RYA Start Sailing is, quite simply, the book you must have if you want to learn to sail. If you are on a course at an RYA Training Centre then this new edition is packed with the with the essential knowledge that you need to get afloat, regardless of your age.

Each chapter guides you through essential information on areas key to learning the sport.

Chapters include:

• Rigging your boat
• Going afloat
• Basic skills
• Tacking
• Gybing
• Leaving and returning to shore

The RYA's long-established training methods are recognised as world leading. With a reader-friendly layout and larger, more detailed illustrations designed to enhance learning, this book will help you gain both confidence and knowledge.