<p><b>Here's the book that can get you sailing in an afternoon and keep you sailing better through a lifetime on the water</b></p><p>This is the first sailing book that follows a sailor's ideal learning curve. Rather than tell you all about sail trim or anchoring in a single chapter, Robby Robinson tells you what you need to know when you want to know it. From the absolute basics to the most advanced techniques, the <i>International Marine Book of Sailing</i> is highly accessible--and informative--at every level.</p><ul><li>More than 500 pages and 1,000 color photos and illustrations.<li>Covers everything from high-performance and Olympic-class sailing dinghies to coastal and offshore cruising sailboats. No matter your age or the kind of sailing you'd most like to do, this book will work for you.<li>The easy-flowing instructional text is augmented by sidebar features giving alternative approaches, definitions of terms, and boat-to-boat variations--a uniquely effective how-to combination.<li>Includes contributions from Nigel Calder (<i>Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual</i>), Beth Leonard (<i>The Voyager's Handbook</i>), Robert Perry (<i>Yacht Design According to Perry</i>), Bob Sweet (<i>The Weekend Navigator</i>), Charlie Wing (<i>How Boat Things Work</i>), and other top sailing writers.<li>Renders sailing and seamanship more transparent and accessible than ever before.<li>The ideal book for self-teaching.</ul>