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Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Sailing | 
 enlarge | Authors: John Vigor, Thomas Payne
Publisher: Sheridan House
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 86241
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 187
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 1574092111
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.124
EAN: 9781574092110
ASIN: 1574092111
Publication Date: August 2005
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Product Description
There are many frustrated sailors out there and with the baby boomers starting to retire many finally have the freedom to indulge their sailing dreams. This book is intended to guide them. Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. The reference format offers the reader opportunities to open the book at any page and browse endlessly. Cartoons by SAIL Magazine cartoonist Tom Payne enliven the text. A comprehensive appendix covers some 50 technical topics.
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Peculiar book December 3, 2008
This is a strange book. Vigor has collected about 200 "observations" on sailing, each one a short item of a page or less in length. Each one is amusing, but it is not primarily a humorous book, although you might get that idea from the cover illustration.
The information is sound and contains many useful tips about many aspects of sailing, but the book is also not really intended as a "serious" guidebook.
It reads like a collection of short magazine articles that were written over a period of time, probably whilst actually cruising, and probably inspired by whatever he had been doing that day. This is not bad, but it is quirky. The title is a bit odd too, as you might reasonably think it is information intended for beginning sailors or landlubbers thinking about sailing, and that's not at all right. It is the sort of information that would be most of interest or humorous to those who already have some sailing experience.
I gave it 4 stars as there is nothing really wrong with the book, but it was not quite what I was expecting. Having read it I wouldn't read it a second time and I'll probably give it away or sell it second hand.
 not half bad August 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book has a lot of advise and while much of it may be known to experienced sailors the starters to sailing will probably appreciate everything in the book. I feel that even experienced sailors will find something new or at least be reminded of something useful.
Good primer, but not for a complete novice... January 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book would've been indispensable had it contained simple sketches and photos to illustrate author's point. It would've been nice for a novice to actually see an illustration of different keel designs or pictures of commonly used knots or sail types. As for tips and advice, they are indeed common sense. Will look forward for an updated / revised addition.
Recommended reading December 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a fun book. The cover does it justice. If you've ever had the misfortune to get wrapped up in the expensive world of boating, this will bring both knowedge and laughter. John Vigor does an excellent job of conveying both his love of this pasttime, and the lessons he's learned over the years.
A great book of sailors' "lessons learned," well worth the price! October 1, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a great, easy-to-read book of sailors' "lessons learned," written by a man with much more experience at sea than most of us will ever have. It is not a book intended to teach you how to sail, but one with the intent of telling you how to avoid problems, both on and off the water. It is organized alphabetically, by subject, and the end of the book includes many useful tables, formulas, etc., that you might not easily find anywhere else. It covers various preventive techniques, ways to correct problems if they do occur, and things that merchants and repairmen might never tell you unless you know to ask. I also like that this book includes a fair amount of humor, and that the subjects covered are not all purely technical. Vigor goes so far as to address the phenomenon of "hearing voices" at sea, various superstitions, and even how to rename a boat in a way that doesn't cause it to become unlucky. This is a great little book and is well worth the price
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