How To Get Started on Ocean Sailing [Paperback]

Ted Repplier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 4, 2000

This book will help readers decide if they want to begin ocean sailing, and if so, how to go about it. The book is practical ocean sailing know-how in a nutshell.

• Contents:
• The Sailor
• Acquiring Sailing Skills
• The Crew
• The Seaworthy Sailboat
• Navigation
• Life at Sea
• Planning Ocean Voyages
• Handling Heavy Weather
• A Typical Voyage
• Glossary

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Ted Repplier began sailing at age 8 on a seven-foot cat boat. He has sailed a succession of boats and captured many racing honors on the Chesapeake and the Atlantic. Since beginning sailing at the age of 45, Ted has developed a keen appreciation for the adventure and beauty of the sea.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (July 4, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059509564X
• ISBN-13: 978-0595095643
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,276,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strongly Recommended for the Newcomer to Blue Water, December 22, 2001

By 

David Thoenen (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How To Get Started on Ocean Sailing (Paperback)

I've been a collector of nautical literature for forty years, specializing in the technical, practical "how-to's" of ocean voyaging. All too often authors with significant experience to share with the novice blue water sailor manage to obscure their guidance behind torrents of unnecessary prose. Not the case here. Mr. Repplier manages to clearly and concisely deliver those nuggets of advice with the most value to his audience. His prose is to the point. As a sailor with decades of open ocean experience I can attest to the relevance and focus of this text. For the reader seeking clear advice offered in an easy to digest form rather than an encyclopaedia of ocean sailing detail this is the place to start. I'd feel very comfortable sailing with this skipper. My congratulations to Mr. Repplier for a nice piece of work and an excellent contribution to our mutual objective of safe sailing.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed!, August 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: How To Get Started on Ocean Sailing (Paperback)

This book was the perfect way for me to familiarize myself with ocean sailing before I actually experienced it. There are alot of things to be aware of and know about that will help make ocean sailing a safer and more pleasurable experience, and this book covers all of them. For people who are looking to learn the sport, and would like an expert's description of what to be prepared for, How to Get Started is the best way to go.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal for beginning ocean sailors., September 6, 2001

By 

Rich Repplier (Centreville, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How To Get Started on Ocean Sailing (Paperback)

Two disclaimers:

I am Ted Repplier's brother.

I don't sail, and I never have.

NONETHELESS:

The book is impressive because it seems to combine breadth and depth of knowledge with a spirit of generosity in giving the reader everything he needs to start ocean sailing. It looks like a pretty neat book for the intended audience.

- Rich Repplier