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Book Colgate s Basic Sailing

Download or read book Colgate s Basic Sailing written by Stephen Colgate and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The textbook for the Offshore Sailing School's Learn to Sail course, taking you from beginner to intermediate level.

Book Colgate s Basic Sailing Theory

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stephen Colgate
  • Publisher : Touchstone
  • Release : 1976-06-01
  • ISBN : 9780671766221
  • Pages : 128 pages

Download or read book Colgate s Basic Sailing Theory written by Stephen Colgate and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1976-06-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fast Track to Sailing

Download or read book Fast Track to Sailing written by Steve Colgate and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2009-02-06 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The learn-to-sail book for when you are in a hurry to gain your sea legs At the Offshore Sailing School, the Colgates have taught more than 100,000 adults how to sail. Now they are making their proven instructional methods available to you so you can fulfill your sailing dreams in little time. Though designed around three days of intensive instruction, the book adapts easily to any learning pace. You can master the fundamentals in three days--or over a summer of leisurely sailing.

Book Fundamentals Of Sailing Cruising And Racing Revised And Expanded

Download or read book Fundamentals Of Sailing Cruising And Racing Revised And Expanded written by Stephen Colgate and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1996-03-05 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Removes the mystery of sailing and reduces sailing techniques to basic, simple principles.

Book Performance Sailing and Racing

Download or read book Performance Sailing and Racing written by Steve Colgate and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a racing master, all the knowledge you need to make your boat go faster and safer in any condition In Performance Sailing and Racing, Steve Colgate explains how to improve your sailing and push your boat to higher but safer speeds. He shows you how get your boat to perform as it was designed--with grace and an ease of motion--and to sail at a fast speed that can get you out of situations more quickly and arrive at your destination sooner. Used as one of the text books at the many branches of the Colgate Sailing School, Performance Sailing and Racing will help you get started in racing and improve as you learn. Even veteran sailors will pick up some new tips and tricks to becoming a successful racer. End-of-chapter quizzes reinforce what you learn so you can use your knowledge confidently on the water. Sail faster and smarter: Get the picture with clear, colorful photos and graphics Master vital topics relating to boat speed--sail trim, sheet lead angles, steering differences in light and heavy air Learn even those daunting topics, including using a spinnaker and understanding polar diagrams With this master teacher's wisdom on all the factors that make your boat sail better, you'll win the next race or just blow past the other boats in the outer harbor.

Book Steve Colgate on Sailing

Download or read book Steve Colgate on Sailing written by Stephen Colgate and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1990-10-02 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The what, how, why and when of sailing, cruising, and racing by the head of the famous Colgate Offshore Sailing Schools.

Book Sailing  A Woman s Guide

Download or read book Sailing A Woman s Guide written by Doris Colgate and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1999-01-22 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Doris Colgate knows what women want. Well-known as a sailing role model and a confident yet gentle teacher, she writes with clarity on even the most complex sailing concepts, as well as answering often-asked questions on the safety, comfort, and social sides of sailing. Sailing: A Woman's Guide pulls it all together for the beginning sailor. Finally, an excellent book for women that both teaches and motivates. Bravo, Doris. You've opened up the sport." --Bernadette Peters, editorial director, Cruising World "It took a person with her fingers on the pulse of women aspiring to sail to write this book, and that person is clearly Doris Colgate. Sailing: A Woman's Guide is as much a source book as empowerment to women the world over desiring to become sailors." --Micca Leffingwell Hutchins, editor of SailNet "An excellent introduction to the sport of sailing. It will undoubtedly encourage many women to try this challenging, noncontact activity while enjoying the great outdoors."--Betsy Alison, Four-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year "This new series is designed to teach outdoor skills to women in the way they learn. . . . Women of all ages describe how they overcame obstacles, what they enjoyed most, or just how they felt about undertaking a new activity . . . extremely well done and appealing." --Library Journal (starred review)

Book Performance Sailing

Download or read book Performance Sailing written by Steve Colgate and published by Adlard Coles. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to sail fast to beat an approaching weather system, get into port before dark or beat your competitors over the line, everyone needs to know how to sail their boats at peak performance at some point. In this highly practical book, sailing instructor and veteran racer Steve Colgate explains the secrets of better boat speed - how to 'read' the sails to achieve the most efficient sail shape for maximum performance, what exactly to look for when trimming, what makes for good boat handling, helpful tips on racing tactics, plus many more factors that will enable you to sail your boat better and faster: * what to look for when trimming a sail * how best to set a spinnaker * understand polar diagrams * judge the winds in your path * reduce the drag on your hull * avoid oversteering * ignore distractions to your concentration Packed with clear, friendly practical tips you can use on the water, this is the book that will give you the knowledge to sail faster - whether it's to win the next race or get into harbour quicker.

Book Boating

    Book Details:
  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1973-07
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 788 pages

Download or read book Boating written by and published by . This book was released on 1973-07 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fast Track to Cruising

Download or read book Fast Track to Cruising written by Steve Colgate and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2004-12-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to handle a cruising sailboat in as little as seven days—even if you’ve never sailed before! Who says you have to be an experienced daysailor before you can think about cruising? Steve and Doris Colgate know that most of us don’t have that kind of time. At the Offshore Sailing School, the Colgates have helped more than 100,000 adults—three-quarters of whom started as beginning sailors or complete newcomers--take the helm of a midsize cruising sailboat. Now Fast Track to Cruising offers these proven instructional methods to all aspiring sailors with big dreams and little time. This is the very first guide that teaches sailing and cruising together, taking you from your first sail to independent cruising in one leap. You can make that leap in as little as seven days—as in the Colgates’ “Fast Track to Cruising” course—or you can get there at a more leisurely pace. Either way, no other book will take you from your first tacking or docking maneuver to a mastery of navigation and diesel engines as efficiently as this one. "America's most experienced sailing instructors present a thorough and easy to understand look at cruising. Leisure time is precious. Safety is paramount. The Colgates will help you maximize your time on the water."--Gary Jobson, ESPN's lead sailing analyst and editor at large for Cruising World and Sailing World “Doris and Steve Colgate understand that people want to reach their sailing goals as quickly as possible and they've built the excellent Fast Track program to accomplish it.”--Bernadette Bernon, former editorial director of Cruising World magazine "Together Steve and Doris Colgate have been teaching beginners to sail for over half a century. In Fast Track to Cruising they have included every concept and procedure you need to get yourself from a want-to-be sailor to one who is knowledgeable and competent to take the helm--with confidence and a smile."--Charles Mason, Executive Editor, SAIL magazine

Book Basic Sailing Theory

Download or read book Basic Sailing Theory written by Stephen Colgate and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Boating

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1973-07
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 788 pages

Download or read book Boating written by and published by . This book was released on 1973-07 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Colgate s Cruising Sailboat Techniques

Download or read book Colgate s Cruising Sailboat Techniques written by Stephen Colgate and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cruising World

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1979-01
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 2142 pages

Download or read book Cruising World written by and published by . This book was released on 1979-01 with total page 2142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Basic Sailing Skills

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sven Donaldson
  • Publisher : Sail Canada
  • Release : 2018
  • ISBN : 1894495918
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Basic Sailing Skills written by Sven Donaldson and published by Sail Canada. This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic Sailing Skills is a perfect manual to help anyone starting out in learning to sail. The original Basic Sailing Skills was written in 1974 by Don Giffin, an active instructor, Albacore racing competitor and dedicated volunteer. Over the next seventeen years it was used extensively by over 30,000 sailors as they were introduced to the jargon and theory of sailing. In 1990 the Learn to Sail Committee of the Canadian Yachting Association decided to have Basic Sailing Skills rewritten to reflect changes which had taken place with national sail training standards over time. Sven Donaldson, a Vancouver based sailing writer, was commissioned by the Canadian Yachting Association to write this next version of Basic Sailing Skills. Sven has two other sailing books to his credit (A Sailors Guide to Sails and the New Sail Theory) as well as many articles in Pacific Yachting Magazine, Sail, and Cruising World. In Basic Sailing Skills, Sven has simplified terminology so the reader gets a hands on appreciation of the enjoyment of sailing. Cedric Burgers, formerly a CYA senior sailing instructor and University of British Columbia architecture student from Vancouver drew the illustrations. The illustrations provide a level of detail rarely shown in other sailing instructional books. The sequence of drawings for the step progression of skills should make it easier for anyone learning to tack or gybe.

Book Steve Colgate on the Racing Rules

Download or read book Steve Colgate on the Racing Rules written by Stephen Colgate and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Steve Colgate on Cruising

Download or read book Steve Colgate on Cruising written by Stephen Colgate and published by . This book was released on 1990-12 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the chartering and sailing of a cruising sailboat without a captain.