructor's view; It is a big step for an intermediate sailor to go to the Caribbean and bareboat charter a 40' vessel. We use this book to take the intermediate sailor to this level. Cruising Fundamentals contains a vast amount of detailed information...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-17-2008; great information for one with sailing experience; This book was well laid out in a simple to read format and supplied information along with concise sailing exercises to perfect ones skills. After reading for two evenings I know, without a doubt, that my boat handling techniques have...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-28-2003; Very Beginning Level- Not all that great; I have never been cruising and really did not find this book to be very enlightening. It was VERY basic. You can expect things like "This is the hull, this is the sail" kind of stuff. I was really looking for more advanced topics like...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-13-2009; Just OK; Book is just ok. A lot of the information is just common sense. The only reason I bought it was because it was required for a class that I was taking.; read full review | report as inappropriate