by GreenLake » Sun May 15, 2016 12:12 am
If you like some winter reading, there are a number of books on how to sail that cover a lot of good terminology as well. Might be worthwhile to check your library, or the internet for a better one and read it, even if you have half-forgotten memories of earlier days spent sailing...
The next step up would be the Oxford Companion of the Sea. It's a dictionary/small encyclopedia on all things nautical. It's a bit British at times, and covers a lot of "tall ship" language. However, this is a "dictionary" that you can read cover to cover (there are enough small articles on interesting topics so it's not just dry definitions). Invaluable should you also be a fan of Cpt Hornblower or Patrick O'Brian's excellent Aubrey-Maturin series, starting with "Master and Commander."
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