[Maren]

Originally Posted by Traveller

Could any of you recommend any books that cover the basics of sailing. Are there some better than others, sort of like the "sailor's Bible".

I'm planning on spending some time on a friend's Kelt 7.6 as well as enrolling in the local club's sailing program.

A head start with terminology and the basics might prove helpful.

All advice and comments are welcome!

I’d consider a video.

The reason I say this is you can spend a week reading Chapmans, Duttons, etc and you might know some useful stuff at the end, but you would not likely know the most consistently useful stuff. In part this is due to the mountain of data but also people learn better by using multiple modalities. Another option is since you intend to enroll in the local sailing club’s program, see what they book they are using and what the instructors think of it.