Coastal Cruising Made Easy

by American Sailing Association

Coastal Cruising Made Easy is not only the official textbook for the ASA Basic Coastal Cruising Standard (ASA 103), but also the definitive go-to resource for all sailors who enjoy cruising and destination oriented sailing. The text is published in full color and contains striking sailing photography from well-known photographer Billy Black, and world-class illustrations from award-winning illustrator Peter Bull. One of the text’s most distinguishing features is its user friendly “spreads” in which instructional topics are self-contained on opposing pages throughout the book. This easy to read learning tool follows the critically acclaimed Sailing Made Easy, which Sailing Magazine called “best in class” upon its release in 2010. Sailing Made Easy is the #1 resource in basic sailing education, and Coastal Cruising Made Easy is poised to become the industry standard in intermediate sailing education.

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel, Reference

176 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for my 103/104 class coming up. Full of great information!! I only wish there were better explanations on a few things....ie. the physics of prop walk. (I guess for those who want a better explanation of something, there is YouTube and Google!)

The most favorite thing I learned is that MacGyver is a VERB! You can MacGyver something in a pinch! :)

[Fred Platten · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ASA 103 course throws everything but the kitchen sink at you. This should be broken up into 2 courses. One for understanding and working with all sailboat systems and the other focused on seamanship.

[Stephen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. Covered the material in the exam very well.

[Jeff Ammons]

Some useful info in it. I read it for a class, so we'll see how it holds up...

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm reading all three of the American Sailing Association's Sailboat books to get ready for a week-long sailing course in Grenada. I find the books to be very complicated, mostly because the terminology is dense, different, and forgettable! I suppose that once I start sailing, things will be different and I'll pick it up quickly. I recommend these for new sailors.

[Case · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great info, easy format, thanks ASA

[Jen Watkins]

99% on my ASA 103 test. Go me.