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You're no idiot, of course. But when it comes to navigating the sea of information about boating and sailing, you feel like you're truly adrift. It's enough to make any aspiring captain a little bit seasick. There's no need to walk the plank! With shipshape strategies for operating both sailboats and motor boats, The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Boating and Sailing, Second Edition, helps you gain your sea legs—without going overboard. In this newly updated and revised Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: The basics of Boat maintenance—how to make sure your vessel is seaworthy. Clever cures for seasickness—alternatives to Dramamine that really work. Cutting-edge information on wireless mapping and navigation systems. Great tips on how to save fuel—and money—when you’re boating or sailing. Table of Contents: Part 1: Getting Started in Boating Welcome to the Wet and Wonderful World of Boating! / Power to the People—Marine Engines / Picking a Proper Prop / It Follows You Anywhere—Trailering Your Boat. Part 2: The Basics of Operation Getting Underway for the First Time / The Art and Science of Docking / People Management and Safety Aboard / Anchos Aweigh! Making Your Boat Stay Put / Nautical Knots / Paddle Power: Canoes, Kayaks, and Rowboats. Part 3: Getting from Point A to Point B: Marine Navigation Nautical Road Maps: Marine Charts / Rules of the Marine Road / Tools and Tricks of Navigation / Nautical Radio Gear and Procedures and Your First Longer Cruise. Part 4: Nature's Triple Play: Wind, Weather, and Tides Weather You Like it or Not / Mastering the Tides. Part 5: Staying Safe Afloat Gearing Up for Safety / The Best Defense is Common Sense / Common Emergencies (If There Are Such Things). Part 6: Boat Maintenance The Well-Equipped Nautical Toolbox / Keeping Your Boat Shipshape / Keeping Your Engine Happy. Part 7: Sailing, Sailing... How to Tell the Main from the Jib: A Sailor's Vocabulary / Types of Sailboats / The Mechanics of Sailing / Handling Your Sailboat. Appendixes Glossary / Resources / Boating Online. About the Author: Frank Sargeant is boating editor of Outdoor Life magazine, a contributing editor for Boating magazine, and a features editor for Florida Sportsman magazine, as well as senior script writer for Outdoor World which appears weekly on TNN. Published by Alpha/Penguin Group. Softcover. 384 pages.

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