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The book takes a systematic approach to seamanship by introducing each subject as if you were a novice and building on it until you are an intermediate and then an expert. The subjects run the gamut from understanding the function of every part of a boat to trimming the sails; from weather prediction to plotting and position finding; from anchoring to heavy weather sailing; from handling lines to tuning the rigging. All major principles are carefully presented and fully illustrated, plus there are hundreds of hints, tricks and guidelines. This is a valuable textbook and extremely readable reference volume rolled into one, perhaps the best of its type in print today.
Chapter 1: The Boat
Chapter 2: Getting Under Way
Chapter 3: Sail Trim
Chapter 4: Weather
Chapter 5: Sail-Handling Gear and Knots
Chapter 6: The Sailor's Health
Chapter 7: Personal Safety
Chapter 8: Rules of the Road
Chapter 9: Navigation Aids
Chapter 10: The Magnetic Compass
Chapter 11: Plotting and Position Finding
Chapter 12: Special Piloting Techniques
Chapter 13: Electronic Navigation and Radiotelephones
Chapter 14: Anchoring
Chapter 15: Sailing in Heavy Weather
Chapter 16: Emergencies
Chapter 17: Equipment and Maintenance
Chapter 18: Traditions and Courtesies
Appendix I: Required Equipment
Appendix II: The Coast Guard and Other Boating Organizations
Appendix III: Cruising and Racing
Appendix IV: Children and Sailing
401 pp., hardcover
Third Edition, Completely Revised, Expanded, and Updated
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