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The Complete Sailing Manual
The only sailing manual you will ever need, covering everything from sailing basics to making repairs and mastering navigation. The undisputed market leader in sailing guides, this fully revised and updated sailing manual answers questions about any sailing situation - with thorough coverage of all aspects of sailing and boat ownership. In DK's The Complete Sailing Manual, former British national champion Steve Sleight offers a wealth of expert advice and guidance in the form of a complete tuition course on seamanship, which is brought to life with breathtaking action photography and clear instructions. Fully revised, this new edition features all of the latest developments in sailing - including foiling, long-distance cruising, and high-speed apparent-wind sailing - and navigation, with technology such as modern performance systems and electronic navigation. It also highlights the latest rules, regulations, practices for every keen sailor, from the novice to expert. Includes essential information, handy diagrams, and step-by-step artwork, The Complete Sailing Manual is the ultimate sailing ebook to keep by your side when out on the waves.
DK Complete Sailing Manual
This beautifully illustrated manual provides concise, step-by-step instructions that cover all aspects of sailing for learners at all levels.
Go Sail
This book and DVD package gives the basics to sailing including safety and advanced techniques.
Modern Boat Building
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Moving to E-business
Learn how to exploit the new opportunities presented by the e-business revolution. Moving to E-Business shows you how to prepare properly for the transition to a customer-focused, digital organization, providing essential information on developing and implementing an e-strategy, integrating business processes and systems, and transforming your organizational culture. There is practical advice on training your team, integrating IT applications, ensuring consistent customer service, and even starting a new e-business. Power tips help you to move quickly to establish a competitive edge in a fast-moving environment. The Essential Managers have sold more than 1.9 million copies worldwide! Experienced and novice managers alike can benefit from these compact guides that slip easily into a briefcase or a portfolio. The topics are relevant to every work environment, from large corporations to small businesses. Concise treatments of dozens of business techniques, skills, methods, and problems are presented with hundreds of photos, charts, and diagrams. It is the most exciting and accessible approach to business and self-improvement available.
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Sailing Essentials
Whether you are a novice or a sailor looking to expand your skills, this indispensable sailing companion will guide you every step of the way. A compact, easy-to-carry reference ebook, DK's Sailing Essentials includes all the essential information for practical sailors or just anyone who is interested in the topic. Start with the introductory section on comfort and safety to remind or familiarize yourself with the equipment on board and some basic knowledge, such as when to sail and what to wear. The following sections are full of practical advice on every aspect of sailing, from basic manoeuvres to dealing with difficult weather conditions. There is also guidance on maintenance and repairs to ensure you know how to keep your boat in good shape, as well as clear instructions about tying a perfect figure-of-eight and other knots... and much, much more! Sailing Essentials is perfect as a skipper's back-up manual or a quick reference e-guide for novice sailors. You won't want to set sail without it.
Sleight of Mind
This “fun, brain-twisting book . . . will make you think” as it explores more than 75 paradoxes in mathematics, philosophy, physics, and the social sciences (Sean Carroll, New York Times–bestselling author of Something Deeply Hidden). Paradox is a sophisticated kind of magic trick. A magician’s purpose is to create the appearance of impossibility, to pull a rabbit from an empty hat. Yet paradox doesn’t require tangibles, like rabbits or hats. Paradox works in the abstract, with words and concepts and symbols, to create the illusion of contradiction. There are no contradictions in reality, but there can appear to be. In Sleight of Mind, Matt Cook and a few collaborators dive deeply ...
Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die
Championship racers and professional adventurers disclose their favorite destinations in an inspiring volume of stories, travel tips, and photos. Featuring some of the best-known men and women in the sport—Tom Whidden and Gary Jobson (members of the winning 1987 America’s Cup crew), Jeff Johnstone (of J-Boats), award-winning sailing writer Lin Pardey, and many others—this is a unique full-color celebration for sailors to relive their greatest memories or plan their next big adventure. The amazingly diverse places they’ve selected include: Australia: Fremantle and Sydney Bermuda: St. George’s Harbor Brazil: Bay of Ilha Grande California: Channel Islands and San Francisco Bay Chile: ...
Fast Track to Sailing
The learn-to-sail book for when you are in a hurry to gain your sea legs At the Offshore Sailing School, the Colgates havetaught more than 100,000 adults how to sail. Now theyare making their proven instructional methods availableto you so you can fulfill your sailing dreams in little time.Though designed around three days of intensiveinstruction, the book adapts easily to any learning pace.You can master the fundamentals inthree days--or over a summer of leisurely sailing.
