Expert Sailing Skills: No Nonsense Advice That Really Works

ISBN-13: 9781119951292 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 184 str.

Tom Cunliffe

Opis

Become a better yachtsman with the help of Tom Cunliffe and Yachting Monthly. There are plenty of sailing and seamanship skills that don't feature on the syllabus of even the most advanced official sailing course - and a wealth of wisdom can be found in these pages. There's advice on everything from fixing an engine to recovering a casualty from the water - and all of it is delivered with lively prose and hundreds of easy to follow photographs and diagrams. Sailing guru Tom Cunliffe teaches sailors how to improve a vast range of sailing skills - from dropping anchor to planning a passage and from sailing harmoniously with your partner to using onboard electronics. Each chapter deasls with a specific skill and is highly illustrated with step-by-step photos.

Spis treści

1. Boat Handling
1.1 Secure alongside2
1.2 Springing off 6
1.3 Rafting up 10
1.4 Mooring stern-to 14
1.5 Going astern 20
1.6 Negotiating locks 26
1.7 Easy anchoring 32
1.8 Mooring under sail 36
1.9 Anchor under sail and power 40
2. Seamanship
2.1 Taming your ropes 46
2.2 Safe among shipping 52
2.3 Troubleshooting a diesel engine 56
2.4 Sailing in fog 62
2.5 Climbing a mast 66
2.6 Eye-splicing braidline 72
2.7 Night sailing 78
3. Navigation
3.1 Tidal curves 82
3.2 Staying safe with radar 88
3.3 Compass deviation 94
3.4 Radar and AIS 98
4. Sailing and sail trim
4.1 Sail trim tips 102
4.2 Tacking and gybing 106
4.3 Sailing up river 112
4.4 Handling a Spinmaker 116
4.5 Cruising chutes 120
4.6 Reducing weather helm 124
5. Skippering
5.1 Briefing your crew 128
5.2 Cruising with children 132
5.3 Sailing with your partner 136
5.4 Keeping your crew happy 140
6. Emergencies
6.1 Running aground 144
6.2 Freeing a fouled propeller 150
6.3 Taking a tow 156
6.4 Man overboard! 162
6.5 Recovering a man overboard 168
6.6 Air-sea rescue 174