Sailing Books for Your Library. Without these sources this these lessons would not have been possible.
The Handbook Of Sailing by Bob Bond
Sailing Fundamentals (ASA) by Gary Jobson
Basic Keelboat (U.S. Sailing Certification) by Monk Henry
The Annapolis Book of Seamanship by John Rousmaniere
Fast Track to Cruising by Steve and Doris Colgate
Bareboat Cruising: The National Standard for Quality Sailing Instruction by US Sailing Association
Cruising Fundamentals (ASA) by Harry Munns
Sailing by Penny White by Penny White
The Voyager's Handbook, The Essential Guide to Bluewater Cruising by Beth A. Leonard
Chasing Sunsets
Steering You Straight Lawrence (Laurie) Pane with his wife, Carole Wells, and young son, Ryan
It's Your Boat Too
Living A Dream: A Journey from Aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 9/11 to Full-Time Cruiser Cmdr. Suzanne Giesemann
Handbook of the Nautical Rules of the Road. Written by Chris Llana and George Wisneskey.
LEARN: Free interactive sailing lessons will take you from an absolute beginner to a confident sailing student who can communicate well with your instructor and classmates.
READ: The electronic version of
L&A's Seafaring, Latitude 38, Carolina Currents,48 Degrees North, Points East, Great Lakes Scuttbutt, Southwinds, Caribbean Compass, Spinsheet, and Ocean Navigator.
DEFINE: Understand the definitions of common nautical words and phrases
CHECK: Five ready-to-use Day Sail checklists that can be viewed for FREE on your iPhone or any other Web - Enabled - Device
EXPERIENCE is a great teacher, and this is a excellent place to start. In this section we bring you the experiences of thousands of miles of sailing, without leaving your seat.
CHART: 1018 NOAA charts over Google Maps, with US Coast Guard Navigation Aids and NOAA Chart 1 Symbols. Makes it the perfect tool for students exploring any US coastline
WATCH: Expanded section includes dozens of excellent videos involving sailing training, knot tying, racing, bloopers, and fun commentary presented in High Definition.
UNDERSTAND: Our Points of Sail lesson clearly illustrates not only the Point of Sail and the Mainsail position, it also includes the tack, the wind angle, and the masthead wind direction.
PLAN: Where do you go once you have learned sail? These great websites will help you plan you future behind the helm.
PREDICT: These excellent weather related resources were collected and contributed by Bill Biewenga. All the resources you need to keep an eye on the weather
SEE: Increase your comfort level and confidence with sailboatimages identifying key areas of a sailboat.
SAY: We welcome your comments and ideas. If something needs to be clarified, or you think it's great, just drop us a note and tell us...