","image":["https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51SeTzqGHuL.jpg"],"offers":{"@type":"Offer","priceCurrency":"EUR","price":"92.72","itemCondition":"https://schema.org/NewCondition","availability":"https://schema.org/InStock","shippingDetails":{"deliveryTime":{"@type":"ShippingDeliveryTime","minValue":4,"maxValue":4,"unitCode":"d"}}},"category":" genreforfeaturedcategories","review":[{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"J***S"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2011","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Just what we were looking for\n \n","reviewBody":"My wife and I are soon to take an ASA course, and were looking to help us make it through the first few chapters of our study books. This video fit the bill very well. It goes over the parts of the boat, points of sail, safety, rigging, and so forth. We now have a much better picture of what we're in for. The teacher is very good at explaining the material in a way that keeps you awake. He doesn't go out of his way to be humorous, but acts very conversational. He's not dry or stiff, but seems comfortable with the camera.Most sections are split between classroom and actual demonstrations on the boat. The classroom video gives you the terminology and basics, then he reinforces the material while he's in the boat demonstrating what he just went over in the classroom.Renting this video is a great option, as we'd probably only watch it once or twice before moving beyond the introductory material contained within this video. But starting without this video would make the first few chapters of our textbooks much harder.We had no technical problems watching this video. We streamed it using our laptop hooked to our television, 1024x768. The network connection was plenty fast (Cable modem). Rewind / Fast Forward worked fine. Video quality was okay. It looks good on the PC screen, but a bit grainy on a 55\" LED/LCD. Still easier to watch on the big screen than huddled around the laptop. Attempted higher resolutions, but it slowed the laptop and didn't seem to help the picture much if at all."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"A***U"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2014","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Good for beginners.\n \n","reviewBody":"This DVD is great if you're just starting out and you know absolutely nothing and are just starting out. The reason for the 3 stars vs. a higher rating is the quality of the DVD/Audio. I've seen better productions on YouTube. Still the info is pretty good.Edit: Bumping review to 4 star, the content is definitely worth the watch. If you have Amazon Prime though, they stream a lot of these DVD for free at the moment. Check that first before you spend too much."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"P***K"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2013","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Great video\n \n","reviewBody":"While the film quality left a little to be desired, I learned a lot from this video. I have never sailed, but have a great deal of interest in the subject. I fly military helicopters and am looking to retire from my current profession where I can take a two year break and just sail having retired after a 25 year career. This was a great video which really explained a lot of the basic levels. I now want to go to the Chesapeake sailing school, and am very interested in purchasing a 22' Tanzer for the last few years of my military career where I can really learn the basics before moving on to a 40+ foot cruiser."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"P***3"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2013","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Excellent introduction for beginners or those who have not sailed for a while\n \n","reviewBody":"I almost let the negative reviews dissuade me from buying this video. I am so happy they did not! I recently joined a sailing club after having been away from sailing for 20 years. While I owned a jib rigged boat it was trailered with centerboard. My club uses mostly Catalina 22 boats which are very similar to the one in this video. I went out with the Fleet Master on Saturday, a very experienced sailor, and made my share of mistakes! I had hoped to see this video first and probably would have not made those mistakes. But I am frankly glad I waited because this helped me to see what I did wrong (like winding the winch the wrong way). While the knots he shows are very basic he does excellent job of showing each of these. And they were same ones used when went out last weekend.If I had to find a fault (and no introductory lesson is without some criticism about something left out) it would be not discussing the outboard engine. How to operate it and how to handle it with the tiller when leaving the dock. Simple to note that you point the tiller and the outboard the same direction whether going forward or in reverse. Of course also nice to know where neutral is as well as the kill switch or button. When leaving or when returning helpful to know how to lower engine into or to lift out of water. And of course the main safety feature the kill button or switch. Once I got the hang of it I found it quite easy. But a couple of minutes spent on this might be helpful. Even though outboards differ a basic introduction would add useful information. But this omission is being picky as most sailors will get this information on their own outboard (assuming not an inboard engine). Discussion of wind direction is also a little weak but once more that is picky. Sailors quickly learn techniques of spotting wind direction. Each boat has its own wind indicators and you will find those quickly without needing much explanation. It is important to remember this is an introduction to sailing so it is not a detailed set of sailing lessons. For example in strong winds (for more advanced sailing) you need winch handles which he does not discuss but does use toward end of the video. But once more that is bit advanced. One more omission is how to safely leave a dock or how to return under power and tie up the boat. A few minutes discussion here would have been helpful. Once learned it is not a great trick but for beginning sailors this addition would have been helpful. These items should not however take away from a very strong and useful overall presentation.Ok now for strong points. Discussion of terms and explanations are very helpful. He does a very good job on this with various tricks to remember certain items such as a beam reach. His demonstration of tacking helps to explain the commands and he repeats these enough times that a beginning sailor (and crew) will understand and begin to get comfortable with them. He goes over how to safely jibe several times and this too is helpful. Plus he shows how to handle single handed, something very helpful for me. His on the water demonstrations I found extremely helpful.I note some felt the presentation a bit dull or were critical of the production quality. I did not find that at all. Nor did I find going from classroom to the boat any problem. Nor the use of model boat for classroom demonstrations. In fact I found the model helpful. I much prefer a calm presentation to one that I might chuckle at or \"enjoy\" but not get the basics I am trying to learn. Which, after all, is what this is all about.As I will be sailing by myself many times his showing how to set up the sails on the water as an individual was very helpful as was his explanation of handling sails by himself throughout the points of sail. There is much to learn about sailing and this is merely an introduction. But for me it was extremely helpful. I have several detailed sailing books but I got more out of this short series of lessons than trying to absorb more detailed explanations in books on seamanship etc. And when I go back to those books this video will make the more detailed explanation much clearer for me. As a result I have no problem recommending this video to those wanting a basic sailing course.I will have many people sailing with me who are not sailors and often have not gone out on a sailboat before or for a long time. I plan to keep this video for them to see before we go out. I know it will make them enjoy the experience more and understand what is going on without a lot of explanation from me. It will be a big help for me to have a crew that understands what is going on and can help me skipper the boat. Or let them skipper while I crew. For that alone it is a great value."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"1.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"K***J"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2012","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Don't Waste Your Money\n \n","reviewBody":"Don't waste your money on this video - it's poorly done. The \"instructor\" is boring and the content is terrible. His seamanship leaves a lot to be desired particularly if you watch the actual sailing portion vs the \"instruction\". Example: \"Always maintain a 3-point contact with the boat\" as he demonstrates moving around while at the dock. During the sailing he scurries around like a monkey not holding on to anything. In several scenes the sheets are left in a large tangled pile on the deck including the last scene where the pile is thrown across the main sheet while he's sailing - and it remains there. One chapter title entitled \"leaving the dock\" shows him motoring away from the dock. I expected a discussion on leaving under sail in various wind conditions - a big disappointment to be sure. If I could get my money back based on quality I would - the only thing I can do now is make sure everyone else learns from my experience."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"J***N"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2010","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Excellent Review of Sailing Skills\n \n","reviewBody":"My wife and I last sailed some 20 years ago. Now that I am retired I intend to spend a lot more time sailing with my wife. We purchased this DVD in the hope of reawakening our knowledge of sailing principles. Having now viewed it more than once, my wife's and my sailing skills have now been much improved over what they were twenty years ago."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"M***A"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on September 20, 2014","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Five Stars\n \n","reviewBody":"Great for new sailors"}],"aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":4.285714285714286,"bestRating":5,"ratingCount":7}}