Basic Keelboat: The National Standard for Quality Sailing Instruction (Certification)

Basic Keelboat: The National Standard for Quality Sailing Instruction (Certification) by United States Sailing Association. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780979467783.

Sailing is a sport that connects the generations and brings people together. But sailing is challenging. To maximize your enjoyment on the water, you must have confidence in yourself, your boat, equipment and crew. Basic Keelboat helps you learn to sail with the skills required to be safe at sea. When youre prepared, life under sail is more enjoyable. The lessons learned in Basic Keelboat will provide a strong foundation to help you build your skills for the future. The first of US SAILINGs popular Keelboat Series, Basic Keelboat covers the skills and terminology required to responsibly skipper a small daysailing keelboat. Basic Keelboat breaks down maneuvers like tacking, jibing, docking and overboard recovery in a simple, understandable manner.