Andy wrote:
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: All the finer points of sail trim, including mast bend, are covered
: well in books.
: Andy

Could you please list some of the books you've read that
you feel contributed to your sailing knowledge. Not so
much sail trim in particular, but engine maintenance and
mechanical systems, anchoring, docking, navigation, etc, etc.
The ASA and US Sailing books I've read for courses
(Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, and Bareboat) I've taken
seem way too light-weight for complete self-learning.
The USPS Advanced Sailing course book seems much better,
and sail trim seems very well covered by Tom Whidden's
The Art and Science of Sails. But I haven't found (what
seemed to me like) good books for many of the other topics
you've mentioned in your preceding posts, and would be
very interested to know what you found the most helpful.
Thanks,
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John Forkosh ( mailto: where j=john and f=forkosh )