● Recognizing Sailboats
● Sailboat Hulls
● Nautical Terminology
● What Makes a Sailboat Go?
● Sails and Rigging
● Marlinspike Seamanship
● Wind, Water, and Sail
● Preparing for a Sail
● Underway
● Sailing in Heavy Weather
● Returning to Port
● Anchors and Anchoring
● Reading the Weather
● Rules of the Road and Aids to Navigation
● Safety and Courtesy Afloat
● Caring for Your Boat
Here is a comprehensive, easy to understand guide to sailing for the novice that is illustrated with over 100 diagrams and photographs. Mr. Drummond writes from over 20 years' experience as a sailor and 10 years' as a writer and editor of textbooks.