By Captain, Coach and Professor Floyd Jay Winters

Easily remember sailboat terminology with the memory techniques and learning aids used in this fun and easy-to-read sailing manual. And enjoy a series of fun Water Riddles sprinkled throughout Learn Sailing Fun And Easy. There also is an entertaining section of Old Sailing Phrases used today and their origins.

This simple 170-page sailing manual is mobile device ready for your convenience. It includes well over 200 clear sailboat and dinghy photos, well labeled diagrams and figures to help you learn how to sail and to make sailing a safe and enjoyable sport. Conveniently access each chapter through hyperlinks from the Table of Contents. A Basic Sailboat Quiz is included at the end.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword by Jim Brown, WindRider Designer
  • Introduction
  • Main Parts of a Sailboat
  • Directions on a Boat
  • Sails and Rigging
  • Rigging a Sunfish in Photos
  • Parts of a Sail
  • Raising and Storing the Main Sail
  • Points of Sail
  • Trimming your Sail and Telltales
  • Heeling and Hiking
  • Apparent Wind
  • Tacking
  • Jibing (Gybing)
  • Comparing a Tack and a Gybe
  • Preventing and Getting out of a Stall
  • Capsize Prevention and Recovery
  • Man Overboard (MOB) (COB)
  • Heave To
  • Basic Anchoring Tips
  • Basic Docking Tips
  • Aids To Navigation and Terms
  • Sailing Rules of the Road
  • Safety Tips
  • PFDs (Lifejackets)
  • VHF Marine Radios
  • Some Types of Sailboats
  • Basic Knots
  • Miscellaneous Hints and Notes
  • …Plan Your Sail
  • …Very Simple Navigation
  • …Keep the Wind in Your Sail
  • …If overpowered by Too much Wind
  • …Safe Turns
  • …Read the Water
  • …Passing Obstacles
  • …Sculling
  • …Going Backwards
  • …Steering without a Tiller
  • …Transporting Dinghies
  • …A few old Sailing Phrases used Today
  • …Basic Sailboat Quiz
  • …Answers to Water Riddles
  • …Answers to Basic Quiz
  • …The Keys to Success