Boating 101: Essential Lessons for Boaters (Paperback)

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Product Description

No boater should leave the dock without reading this unique guide to the basics of boating. Roger Siminoff's decades of experience are boiled down into valuable, even life-saving advice on safety aboard...navigation...anchoring...dinghies...maintenance... sailing at night...and heavy weather.

From the Back Cover

Boating knowledge has never been this easy to acquire, at home or on the water.

The elements of seamanship are in your hands. In this handy little volume, Roger Siminoff shares the wisdom and practical experience he's earned the hard way--from years on the water.

How sharply you skipper your vessel and react to your fellow boater--staying keenly alert to your vessel and your surroundings--are all key to success, fun, and safety on the water.

More than 100 savvy tips and short essays on boating and seamanship distill Siminoff's hands-on boating knowledge into a compact, time-saving format. Every boater--power or sail, beginner or experienced--can benefit from his practical advice on

• Safety aboard and rescue drills
• Anchoring and docking
• Boating at night and in heavy weather
• Rules of the Road
• Navigation demsytified
• Maintenance dos and don'ts
• VHF radio protocol and channels

and much more. Generously illustrated, packed with tips and anecdotes, this guide is also a delight to read, sure to be well-thumbed by every boater lucky enough to have it.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 213 pages
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition (March 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071343296
• ISBN-13: 978-0071343299
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #575,393 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for small-medium power boats, May 25, 2002

By A Customer

Perhaps useful if you own a large sailboat, but not very relevant for a lake-bound 23' powerboat. Expected more diagrams.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a complete waste of money, June 22, 1999

By A Customer

I have been boating for about a year (i have a 29 foot searay sundancer) and could have written a much better book. Unless you know ZERO about boating, do not buy this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Boating 101, March 13, 2000

By A Customer

I was looking for an easy to follow boating book for my husband and older son. Then I found Siminoff's Boating 101 and quickly learned that even I could follow the text just reading through it in the bookstore. My husband was especially concerned about anchoring and in the various lakes we go to in New Jersey and now with some clues he got from this book, boating and staying out over a few nights is very comfortable for us and has become something we really enjoy. Thank you.