Introduction to Sailing/Введение в парусный спорт

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This booklet provides an introduction to sailing, based on two easy to sail boats, the Hansa 2.3 and Hansa 303. These boats were designed for sailors with limited mobility and have become one of the more popular boats used by these sailors around the world.
The boats also provide an easy route into sailing for anyone who wants to start with a stable small sailing dinghy. Everything that you learn on a Hansa will provide a good foundation of sailing knowledge and experience transferable to other sailing boats. Or you can just develop your skills in these boats!

Contents
Introduction
Your first sail
1 Clothing and parts of the boat
2 Five Rules for your first sail
3 First sail clinic
4 More simple sailing tips
Your next few sails
5 Launching the boat
6 Preparing the boat before sailing
7 Points of sail
8 Gybing- turning the boat away from the wind
9 Reefing- reducing the sail size when the wind is stronger
10 Improving on the Five Rules- some practical exercises
11 Improving manoeuvres
12 More boaty terms
13 Knots and securing the boat
14 Avoiding collisions
15 Wind strength
More advanced sailing
16 Sailing theory
17 The mainsail outhaul
18 Jib sheet tracks (303 only)
19 Sailing in strong winds and big gusts
20 Tell tales
21 Wind shifts, gusts and lulls
22 Simple racing
23 Glossary