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Originally Posted by SEMIJim
Instructional books that serve well as references, where it's easy too look stuff up quickly and not have to read through two pages of explanatory text to find out "what this marker means" or "what's this chart symbol" would be perfect, I think.

Jim, the best book to have that tells you "what is this chart symbol" is Chart No. 1.

Office of Coast Survey - Chart No. 1


Illustrated Sail Trim and Rig Tuning by Ivar Dedekam is a really cool sail trim book. They show you a simple picture of a sail with wrinkles "here", then tell you why they are there, and how to correct your trim to get rid of them. It really boils it down for dummies. No long winded explanation fit for a physics class, just simple diagrams and few words.

Rig-Tuning-Ivar-Dedekam/dp/1898660670" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Sail and Rig Tuning: Books: Ivar Dedekam
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