Hi all,

It depends on the type of sailing that you want to do. If you want to buy a small RTR yacht then dont buy a book. Buy the boat and play. However, my advice is to buy the largest boat that you can afford as the smaller the boat the more restricted you are and the more unrealistic it is to sail. You will find that the small boats fall over in a small gust of wind and its very frustrating.

I sail a 6 metre Panther yacht and it is 54 inches long and stands 8 foot tall with the sails on. Its an impressive sight on the water and is very realistic to sail, its just a bugger to carry. I also sail a 48 inch long thames sailing barge but restrict it to lighter winds as it is a scratch built scale model.

If you are going to stay with the smaller boats the the one metre boats are great fun, very fast and do great tricks. If its a budget thing Kyosho do a boat called the fairwind that is a one metret boat and is in the uk £500 to £1000 cheaper than the specialits versions.

When you start to sail stand with your back to the wind and practice sailing from right to left, once youve had a go then start sailing towards and away from yourself, you will soon pick it up

Once you are into it then the decision on reading material will be more apparent.

One further thing make sure you buy a boat the has a jib boom to help control the jib.

Happy sailing

Regards

Mike