I am often asked the question "How and where do I start if I want to learn to sail?" Well here are some thoughts ....
Sailing is a fantastic sport or hobby, one that provides participants with exercise, adventure and enjoyment in equal measures. It is a pastime that allows the sailor to escape the mundane, humdrum drudge of everyday life to get out on the water where he (or she) is a master of their own destiny, subject only to the whims of the waves and the wind.
Nevertheless, it is all very well knowing that sailing is a fantastic hobby or pastime, something that everyone can do (it is not nearly as expensive as most non-sailors might imagine it would be for example), but where do you start? After all, it must be obvious for even the most determined landlubber that sailing a dinghy is going to require some skills and abilities and it hardly likely that you can learn these skills and abilities out of thin air, is it?
If you have an interest in learning how to sail, then the good news is that an excellent new e-book called 'How To Learn To Sail' is exactly what you have been waiting for. It is a detailed A-Z guide of everything you might need to know about learning how to sail from the ground up. Even if you have never been in any kind of boat or dinghy in your life, this book teaches you everything you need to know to become a competent sailor in record time.
Let me give you some examples so that you can judge for yourself the quality of the information available in 'How To Learn To Sail'.
Firstly, there are some basic do's and don'ts, simple things that are really little more than common sense of which are nevertheless need to be aware. As an example, whilst on the one hand the book recommends joining a sailing club to learn the ropes, it advises against booking a sailing holiday if you have no idea whether you are likely to enjoy it or not.
Furthermore, it covers all of the essential basics that a sailing beginner needs to know before they start to further their education on the water, the theoretical fundamentals that you must master before stepping onto a boat for the first time.
For example, you will learn how the different sails on a dinghy work, and how you rig your boat for different weather conditions. The book also teaches about the basics of making the boat go in the direction you want it to go in, whether you are heading up, down or across the wind. It shows you what you need to know about entering and exiting the dock and what do if things begin to go a little wrong whilst you are out on the water.
In short, 'How To Learn To Sail' is a full training course that encompasses everything you need to know before deciding to give sailing a go for the very first time.
This is a book that everyone who is considering taking up sailing for the first time will benefit from immensely and therefore, if sailing appeals to you, then this is a book that I would thoroughly recommend you should pick up now.
That's all for this week, happy sailing.
Martin
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