doug & brenda

First Mate 101

A must read for all First Mates

 

Buy The Right Boat

A must read for all Boat Buyers

 

 

Sailboat

 

A skills-oriented approach designed to get you sailing right away. Teaches how to quickly gain confidence.

 

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Testimonials

 

Our Canadian friends recommended your Buy a Boat With Confidence Book.

Wayne, Belgium

Greetings Doug,
I have received your excellent book on boating.
Congratulation on such a fine effort.

Gerry, Hamilton ON

Early 2005 we purchased our first boat based on your 'Buy a Boat With Confidence' book. This book is very clear and goes direct to the point. Beginners can learn easy and continue using it as a reference. We recommend it to everyone.
Erson, Toronto ON


Brenda, your book "First Mate 101"  has been very helpful as we are getting ready to go on a ten day trip and will be trying your suggestion in October.  Ron is doing great with his driving, your e-Lesson has helped a great deal. Our Oct. trip will be a new type of trip for us, and your teachings will help us greatly. Thank you again,
Judy CA



Brenda's First Mate 101 is easy to read and understand and should provide a ready reference for any novice sailor. In reality, there is only one CAPTAIN on board but Brenda's book emphasizes the need and importance of a confident First Mate. "Brah Voh" Brenda. First Mate 101 is a real life saver, confidence builder and cross-referencing tool.

It has a wealth of 'hands-0n information. It is hard to put down.

It encourages improvement of knot tying, is an organizational tool and a real 'wake-up' call. I feel the need to hone my new found skills.

Kathy Gardner, Meaford ON

"As I get into your book it is helping me to re-evaluate our needs or as
you call it FITS. Your story about Sam was just like me when I started
out looking for our second boat and realized that we could only spend
half our budget on the boat and the other half on all the other stuff
you need. Luckily we weren't in as deep as Sam when we realized.
Thanks again to take the time to make the boat suggestions.
Paul J, Toronto.”

I found your book on buying a boat very useful.  Learning about how to read the HIN number, steered me clear of two boats with doctored HIN to change a 1987 boat into a 1997.

I ended up buying a new boat.

Stephen, ON

Buy a Boat With Confidence is a wonderful book. I went through it and I am sure it will be of really good use now and in the future.
I want to compliment you on your efforts Doug, and wish you well with the book.
Thank you for sending out the book. There's lots of helpful information in there. Thank you very much.
Gerry B. ON

Doug and Brenda,
Your docking a Single Sterndrive e-Lesson and your First Mate 101 book are great...So is your Buy A Boat With Confidence book, all of which I have in my collection now.
James, ON

 


Boating "How To"
From A Master Boating Couple

 

Boating Books

Books are available as electronic, downloadable eBooks as well as printed/shipped books. Prices are in US Dollars.


Buy A Boat With Confidence & Save Money

A "must read" for all boat buyers

Comes with 4 Bonus Reports:

  • Boating Activities & Boat Types
  • Decode the HIN
  • Inspect It Yourself
  • Take a Demo Like A Pro

PDF Download: $29.95: Add to Cart

Printed: $59.95: Add to cart

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First Mate 101

Jam Packed With Practical Tips

PDF Download: $23.95: add to cart

Printed: $35.95: add to cart

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Basic Sailing

Keelboat Sailing and Boathandling Skills

110 pages of information, instruction, and diagrams.

 

PDF Download: $19.95: add to cart

Printed: $29.95: add to cart

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Boating Special Reports

These publications go in depth on very specific topics. These are the single best books available on each topic. All four special reports come as bonuses with the purchase of Buy a Boat With Confidence.


Boating Activities & Boat Types

 

The most complete listing in the world--70 boat types!

PDF Download: $25

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Decode the Secrets Embedded in the HIN

Be sure of your model and year

PDF Download: $25

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Inspect It Yourself

 

Find out what is wrong befoe you buy!

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Take A Demo Like a Pro

 

What You Need to Know

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Boating e-Lessons

An e-Lesson is a lesson about one specific topic--like one chapter out of a book that you can download, print and read immediately.

Dawsons e-Lessons put the "ing" in Boating.

Don't reinvent the wheel.

Learn from a couple who has been doing and enjoying boating for decades.


Docking Your Single Outboard e-Lesson

 

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Docking S I/O

 

Docking Your Single Sterndrive
e-Lesson

 

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Docking S IB

Docking Your Single Inboard
e-Lesson

 

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Docking T OB

Docking Your Twin Outboard
e-Lesson

 

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Docking T IO

Docking Your Twin Sterndrive e-Lesson

 

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Docking T IB

Docking Your Twin Inboard
e-Lesson

 

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Docking Sail

Docking Your Sailboat
e-Lesson

 

Learn How to Dock Easily

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Tying Power

Tying Your Power Boat
e-Lesson

 

Protect your Boat

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Ramping Power

Ramping Your Power Boat
e-Lesson

Don't be Launch Ramp Entertainment.

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Anchoring

Anchoring Your Boat
e-Lesson

Anchor Right and You'll Sleep All Night!

Don't and your won't!

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Dinghying

Enjoying Your Dinghy
e-Lesson

 

Enjoy Your Dinghy.

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Wakes

Conquering Wakes
e-Lesson

 

Be a Wake Conquerer!

Don't we a wake victim!

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Communicate

Communicating Aboard
e-Lesson

Don't be the laughing stock of your marina

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Docking Cruising

Docking While Cruising
e-Lesson

Docking can be quite different at each location

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Enhancing Boating
e-Lesson

Put some "wow" in your boating.

Turn "ordinary" boating
into
"extra-ordinary" boating!

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All prices are in US Dollars.