Dinghy Sailing: Start to Finish

Dinghy Sailing: Start to Finish is a complete reference for every level of sailor whether you are a beginner and need a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide or are taking your sailing to the next level and looking for the professional tips and tricks that will get you sailing faster, better, safer and having more fun. It includes single-handed dinghies through to planing speed craft.
Full colour with 150 fantastic, clear illustrations and 150 photographs, Dinghy Sailing: Start to Finish gives the reader a thorough, complete and visual guide to life on the water.

Packed with expert advice from the professionals at UKSA, the book covers:

Basic Principles

Parts of the boat - exploded illustrations of a dinghy and components
How a boat sails - Sailing theory explained
Points of sailing - Sailing a dinghy at different angles to the wind
Choosing a dinghy - Types of boat and their suitability
Preparing to sail - Safety afloat, practical clothing, rigging to launching.
Knots and Ropes - Practical illustrations for basic knots and splices
Transporting dinghies -Road trailer to roof racks
Sailing for the first time - Balance, sail trim
Rowing and paddling
Rules of the road - Avoiding other boats, Rights of way, Basic racing rules
Understanding tides and currents
Weather forecasting - How to spot tell-tale signs of change in wind and weather
Basic Techniques

Tacking
Gybing
Beating to windward
Reaching
Running
Spinnaker handling
Capsize and recovery
Returning to shore
Packing the dingy away
Maintenance
Advanced Dinghy Sailing

High performance dinghies and catamarans
Trapezing
Asymmetric spinnakers - Setting, handling and gybing
Singlehanded sailing - dinghies and catamarans
Tuning - dinghies and catamarans
Heavy weather sailing - dinghies and catamarans
The Basics of Racing

The start - Practical lessons and rules explained
First leg tactics - Practical lessons and rules explained
Reaching - Practical lessons and rules explained
Running - Practical lessons and rules explained
Glossary of Terms