The Craft of Sail: A Primer of Sailing by Jan Adkins - Hardcover

Adkins, Jan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1934982172 ISBN 13: 9781934982174

Publisher: Wooden Boat Pub, 2018

Synopsis

Subtitled "a primer of sailing" it really is an excellent guide to understand how wind and water affect boats. Aside from basic seamanship, Jan also includes drawings of the primary types of sailboats, so you'll see what makes a schooner a schooner, a cutter a cutter, etc. Jan uses Ants and Peanuts to help clarify vectors. How can you miss out on Ants and Peanuts! It's a favorite how-to-sail by young and the not-so-young folks learning to sail.

About this title

About the Author

Former art director for National Geographic Magazine, illustrator and author of over 40 books, frequent contributor to WoodenBoat magazine.

From the Back Cover

Adkins' affinity for this subject shows in every lovingly detailed and labeled drawings (many of specific boats),in his careful descriptions of the art of knot-tying and in his respect for weather... designed to be pored over at leisure by seasoned salts and casual daydreamers alike. --Kirkus Reviews

Edition details

• Publisher: Wooden Boat Pub
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934982172
• ISBN 13: 9781934982174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64