Engineering & Technology / Sailing and Ships / The New Glenan's Sailing Manual by Instructors and Skippers of the International Glenans Centre

• Book Title: The New Glenan's Sailing Manual
• Author: Instructors and Skippers of the International Glenans Centre
• ISBN: 0715374702
• Publisher: David and Charles
• Year Published: 1980
• Our Price: £27.50 GBP ($45.38 USD)
• Description: David and Charles 1980: hardcover in dust jacket: approximately 6 .5 x 8.5 inches tall: 782 pages including index: black and white photographic illustrations, drawings, diagrams tables and fold-in charts. Synopsis: Comprehensive, well illustrated advice for would-be and experienced yachtsman. Translated from the French by James McGibbon and Stanley Caldwell, this third edition written by instructors and skippers of the Glenens Islands International Centre, South Britanny and based on their successful instructional methods includes the following sections: -- 1) Starting Sailing. 2)The Boat. ( What kind of boat for what kind of sailing.? Theory. The rigging. The hull. Gear. Laying -up and fitting- out.) 3) Boat handling. (Control. Going about and gybing. Arrival and departure. Changing sail. Heavy weather sailing. Oars, engine, towing). 4) The crew . (Safety. Life on board.) 5) Meteorology. (The life of the atmosphere. The weather.) 6) Navigation. (What you need to know. Coastal navigation. Navigation offshore. Passage making.) Envoi. Index. Bibliography. Useful addresses. Detailed contents. Condition: very clean and good overall
• Condition: Collectable- Very Good
• Dustcover: Yes
• Binding: Hardback
• Type: Used Books

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