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Title: Cruising Fundamentals by Harry Munns, Hal Sutphen ISBN: 0-87742-334-2 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 01 March, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A sailing instructor's view
Comment: It is a big step for an intermediate sailor to go to the Caribbean and bareboat charter a 40' vessel. We use this book to take the intermediate sailor to this level. Cruising Fundamentals contains a vast amount of detailed information and yet it is organized in logical steps to bring students to the desired level of competance without overwhelming them. This book contains many excellent photographs and sketches. The basic navigation information is excellent without going too deep and the review questions are good for self evaluation (am I really getting it?)
I particularly like the way systems are presented and compared. For example, the House DC system vs the shore power AC system, diesel engines vs gasoline engines featuring the differences and types of cooking fuels discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each.
This is an all round excellent book that can be read straight through or used as a reference. I understand the second edition is in the works and I look forward to getting it.
Rating: 3
Summary: Very Beginning Level- Not all that great
Comment: I have never been cruising and really did not find this book to be very enlightening. It was VERY basic. You can expect things like "This is the hull, this is the sail" kind of stuff. I was really looking for more advanced topics like weather, emergency situations, planning a long distance cruise, etc.
This book is really for those of you thinking about buying a sailboat for cruising and have absolutely no boating experience. It touches on basic troubleshooting (and I mean basic) but does not really go in depth. I also purchased SAILING FUNDAMENTALS by Gary Jobson (Author), and found this book to be worth every penny. I would only recommend Cruising Fundamentals to those of you dreaming of cruising in the future, not very useful for anyone actually doing it.
I would rate this book at a high-school reading level.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding Followup to Sailing Fundamentals book.
Comment: This is American Sailing Association textbook for more advanced sailing topics and the the second of a series. The major plus of this book is that it teaches you how to sail with all the information you need to learn in the proper order you should learn it.
There is an advantage in learning the material in a time tested manner. Every time an instructor like the author, Harry Munns, teaches a course it gets better. This book gets the benefit of his tried and true, tested methods of sailing instruction. It works well.
This book follows "Sailing Fundamentals : The Official Learn-To-Sail Manual of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary"
Get them both.
Each book follows the ASA Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, and Bareboat charter courses.
Reading the books and then taking the courses will give you a jump start on your sailing skills.
Most sailors have knowledge like swiss cheeze--with lots of holes. The books will give you knowledge like American Cheeze--no holes.
Buy both books--you won't regret it. Read them and then take the courses for maximum effectiveness.
This is the path to skill, safety, and confidence on the water.
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Title: Sailing Fundamentals: The Official Learn-To-Sail Manual of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary by Gary Jobson ISBN: 0684849941 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 17 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Complete Sailor: Learning the Art of Sailing by David Seidman, Kelly Mulford ISBN: 0070571317 Publisher: International Marine Publishing Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Annapolis Book of Seamanship by John Rousmaniere, Mark Smith ISBN: 0684854201 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: How to Read a Nautical Chart : A Complete Guide to the Symbols, Abbreviations, and Data Displayed on Nautical Charts by Nigel Calder ISBN: 0071376151 Publisher: International Marine Publishing Pub. Date: 05 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Sailing for Dummies by J. J. Isler, Peter Isler ISBN: 076455039X Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 23 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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