Woman's Guide to Sailing: Everything You Need to Get Started
  "Doris Colgate knows what women want. Well-known as a sailing role model and a confident yet gentle teacher, she writes with clarity on even the most complex sailing concepts, as well as answering often-asked questions on the safety, comfort, and social sides of sailing. Sailing: A Woman's Guide pulls it all together for the beginning sailor. Finally, an excellent book for women that both teaches and motivates. Bravo, Doris. You've opened up the sport." —Bernadette Peters, editorial director, Cruising World
"It took a person with her fingers on the pulse of women aspiring to sail to write this book, and that person is clearly Doris Colgate. Sailing: A Woman's Guide is as much a source book as empowerment to women the world over desiring to become sailors." —Micca Leffingwell Hutchins, editor of SailNet
"An excellent introduction to the sport of sailing. It will undoubtedly encourage many women to try this challenging, noncontact activity while enjoying the great outdoors." —Betsy Alison, Four-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year
"This new series is designed to teach outdoor skills to women in the way they learn. . . . Women of all ages describe how they overcame obstacles, what they enjoyed most, or just how they felt about undertaking a new activity . . . extremely well done and appealing." —Library Journal (starred review)
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments | Introduction: The many rewards of sailing; What is sailing?; About this book
Chapter 1: Women and Sailing
A great fit for women | Why are women drawn to sailing? | Women who sail
Chapter 2: How to Get Started
Choose a sailing school | What to expect on your first day | Normal apprehension | Step aboard | How does it feel?
Chapter 3: Getting Comfortable with Sailing
Sailor talk | How a sailboat is measured | What makes a sailboat stable? | How sails are held up and controlled | How to talk about sails | Basic sailboat moves | Taking a sailboat through its paces
Chapter 4: How to Sail Away and Return with Ease
Rig and hoist the sails | Getting underway | Sailing at last | Homeward bound
Chapter 5: Using the Wind
Identifying wind direction | Setting your sails upwind and downwind | Making the boat react to you | Powering down for comfort and control | When you go aground | Crew-overboard recovery
Chapter 6: Preparing Yourself and the Boat
Clothing for comfortable sailing | Diet and sailing | Lifesaving equipment | Communication with other boats and with shore | Electrical hazards | When a shroud or stay breaks | Knots and line handling
Chapter 7: Smart Sailing
Why sail shape is important | The shape of speed | Weather and wind | Wind shifts and how to use them | Use of crew weight and placement
Chapter 8: Navigation Rules and Techniques
Know the rules | The basic steps of navigation | Tides and currents
Chapter 9: Tips for Sailing with Ease
Practice, practice, practice | Exercises for sailing | Personal matters | Keep on sailing
Chapter 10: Resources
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