BASIC SAILING: References


There were many sources used to compile this information. Here is a list of the references used. For more resources on sailing, see Books & Magazines

Basic sailing. (1966). Washington, DC: American Red Cross.
Bond, B. (1992). The handbook of sailing. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf.
Bond, B., & Sleight, S. (1983). Small boat sailing. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf.
Budworth, G. (1985). The knot book. New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Creagh-Osborne, R. (1972). This is sailing. Boston, MA: Sail Books, Inc.
Gibbs, T. (1974). Sailing (a first book). New York, NY: Franklin Watts, Inc.
Henderson, R. (1978). Hand, reef and steer: a practical handbook on sailing. Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, Inc.
Herreshoff, H.C. (Ed.). (1983). The Sailor's handbook. Boston, MA: Little Brown and Company.
Jobson, G. (1987). Sailing fundamentals handbook. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, A Fireside Book.
Murrant, J. (1991). The boating bible. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, Inc.
Pickthall, B. (1980). A color guide to sailing. Chartwell Books, Inc.
Rousmaniere, J. (1989). The Annapolis book of Seamanship. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster.
Schryver, D. (1987). Sailing school. Woodbury, NY: Barrons Educational Series, Inc.
Sherwood, R.M. (1994). A Field Guide to Sailboats: Completely Revised and Updated. (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Little Brown and Company.
Slocombe, L. (1982). Sailing Basics. Englewood Cliff, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Small-boat sailing. (1995). Irving, TX: Boy Scouts of America.
Somers, A. (1979). Sailing companion. New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc.
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