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Contrary to the other reviews, I don't agree that this is "what you need to know if you don't know anything about sailing". As an example, in Chapter 1 page 13 after a brief comparison of "centerboard" or "keel" boats and a very brief touch on "rigging", the author starts to talk about how to go about "bending on the sails". Without as much as a description or definition of the terms, he says: "To rig the mainsail, first find the clew of the sail and, clew first, feed the foot boltrope into the groove in the boom. Attach the tack cringle (grommet or hole) to the appropriate fitting on the gooseneck (the place where the boom joins the mast), then attach the outhaul to the clew cringle and tighten it. Run your hands along the luff from the tack to the head to ensure that it is not twisted, then attach the main halyard to the head of the sail and feed the luff rope into the groove in the mast. As you do this, pull the other end of the halyard and secure it so the first couple of feet of luff rope stay in the mast groove. Insert the battens into their pockets." Good luck with that, and good sailing.