Reading material for sailing-related education
Here are links to reading material about sailing - written by NLSC members and others.
Please contact the NLSC Webmaster if you know of other material which might be included and of interest to our members and to anyone browsing this website.
- by Capt. Joan Gilmore:
- Rules of the Road
- Secrets for Successful Cruising
- Sailing the [Black Boaters] Summit
- DIY Anchor Rode Markers
- Catamaran MOB
- Of Windlasses and Kingpins: Gender Difference in Cognitive Modes When Learning to Sail
- by Bob Rouda:
- Commodore's Column, October 2008 - "ALL Hands On Deck"
- Commodore's Column, September 2008 - "Dear Commodore"
- Commodore's Column, August 2008 - "Knot In My Back Yard"
- Commodore's Column, July 2008 - "Rules of the Road"
- Commodore's Column, June 2008 - "Beating to Weather"
- by John Rousmaniere (Author of "The Annapolis Book of Seamanship"):
- Navigation Rules
- USCG Navigation Rules [online w/ links]
- USCG Navigation Rules [229 pages, pdf]
- ASA Sailing Standards [website]
- Knots - some great internet sources with general information on knots
- How Sails Work - by North Sails
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