best beginners book overall
 

Maxprop wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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Maxprop wrote:
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Chapman's Pikoting is one good source for all round anti-management
practices by organized labor.
Katy
huh?????

You misspelled "Piloting" to Pikoting. (picketting)

Sorry, but I refuse to spell it out beyond that.

Max


typo...sticky keyboard....you don't need to explain firther..I got it...

best beginners book overall
 

"katy" wrote in

You misspelled "Piloting" to Pikoting. (picketting)

Sorry, but I refuse to spell it out beyond that.

Max


typo...sticky keyboard....you don't need to explain
firther..I got it...

Would you explain why your keyboard is sticky?


--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_

best beginners book overall
 

DSK wrote:
RogueIT wrote:

Looking for a little advise on what I could read to get a good overall
knowledge of sailing. I plan on taking a power squadron class but would
like to know more than nothing before I get there. In fact I know I
don't know anything so that is something...right?

I'd suggest a couple of things, starting at the closest public library.
Gee, do they even have those any more? Read every book on sailing...
well, that will take a long time. Pick a few with cool pictures, look at
the pictures, read the captions. That's a good start.

Here's a start you can make without leaving the computer, which appeals
to a lot of people these days:


http://www.sailingcourse.com/homepagehtml.htm

http://www.huntington.edu/education/...g/sailing.html

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...w_to_sail.html

If you happen to be in Boston, this is a great opportunity:
http://sailing.mit.edu/LearntoSail/

There are local community sailing programs at a lot of places around the
country, they can be somewhat hard to find though. Very much worth
looking for. And you can can often get a chance to sail by hanging
around marinas & sailing clubs, chatting with people, making friends,
and letting it be known that you'd like to crew.


I've recently been teaching using the book "Start Sailing Right", a
joint effort between the American Red Cross and US Sailing.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1882502485/002-2393248-2466437?v=glance&n=283155

It's a pretty good basic introduction for the never-ever with nice
pictures and not a lot of extraneous terminology (that can come later).

Sailing is no more or less difficult than riding a bike, but you have to
*do* it in order to learn it. Finding an opportunity to actually do it
will be much more valuable than any book. I'd recommend small boats and
cold water - there is no better way to learn.

//Walt

best beginners book overall
 

Scotty wrote:
"katy" wrote in
You misspelled "Piloting" to Pikoting. (picketting)

Sorry, but I refuse to spell it out beyond that.

Max


typo...sticky keyboard....you don't need to explain
firther..I got it...

Would you explain why your keyboard is sticky?


--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_


I dug out the old carpal tunnek keyboard...there's probably dust down
between the keys...I know you wanted a more salacious answer, but
unfortunately, it's just another mundane thing.....