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Summary: Terrific book
Review: As a relatively new boater docking into a slip in a crowded marina on a calm day let alone a windy one has been at times a most intimidating experience. Dr. Low's book is an easy and fun read filled with lots of practical advice and good humor. I quickly realized I was not alone with my anxiety about docking and have learned much from the author's experience. Comments relative to the psychological issues were just as helpful as the mechanical aspects. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: A boat docking book, about close quarters boat handling.
Review: Boat Docking started almost accidentally, from research which I undertook to solve my own close quarters conundrums! It soon became apparent that this was a common problem, and that there was no ready, focused reference for it.
I sat down one evening to write down a few of the things I had learned, but that only led to other questions, and it only dawned on me later that I was writing a book! And now there is Boat Docking, all 90 pages and 140(!) illustrations, written, illustrated, and laid-out (produced, directed by, and starring!) by one "average" boater, a guy with the scientific background to figure this all out, and yet who can communicate the information in a non-technical way, very appropriate for the novice or the expert. Boaters are enjoying reading the book almost as much as I did writing it - feedback has been very encouraging. Boat Docking! - great information for all boaters, and a perfect gift for the boater who has everything!
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Summary: Too much extra stuff, not enough docking
Review: Bought the book to get detailed help docking my sailboat in challenging wind/current/space situations. I was especially interested in clever ways to 'warp' in under power with spring lines etc. The book was a disapointment: lots of stuff about coming _alongside_ a dock -- a very rare thing in my experience with crowded, finger-piered marinas. Very little about pilings in wind and current, almost nothing about warping. You will pick useful nuggets that make the book worth the price, but for practical tips on touch situations Chapman's Seamanship and Small Boat Piloting has way more info.
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Summary: The book to have, for beginers+++
Review: I am a fairly new boat owner with a twenty-four foot inboard. Kudos for Mr. Low in writing a fun, easy to understand book which helped me understand the dinamics at work when you are on the water. This book helped me in to this new journey, with practical advice. It is for the beginer, but comes with ideas and processes that one needs to understand, and remember, even when experienced. Thank you Mr. Low for being there with a great introduction to boat handling, and for keeping it simple to understand. Other books I have purchased get too wordy and use trade terminoligy that I sometimes don't understand. This book got my thumbs up; you woun't regret it if you are a beginer.
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Summary: The book to have, for beginers+++
Review: I am a fairly new boat owner with a twenty-four foot inboard. Kudos for Mr. Low in writing a fun, easy to understand book which helped me understand the dinamics at work when you are on the water. This book helped me in to this new journey, with practical advice. It is for the beginer, but comes with ideas and processes that one needs to understand, and remember, even when experienced. Thank you Mr. Low for being there with a great introduction to boat handling, and for keeping it simple to understand. Other books I have purchased get too wordy and use trade terminoligy that I sometimes don't understand. This book got my thumbs up; you woun't regret it if you are a beginer.
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Summary: great book for beginers...
Review: I recently purchased a 24 foot boat with an inboard engine. I wanted to be more familiar with the process of mooring/tying up/docking. I found myself applying lessons from the book to my actual experience. The book is well illustrated and writen in a clear and simple (sometimes humerous) way. It is well spent money for the lesons you will learn and aply. My thanks to the author.
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Summary: great book for beginers...
Review: I recently purchased a 24 foot boat with an inboard engine. I wanted to be more familiar with the process of mooring/tying up/docking. I found myself applying lessons from the book to my actual experience. The book is well illustrated and writen in a clear and simple (sometimes humerous) way. It is well spent money for the lesons you will learn and aply. My thanks to the author.
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Summary: Don't leave port without it!
Review: Should be required reading for all novice boaters and a part of any serious yachting library.
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Summary: Great reference...
Review: The book delivers exactly what it advertises, boat docking fundamentals for small vessels. There is ample discussion for nearly every situation you might encounter. The author claims it makes a handy reference; it does. Understandable and concise. Can be used as a handy reference for a particular situation or read and digested entirely in an evening.(Makes a good read late winter/Spring just before boating season begins) While geared more towards the "marina sailor" it is a compact and thorough review of the subject without undue technical dissection of the physics at work. If you want a readable, no-nonsense book that covers the topic; this is the one for you. As the author points out, practice is the key to using the techniques discussed in the book. Applicable to power or sail, more capstan/windlass coverage is available in traditional sailing books such as Chapman's. Recommended!
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Summary: Very Good Content -- Very Poor Binding
Review: This book contained what I thought was very good information. It was presented in a clear, concise manner, but a little too brief in some instances. The binding however was so poor that the book completely fell apart before I got through with Chapter 2. The rating is solely for content, not construction.
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