After two decades in the boat maintenance field, Sherri Board, a professional boat maintenance technician, has revolutionized the way in which boater's view the cosmetic aspects of their boats. The author guides you through the details of a proper wash-down, maintaining teak, varnishing, gel coat care, maintaining the rigging and a hundred other details needed to keep your boat in tip-top shape.

After two decades in the boat maintenance field, Sherri Board, a professional boat maintenance technician, has revolutionized the way in which boater's view the cosmetic aspects of their boats. The author guides you through the details of a proper wash-down, maintaining teak, varnishing, gel coat care, maintaining the rigging and a hundred other details needed to keep your boat in tip-top shape.

Sailing Made Easy is the first step in a voyage that will last you the rest of your life. It is a gift from a group of dedicated sailing professionals who have committed their lives to sharing their art, their skill, and their passion for this wonderful activity. This book, which Sailing Magazine called "best in class" upon its release in 2010, is the most comprehensive education and boating safety learn-to-sail guide to date. It is also the official textbook for the ASA Basic Keelboat Standard (ASA 101). Incorporated in the textbook are useful illustrations and exceptional photographs of complex sailing concepts. The text’s most distinguishing feature is its user friendly "spreads" in which instructional topics are self-contained on opposing pages throughout the book. There are also chapter end quizzes and a glossary to help those new to sailing to navigate their way through the extensive nautical terminology.

Certified sailing instructor Shirley Reekie presents the essentials of boat parts, sailing dynamics, and safety precautions.

The second book in our Classic Boat series aimed at traditional boat lovers, builders and restorers. Lofting is an essential stage in the transition between designing and building a boat in order to turn the design plans into boat lines plans to measure off and build the full-size boat. Its a tricky art, but this book shows exactly how it is done in clear, step-by-step diagrammatic stages. Aimed specifically at the amateur DIY builder, it will enable anyone to build a boat of any size, whether power or sail. The author has been teaching lofting to boatbuilding students for over 10 years, and has found that the key to understanding is visualisation - hence the plethora of step-by-step diagrams in this book to assist the reader to grasp the concepts. Lofting will be welcomed by budding boatbuilders everywhere.