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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 18, 2008 Type: User Review |
Good primer, but not for a complete novice...
This book would've been indispensable had it contained simple sketches and photos to illustrate author's point. It would've been nice for a novice to actually see an illustration of different keel designs or pictures of commonly used knots or sail...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 26, 2007 Type: User Review |
Recommended reading
This is a fun book. The cover does it justice. If you've ever had the misfortune to get wrapped up in the expensive world of boating, this will bring both knowedge and laughter. John Vigor does an excellent job of conveying both his love of this...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 01, 2007 Type: User Review |
A great book of sailors' "lessons learned," well worth the price!
This is a great, easy-to-read book of sailors' "lessons learned," written by a man with much more experience at sea than most of us will ever have. It is not a book intended to teach you how to sail, but one with the intent of telling you how to...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 14, 2007 Type: User Review |
Now they tell me!
This book is such a complete hoot; also it's full of helpful insights into all the things I wanted to know but was too stupid to ask! It's such a fun to read book that I even read the sections about the stuff I (thought) I already knew - and I'll...
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 11, 2007 Type: User Review |
Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Sailing
This book contained lots of helpful hints for the new sailor in a humorous way. Easy and fun to read!
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 09, 2005 Type: User Review |
200 entries which blend humor with solid practical advice
If you think a serious approach is inherent in a book like John Vigor's Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Sailing, think again: there's no orthodoxy to sailing, and plenty of truths to tell - and Vigor reveals them in 200 entries which...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 05, 2005 Type: User Review |
Tidbits from someone who clearly knows his way around boats
This is an alphabetical listing of boat issues, common misconceptions, followed by the authors opinion on the issue.
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3.00/5 |
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