Download or read book Dinghy Sailing Start to Finish - from Beginner to Advanced: the Perfect Guide to Improving Your Sailing Skills written by Barry Pickthall and published by Boating Start to Finish. This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dinghy Sailing Start to Finish is the perfect book for you if you are new to sailing, or if you are an experienced dinghy sailor wanting to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. You will enjoy your dinghy sailing more with greater knowledge.This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide takes you through the basic principles, preparing to sail, your first sail, advanced sailing and the basics of racing. It includes advice on choosing a dinghy, essential gear, sailing maneuvers, tides, wind and weather, all taken from the courses delivered by the UK's biggest sailing school, the UKSA.This book is accessible to all levels, giving those new to sailing straightforward advice, and showing experienced sailors how to take their sailing to the next level with tips on how to sail faster and safer. It covers single-handed and double-handed dinghies and catamarans.This book is packed with hundreds of illustrations and photographs, and is a great way to learn, develop and refresh your sailing skills.