Sailing Made Easy Textbook Links

Chapter 1 Sailing - Open Up Your World

Points of Sail

Wikipedia - Points of Sail

Anatomy of a Sailboat Wikipedia - Sailboat Design & Manufacturing


Chapter 2 Welcome Aboard

Rigging

Wikipedia - Rigging

Winches

Sailnet - Safe use of Winches

ASA's Sailing Made Easy - Winches


Chapter 3 Getting A Feel For Sailing

Sail Trim

ASA's Sailing Made Easy - Raising The Main [Video]

ASA's Sailing Made Easy - Roller-Furling Jib [Video]

ASA's Sailing Made Easy - Slot Effect [Video]

ASA's Sailing Made Easy - Tacking & Gybing [Video]


Chapter 4 Sailing Skills And Seamanship

Tying It All Together - Bowline

ASA's Knots Made Easy - Bowline [Video]

Tying It All Together - Figure Eight

ASA's Knots Made Easy - Figure Eight [Video]

Tying It All Together - Cleat Hitch

ASA's Knots Made Easy - Cleat Hitch [Video]

Tying It All Together - Clove Hitch

ASA's Knots Made Easy - Clove Hitch [Video]

Tying It All Together - Round Turn & Two Half Hitches

ASA's Knots Made Easy - Round Turn & Two Half Hitches [Video]

Tying It All Together - Square Knot

ASA's Knots Made Easy - Square Knot [Video]

Tying It All Together - Rolling Hitch

ASA's Knots Made Easy - Rolling Hitch [Video]


Chapter 5 Sailing Drills Builds Sailing Skills

Heaving To

Heaving-to: A less than flawless demonstration [Video]

ASA's Sailing Made Easy - Heaving To [Video]

Docking

ASA's Sailing Made Easy - Docking [Video]

ASA's Docking Made Easy Series [Video]


Chapter 6 Safe Sailing And The Law

Navigation Rules (Page 93)

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=navRulesContent"

Buoys &Navigation Aids (Page 99)

Aids To Navigation System [PDF]


Chapter 7 Steps To Independent Sailing

Report of Marine Accident, Injury or Death Form (Page 106)

REPORT of MARINE CASUALTY, COMMERCIAL DIVING CASUALTY, or OCS-RELATED CASUALTY (Form CG2692) [PDF]

Information on When to Report an Accident (Page 106)

http://www.uscgboating.org/recreational-boaters/accident-reporting.php

Weather (Page 108)

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/marine_map.htm