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A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America

August 29, 2010

A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America This book features the history of boat production and detailed statistical data such as draft, sail area, and hull construction. Illustrations and detailed descriptions are provided for each of 255 boats. A new chapter guides potential boat buyers through the decision-making process and offers helpful advice on [...]

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Racing: A Beginner’s Guide (Lifeboats) Reviews

August 29, 2010

Racing: A Beginner’s Guide (Lifeboats) Step-by-step training for dinghy sailors who are ready to start racing This book assumes the reader can sail and now wants to race. It aims to take them through their first few seasons of racing, to the point where they can win a club race. This new edition is in [...]

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Surveying Fiberglass Sailboats: A Step-by-Step Guide for Buyers and Owners

August 28, 2010

Surveying Fiberglass Sailboats: A Step-by-Step Guide for Buyers and Owners Since the late 1950s, when the first “plastic” sailboat shocked the New York Boat Show, fiberglass boatbuilding has gone through classic growing pains. Longtime yacht broker and marine surveyor Henry Mustin has seen it all: the slow acceptance of those early, heavy boats; the market [...]

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Spurr’s Guide to Upgrading Your Cruising Sailboat (Spurrs Guide)

August 26, 2010

Spurr’s Guide to Upgrading Your Cruising Sailboat (Spurrs Guide) Is your boat ready to go cruising? Just about every sailboat—used and new—can make a good cruiser, but only if the hull-deck structure, rig, and systems meet certain standards. Spurr’s Guide to Upgrading Your Cruising Sailboat tells you what those standards are, and gives you all [...]

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