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 Aegean Sailing School
They run 2-day and 6-day sailing courses in the Greek islands. Their school is the only RYA (Royal Yachting Association) recognised training centre that is easily accessible from Athens.
The sailing courses follow the RYA Sail Cruising syllabus and lead to internationally recognised sailing qualifications. Beginners can choose Start Yachting or Competent Crew. The Start Yachting option is often a good choice for a family's first sailing holiday, as it allows plenty of time for swimming, sightseeing, or just relaxing on board.
 Alfa Euroyachting - Greece
Sun, sea, enchanting islands and beaches, monuments and ancient temples, theaters, castles and monasteries - a perfect combination held together by an unrivaled beauty.
The Ionian Islands, the Cyclades, the Sporades, the Dodecanese and Crete islands scattered throughout the Ionian and Aegean Seas
 Alkyon Sailing - Greece / Turkey




Guides about sailing / Related Books

  Complete Sailing Manual  - Jeff Toghill
Whether your interest in sailing is weekend recreation on small lakes or your ambition is to cruise the world's oceans in search of adventure, no-one should take to the water without being competent to do so. "The Complete Sailing Manual" offers the novice sailor guidance and information on sailing techniques, seamanship, safety procedures, coastal and celestial navigation, and how to handle an emergency on board. Also covered are the theory of sailing, choosing and equipping the right boat for your needs, essential sailing skills - such as tacking and gybing, berthing and mooring, navigating through a busy seaway, communications and weather forecasting. Making maximum use of full-colour photographs and illustrations, supported by concise, informative text, the "Complete Sailing Manual" offers dinghy and keel boat sailors a handy reference work that will both guide and advise them as they gain experience on the water.
Hardcover 192 pages (October 1, 2005); Publisher: New Holland Publishers (UK); Language: English; ISBN: 1843308819
  Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Started Sailing  - John Vigor
Containing 200 entries of practical advice and tips, this reference book is for sailors.
Paperback 160 pages (October 2005); Publisher: Sheridan House; Language: English; ISBN: 1574092111
  Art of the Sailor: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework  - Hervey Garrett Smith
Paperback 233 pages (October 1990); Publisher: Dover Publications; Language: English; ISBN: 0486264408
  The Sailmaker's Apprentice: A Guide for the Self-Reliant Sailor  - Emiliano Marino
In the years since it first appeared in hardcover this text has become a standard among self-reliant cruising sailors, boat builders and small-boat enthusiasts. Combining hundreds of finely textured drawings with a witty , wise and philosophical probing commentary, it is as much about repairing, maintaining and understanding sails as it is about making them.
Paperback 512 pages (April 1, 2001); Publisher: Tab Books; Language: English; ISBN: 0071376429
  Pass Your Day Skipper  - David Fairhall, Mike Peyton (Illustrator)
Since the first edition was published, Pass Your Day Skipper has helped thousands of students through their shorebased Day Skipper course. Both concise and comprehensive, this 'crammer' covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged and highlighted to make revising easier and now updated and improved for the second edition. Throughout, the theory is set in a practical seagoing perspective, and helpful tips on exam tactics are also provided. And to relieve the tension of all that swotting, each section is enlivened with some of Mike Peyton's best loved cartoons.
Paperback 112 pages (September 12, 2005); Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical; Language: English; ISBN: 0713674008


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 Hamble Yacht Delivery
Sea delivery of sail and motor yachts by long established company based at Hamble England.
 Schoonerman 
Schooner Man "is a site for you if you love the sight of the schooner on the sea. The feel of your feet on the deck of the schooner as it rides over the ocean waves. The power of the wind as it fills the sails and move a mighty schooner on it way. If you enjoy the challenge of facing the elements from the clear star filled nights to the wind blowing at gale force... you're a schooner man. We have information on tall ships from the Seven Seas and the sweet seas too.
If you are looking for information on a schooner, brig, brigantine, bark and fully rigged tall ship start your search here. So visit these tall ships of yesterday and meet the seafarers that sailed them.

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