Have you ever dreamed of buying a sailboat and sailing around the world? But you don't know how to sail? Well now you can! Learn to sail at home, affordably, and at your own pace! Save the Planet and save your money! Use the wind to move your boat! It's Free! Learn to Sail! with Multimedia! Vol I and II is an Interactive Sailing Training Program on Cdrom. Developed and published by Little Pines Multimedia, it is chock full of narration, animations and video clips demonstrating all aspects of sailing, such as wind theory, the points of sail, how to predict the weather, and tie nautical knots. The program runs over 500 megabytes, fully utilizing the Cdrom media. The content was written by qualified instructors with sailing instruction video clips from Sail Magazine. Topics that are covered are Parts of a Boat, Sail Boat Handling, Coming About, Jibing, Sailing a Triangular Course, Anchoring, Leaving and Approaching Moorings and Docks, Weather, Rules of the Road, Nautical Knot Tying and much more!. It also has 5 interactive quizzes so you can see how well you are learning! Testimonials I really enjoy the Learn to Sail cd. The video clips, speaking and printed descriptions make learning easier. I am an audio visual learner and this fills the bill. W. Reston, Houston I have received your CD and have enjoyed the time with my boys learning how to sail. It makes it look so easy. We will be well prepared when we take sailing lessons next summer. Thank you! T. Planty, NY Your software appears to be the ideal type I have been seeking for a good deal of time. Your software is to be used to help conduct ground school at high school for a senior class Naval Junior ROTC leadership course. Once I found this software and checked your website, I was certain this was what would fit best for my first step into training media. I can foresee that this software will also prove useful in teaching over 140 students at the NJROTC Area Four Leadership Academy/Sail Training Program at Newport for two weeks each summer for the best two students from 64 schools across 18 states. If you have other software or other products, I know several other instructors who would be interested. CDR M.M, USN, MA
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(c)Detroit Free Press Inc. All rts. reserv. 08023818 FORGET THE BOOKS, VIDEOS; LEARN TO SAIL WITH A PC Detroit Free Press (FP) - FRIDAY June 30, 1995 By: WYLIE GERDES Edition: METRO FINAL Section: SPT Page: 9D Word Count: 800 --Detroit Free Press
Sailing Charles Zusman Making wintertime funtime...while soaking up know-how about sailing So much to know, so little time. The new sailor may well be daunted by what seems an ocean of information connected with the sport-knots, weather, and rules of the road, navigation... There are plenty of books that cover the subject, and the winter is a good time for the beginner to buckle down and study. It will soon be spring and time to take to the water with that newfound knowledge. Sailing, however, is such a tactile, colorful sport; the mere printed page is somehow, well, too dry. For those inclined to do their book-learning with the help of a mouse, keyboard and screen, a computer multimedia approach can speed the learning process and help the winter months fly by. One product that does the job nicely is Learn to Sail, from Little Pines Multimedia of Truro Mass., on Cape Cod. It is a single CD package that encompasses a complete sailing textbook. But it s more than a textbook-it talks, shows videos, makes its points via animation, and with the point-and-click attribute of the computer, lets the reader freely move back and forth from page to page, chapter to chapter. Ever try to learn to tie a knot from a book? You can do it, but how much better to combine the sequential drawings with spoken instructions and a video of a person actually tying the knot. Using this program, you can take a piece of rope and play along, step by step, with the voice and the video, which you can replay as often as needed. Enough times and tying the knot becomes second nature. I tried it with an anchor bend, a new one for me. It was effortless, fun, and now I m a whiz at tying it. It s a great accompaniment to sailing lessons, said Linda Cullum of Little Pines, who put the program together. She stressed the package is not a simulator, in which you control a computer model of a boat, but rather a digital textbook that delivers information in an entertaining, interactive way. The program is divided into chapters: Small boat handling, knots and cordage, rules of the road, weather, navigation and piloting. One Chapter, "Advanced Topics", explains the technical theory of sailing, how wind and balance make the boat go. This chapter also covers jib and spinnaker handling, and reefing. The reader moves through the topics with mouse clicks, and in many instances can choose to run a short video. The video material is from Sail Magazine, by the way. Material is presented by voice, which is played concurrently with displayed text. And there are quizzes along the way to test your knowledge. Most instructional books contain a glossary, and Learn to Sail! is no different. It s just that the computer makes it so much easier and faster to use. Forgot what a cringle is? Call up the glossary, click on the word and there it is: "A ring sewn into the sail through which a line or shackle can be passed." It s that quick. The program is billed for beginner to intermediate. I take pride in possessing a certain body of knowledge on the subject of sailing. After a few sessions with this basic program, however, I know some things and understand others I didn t know before. I m embarrassed to say what they are. How much material does the CD contain? The label says 500 megabytes, which includes narration and animation. Cullum said in terms of text, there are 150,000 words. The program took two years to put together, Cullum said, and the material was compiled by a team of sailing experts. Learn to Sail! sells for $59.95. To get a feel for the program, check out the Web page at learntosail.net --The Sta --CBS News Broadcast
(c)Detroit Free Press Inc. All rts. reserv. 08023818 FORGET THE BOOKS, VIDEOS; LEARN TO SAIL WITH A PC Detroit Free Press (FP) - FRIDAY June 30, 1995 By: WYLIE GERDES Edition: METRO FINAL Section: SPT Page: 9D Word Count: 800 --Detroit Free Press
Up to the Minute CD-ROM Rating: No Pain, Some Gain? If you want to take up a new sport this summer but you can t stand the heat, how about a Cyberspace workout? New CD-ROMs will show you how to play or sport if you are a beginner or how to play better if you are a little more advanced. In this week s segment of UTTM CD-ROM RATING, Fred Fishkin, a reporter at WCBS Radio in New York and the host of the CBS RADIO NETWORK'S daily computer and technology report BOOT CAMP, joined CBS News Correspondent Rick Jackson to show us that no pain does not necessarily mean no gain. There are quite a few sports CD-ROMs to choose from. Fred pointed out that the CD-ROMs have some advantages over instructional videotapes because they let you skip around to different topics easily and almost instantly. That s right, no rewinding required in the digital age. The first CD-ROM we looked at was Learn to Sail! with Multimedia! Some of the subjects on the CD-ROM deal with different kinds of common sailboats, knot tying, and weather. This CD-ROM will show you how to tie a knot, tack, or jibe with real audio/video demonstrations. It also has a glossary of sailing terms. . We gave Learn to Sail! with Multimedia! a -7- for sound and graphics, an -8- for ease of use, and an -8- on the worth the time scale. Its total cumulative score was a -7.6-. The CBS News Broadcast Up to the Minute airs Monday through Friday mornings between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. The "UTTM CD-ROM Rating" can be seen every Tuesday morning. Check your local listings for actual broadcast times in your market. --CBS News Broadcast
Sailing Charles Zusman Making wintertime funtime...while soaking up know-how about sailing So much to know, so little time. The new sailor may well be daunted by what seems an ocean of information connected with the sport-knots, weather, and rules of the road, navigation... There are plenty of books that cover the subject, and the winter is a good time for the beginner to buckle down and study. It will soon be spring and time to take to the water with that newfound knowledge. Sailing, however, is such a tactile, colorful sport; the mere printed page is somehow, well, too dry. For those inclined to do their book-learning with the help of a mouse, keyboard and screen, a computer multimedia approach can speed the learning process and help the winter months fly by. One product that does the job nicely is Learn to Sail, from Little Pines Multimedia of Truro Mass., on Cape Cod. It is a single CD package that encompasses a complete sailing textbook. But it s more than a textbook-it talks, shows videos, makes its points via animation, and with the point-and-click attribute of the computer, lets the reader freely move back and forth from page to page, chapter to chapter. Ever try to learn to tie a knot from a book? You can do it, but how much better to combine the sequential drawings with spoken instructions and a video of a person actually tying the knot. Using this program, you can take a piece of rope and play along, step by step, with the voice and the video, which you can replay as often as needed. Enough times and tying the knot becomes second nature. I tried it with an anchor bend, a new one for me. It was effortless, fun, and now I m a whiz at tying it. It s a great accompaniment to sailing lessons, said Linda Cullum of Little Pines, who put the program together. She stressed the package is not a simulator, in which you control a computer model of a boat, but rather a digital textbook that delivers information in an entertaining, interactive way. The program is divided into chapters: Small boat handling, knots and cordage, rules of the road, weather, navigation and piloting. One Chapter, "Advanced Topics", explains the technical theory of sailing, how wind and balance make the boat go. This chapter also covers jib and spinnaker handling, and reefing. The reader moves through the topics with mouse clicks, and in many instances can choose to run a short video. The video material is from Sail Magazine, by the way. Material is presented by voice, which is played concurrently with displayed text. And there are quizzes along the way to test your knowledge. Most instructional books contain a glossary, and Learn to Sail! is no different. It s just that the computer makes it so much easier and faster to use. Forgot what a cringle is? Call up the glossary, click on the word and there it is: "A ring sewn into the sail through which a line or shackle can be passed." It s that quick. The program is billed for beginner to intermediate. I take pride in possessing a certain body of knowledge on the subject of sailing. After a few sessions with this basic program, however, I know some things and understand others I didn t know before. I m embarrassed to say what they are. How much material does the CD contain? The label says 500 megabytes, which includes narration and animation. Cullum said in terms of text, there are 150,000 words. The program took two years to put together, Cullum said, and the material was compiled by a team of sailing experts. Learn to Sail! sells for $59.95. To get a feel for the program, check out the Web page at learntosail.net --The Sta --CBS News Broadcast
(c)Detroit Free Press Inc. All rts. reserv. 08023818 FORGET THE BOOKS, VIDEOS; LEARN TO SAIL WITH A PC Detroit Free Press (FP) - FRIDAY June 30, 1995 By: WYLIE GERDES Edition: METRO FINAL Section: SPT Page: 9D Word Count: 800 --Detroit Free Press
Up to the Minute CD-ROM Rating: No Pain, Some Gain? If you want to take up a new sport this summer but you can t stand the heat, how about a Cyberspace workout? New CD-ROMs will show you how to play or sport if you are a beginner or how to play better if you are a little more advanced. In this week s segment of UTTM CD-ROM RATING, Fred Fishkin, a reporter at WCBS Radio in New York and the host of the CBS RADIO NETWORK'S daily computer and technology report BOOT CAMP, joined CBS News Correspondent Rick Jackson to show us that no pain does not necessarily mean no gain. There are quite a few sports CD-ROMs to choose from. Fred pointed out that the CD-ROMs have some advantages over instructional videotapes because they let you skip around to different topics easily and almost instantly. That s right, no rewinding required in the digital age. The first CD-ROM we looked at was Learn to Sail! with Multimedia! Some of the subjects on the CD-ROM deal with different kinds of common sailboats, knot tying, and weather. This CD-ROM will show you how to tie a knot, tack, or jibe with real audio/video demonstrations. It also has a glossary of sailing terms. . We gave Learn to Sail! with Multimedia! a -7- for sound and graphics, an -8- for ease of use, and an -8- on the worth the time scale. Its total cumulative score was a -7.6-. The CBS News Broadcast Up to the Minute airs Monday through Friday mornings between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. The "UTTM CD-ROM Rating" can be seen every Tuesday morning. Check your local listings for actual broadcast times in your market. --CBS News Broadcast
About the Author
Linda Cullum is from Cape Cod, MA, with a second home in Vermont. She is the author of Learn to Sail! with Multimedia! an Interactive Sailing training CDROM which teaches all aspects of Sailing incliding Knots, Piloting, Rules of the Road, Weather with digital video from Sail Magazine, narration, animation and quizzes.
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