Lessons from My Good Old Boat

In these pages the author shares his accumulated knowledge and experience from decades of sailing and provides the reader with lots of practical information that will make sailing better, safer and more enjoyable.

Contents include: Sails and Rigging, Electronics, Navigation and Boat-Handling, Engine and Accessory Equipment, The Hull, In the Cabin, The Environment and The Sailing Life.

This book is a compilation of some of the hundreds of articles Launer has written over the years.  Most of them originally appeared in Good Old Boat magazine, for which he is Contributing Editor.  Others were published in Cruising World, SAIL, and Offshore magazines.

About the Author:
Donald Launer has held a US Coast Guard captain’s license for over 25 years. He was Field Editor for the yearly Waterway Guide and he is currently contributing editor for Good Old Boat. He is the author of A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters and Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms and Abbreviations (Sheridan House).