Royce s Sailing Illustrated, Volume 1 is an on-the-water manual providing any information desired about sailing. It covers a wide range of topics, from sail and hull ratios to types of knots and ways to detect a thunderstorm. Illustrations and maps enhance the instruction of every passage. A glossary and index allows finding your area of interest very simply. This book is issued in conjunction with Royce s Sailing Illustrated, Volume 2 and Royce s Powerboating Illustrated.
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Tops in some areas, good in all, flaws are minor.,
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This review is from: Royce's Sailing Illustrated: The Sailors Bible Since '56 (Sailing Illustrated Series the Best of Royce) (Paperback)
"Vol.I" is the 1993 edition of "The Sailor's Bible" that's been often updated & refined since 1956 and it shows. (There's also a Vol. II in a larger format and written for classroom use; it's said to cover the same material in more depth--but with half the pages?) Vol. II may be a better choice for home than this Vol. I which is now called the "on-the-water" version. Vol. I, this book, is very encyclopedic, useful for beginners through advanced levels. All sailing topics are covered and some (e.g., hull speed) are treated in more detail than most other books. The author, a sailor-artist, provides 1000s of helpful simple pictures & diagrams. It's comprehensive covering hulls, keels, rigging, sailing rigs, etc., from caravel to ULDB, OD dinghies to inboard cruisers. Sprinkled throughout are little gems of history or experience that enliven the reading. Many detailed pictures, some cutaways & parts are labeled, of 22 popular OD dinghies & cats plus 9 cruising boats (1 cat). A glossary of 38 pages covers about 1500 terms. Topics include splicing, first aid, recovering from capsizes, groundings, etc,; it has the practical advice that can keep some mishaps from becoming disasters. Good coverage of reefing, hull forms & high seas, broaching, pitch-poling, getting pooped, heaving to, etc. It's not perfect: All print is in blue (non-photo?) ink. The index is so-so but not great. Since it's intended as a reference, the writing is usually brief, in sound bites; when topics have a longer treatment (e.g., hull speed) the style remains so the bites feel pasted together. And some of the charts (e.g., avoiding collisions) have been photo-reduced to the point they're hard to read. But still, at the price, it probably has more facts per buck than any other sailing book.
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The ONLY book you need on a sailboat,
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This review is from: Royce's Sailing Illustrated, Vol. 1: Tall Ship Edition (Paperback)
I have shelf after shelf of books on sailing and boating, but only Royce's Sailing Illustrated is essentially worn out. This and the accompanying workbook are the only books of which I have two copies; one set at home and one set the boat. If you want an excellent introduction to sailing, buy, borrow, or steal this book. It's still no substitute for actually spending time at the tiller (and making your own mistakes), but Royce, through this little book, will teach you more than a boat-load of much more expensive volumes (or most sailing "schools", for that matter).
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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A Sailor's Library Basic,
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This review is from: Royce's Sailing Illustrated, Vol. 1: Tall Ship Edition (Paperback)
This compact work is not only a very good distillation of the ways of a modern sailor, but is arguably the most essential book to keep on board one's small boat for reference by the captain or the most novice of crew. It's keys to success are it's clarity of explanation and ease of reading. Of the 50 or so boat-related books in my library I rank this one among my top five in frequency of use.
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