Boating 101: Essential Lessons for Boaters

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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: Boating 101 was absolutely riveting. Before reading this book I didn't know my port from my starboard. Now I'm ready to sail around the world.

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Summary: a complete waste of money
Review: I have been boating for about a year (i have a 29 foot searay sundancer) and could have written a much better book. Unless you know ZERO about boating, do not buy this book.

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Summary: Not for small-medium power boats
Review: I took my wife and kids to Tortola this past winter, and bareboat charted a sail boat. I had read through many books on boating, but this one was by far the best. It gave me all the knowledge to enjoy my boating experience without getting into the usual trouble a amatuer would find themselves in. I would recommend this book to anyone, definatley worth the price

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Summary: Covers Everything
Review: I took my wife and kids to Tortola this past winter, and bareboat charted a sail boat. I had read through many books on boating, but this one was by far the best. It gave me all the knowledge to enjoy my boating experience without getting into the usual trouble a amatuer would find themselves in. I would recommend this book to anyone, definatley worth the price

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Summary: Boating 101
Review: I was looking for an easy to follow boating book for my husband and older son. Then I found Siminoff's Boating 101 and quickly learned that even I could follow the text just reading through it in the bookstore. My husband was especially concerned about anchoring and in the various lakes we go to in New Jersey and now with some clues he got from this book, boating and staying out over a few nights is very comfortable for us and has become something we really enjoy. Thank you.

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Summary: Not for small-medium power boats
Review: Perhaps useful if you own a large sailboat, but not very relevant for a lake-bound 23' powerboat. Expected more diagrams.

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Summary: Excellant review of all aspects of boating
Review: This book is an excellant source of all aspects of boating and boating safety. I have taken many boating courses on and off the water but this is the book I read before any sailing trip I take. It puts my head in the boating mode, without having to read up on all kinds of material. A great book for any boater.

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Summary: Great Overview of Recreational Boating
Review: While this book seems to be targeted at the novice boater, it can serve as an excellent review piece for the experienced boater as well. This is especially applicable to areas where the boating season is limited to 3 or 4 months of the year, leaving 6 or 7 months to forget a lot of basic skills. Every time I take my boat out, I observe people who need to read this book. It's well written, clear, nicely illustrated and should be a part of every boater's basic library.

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Summary: Great summary of what you REALLY need to know!
Review: You can wade through several 200+ page books and get some of the information contained in this one, but this book gives you what you really need to know (and the information is a lot easier to discern than from those big books). So many beginner's books don't really deal with what you have to know, such as docking, anchoring, rules of the road, reading a chart, use of the radio, heavy weather, etc. This is not a "how to sail book." But sailors, like all boaters, must know the knowledge of seamanship contained in this book to be safe and enjoy themselves and unfortunately many on the water do not. I've sailed for many years, have taken several classes, etc. and this is the book I recommend to everyone new to boating or for a review.