The key to being a good boat handler, aside from knowing one’s vessel, is the ability to anticipate how the conditions—like wind, current, sea conditions and other boats—will affect your plans. The authors of More Boating Fun offer fun and easy activities that teach teenaged skippers-in-training how to observe and interpret the clues around them.

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