 | Start Sailing: Beginner's Handbook by Association Royal Yachting
Buy new: £3.97 / Used from: £0.83 This has to be no. 1 on anyone's list who is looking to start sailing. Published by the RYA, this is the definitive book.
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 | Sailing for Dummies by J. J. Isler
Buy new: £8.97 / Used from: £11.66 I couldn't resist this book. If you are put off by all the technical terms and mystique that surrounds sailing and boating, then this will put your mind at rest and it may even teach you a thing or 2
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 | UK and Ireland Circumnavigator's Guide by Samantha Steele
Buy new: £11.39 Let's face it, we all dream of sailing around GB. And for those lucky enough to have done it, there is no greater feeling. A great book, well researched, well written. A must for you library.
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 | Walking on Water: A Voyage Around Britain and Through Life by Geoff Holt
Buy new: £7.95 / Used from: £1.54 Perhaps the only book relating directly to disability and sailing. Not so much a "how to sail" book, more a "why aren't you out sailing" kind of book.
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 | The Complete Day Skipper: Skippering with Confidence Right from the Start by Tom Cunliffe
Buy new: £13.98 / Used from: £5.00 For those with a bit of knowledge under their belt who want to get some official certificate. Cunliffe is the absolute master.
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 | How to Read a Nautical Chart: A Complete Guide to the Symbols, Abbreviations, and Data Displayed on Nautical Charts by Nigel Calder
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £5.33 It might seem patently obvious, but unless you can read a chart, you ain't going nowhere! A good reference book to have.
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 | RYA Weather Handbook - Northern Hemisphere by Chris Tibbs
Buy new: £8.29 / Used from: £6.75 Another seemingling obvious expertise you need, but how many people can actually understand and interpret a weather forecast?
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 | A Seaman's Guide to the Rule of the Road by J.W.W. Ford
Buy new: £11.49 / Used from: £10.50 My copy is now nearly 20 years old and even now, it still comes out from time to time. An essential book for the saloon library.
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 | Knots and Splices by Steve Judkins
Buy new: £4.27 / Used from: £1.65 A really easy to use guide to knots. A good little book.
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 | Reeds Nautical Almanac 2009 by Andy Du Port
Buy new: £17.49 / Used from: £9.70 Perhaps the most important book you will own. Keep it on the chart table and use it. Don't forget to replace it each year.
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