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2.0 out of 5 stars Lack of editorial integrity, Dec 17 2004

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This review is from: Sailing Fundamentals (Paperback)

This is a "revised and updated" book by an "expert" which is allegedly the "official learn to sail manual of the American Sailing Association"...... and the first two diagrams of knots are blatantly wrong...
Learn to sail this way and you will a) fail your certification and b) cause a disaster..

A bit harsh perhaps, because the book is okay really, however something so brashly touted should at least be correct.. and anyway, as the only reason to buy this book is for ASA certification there are other books that support the ASA101 basic keelboat program..buy them instead...

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disorganized, poorly edited, Nov 23 2003

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Alberto Elfes (La Canada, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sailing Fundamentals (Paperback)

This is one of the most disorganized and poorly edited books I
have ever read. There are sentences that get truncated from one
page to the next, concepts that supposedly will be explained "in
the next chapter" and never are, totally unrelated topics that
are jumbled together, material that is repeated without a clear
reason, obscure and/or poor illustrations/photos, etc.
Some radical editing could probably turn this book into
something useful, but as is I would recommend that the beginning
sailor turn to one of the many introductory books on sailing
that are better written and illustrated.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sailing instructor's view, Sep 12 2003

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ed carter (Melbourne, Florida (USA)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sailing Fundamentals (Paperback)

I have owned a sailing school and taught sailing for 25 years. In 1983 I was putting together a basic sailing book to be used by schools, when I discovered ASA and Gary Jobson's Sailing Fundamentals. I thought it was a terrific book and adopted it rather than finish my own book. I liked the organization, completeness and casual conversational style. Also I liked the illustrations, particularly the wind circle and points of sail in the later (present) edition. We have taught thousands of people to sail and are still using this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sailing Fundamentals
For the last 20 years, my student feedback has been very good. They like the pictures, the pace, and the level. Read more

Published on Aug 28 2003 by Robert James

4.0 out of 5 stars Learn to Sail Easily and Safely
Sailing Fundamentals is a great book for learning how to sail. It is well written with illustrations and pictures to help even the novice sailor understand the fundamentals of... Read more

Published on Aug 26 2003 by Kathy Lambert