Get an enticing preview of cutting-edge rigs, equipment, tactics, and techniques Tomorrow’s cruising sail technology, techniques, and strategies are developed, tested, and refined in today’s racing sailboats. Blue Water Sailing Manual provides you with a comprehensive survey of competitive offshore sailing gear and practices. This tantalizing look into the future of sailing examines the latest in sails, electronic navigation, weather routing, crew preparation and safety, boat handling, night sailing, heavy-weather tactics, jury rigs, survival techniques, and more.

Blue Water Sailing Manual: A Handbook for Extended Cruising and Sailing in Extreme Conditions

Sports & Outdoors

Pickthall, Barry

Water Sports

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Sailing

Littlehampton Book Services Lt

A comprehensive history of the Whitbread race which includes statistics and in-depth profiles of past winners. Also featured is a complete list of the entries to the 1993-94 race and a step-by-step guide to the course, illustrated with maps and photographs.

Ocean Conquest: The Official Story of the Whitbread Round the World Race, Past, Present and Future

Little,Brown & Company

An official account of the 1982-83 round-the-world yacht race, which featured seventeen competitors and took eight months to complete

The Ultimate Challenge: Single-Handed Round the World; The Story of the Boc Challenge 1982-83/08959

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

Motorboating Start to Finish is the perfect book for you if you are new to motorboating and need to learn the basics, or if you are experienced, but wish to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide takes you through the basic principles, preparing to go to sea, your first voyage and safety at sea. It includes advice on choosing and buying a motorboat, essential equipment, boat handling, tides, weather and navigation, all taken from courses delivered by the UK’s biggest sailing school, the UKSA. This book is accessible to all levels, giving those new to motorboating straightforward advice, and showing experienced powerboaters how to take the sport to the next level with professional tips that will help improve speed, skill, safety and enjoyment. It is a complete reference for every level of tender, RIB, fishing boat, motor cruiser or sportsboat driver. This book is packed with hundreds of illustrations and photographs, and is a great way to learn, develop and refresh your powerboating skills. Table of Contents GETTING STARTED; BASIC PRINCIPLES: Powerboat types, Parts of the boat, Propulsion systems, Buying a powerboat, Transporting and launching trailable powerboats, Knots and ropes; PREPARING TO GO TO SEA: What to wear, Essential equipment and safety checks, Getting onboard from dinghy and dock, Rules of the road; FIRST VOYAGE: Boat handling and trim - mooring and anchoring, Tides and weather, Basics of navigation, Radio etiquette; SAFETY AT SEA: Passage planning, Navigating in restricted visibility, Boat handling in heavy weather, Towing, Fire prevention and control, Man overboard; Glossary of terms; Acknowledgements

Motorboating Start to Finish: From Beginner to Advanced: The Perfect Guide to Improving Your Motorboating Skills

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Fernhurst Books

Yachting Start to Finish is the perfect book for you if you are new to sailing, or if you are an experienced sailor wanting to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide takes you through the basic principles, preparing to sail, your first sail and safety at sea. It includes advice on choosing and buying a yacht, essential equipment, boat handling, tides, weather and navigation, all taken from the courses delivered by the UK’s biggest sailing school, the UKSA. This book is accessible to all levels, giving those new to sailing straightforward advice, and showing experienced sailors how to take their sailing to the next level with professional tips on how to sail faster and safer. It covers day keelboats and cruising yachts. This book is packed with hundreds of illustrations and photographs, and is a great way to learn, develop and refresh your sailing skills.Table of ContentsGETTING STARTED; BASIC PRINCIPLES: Parts of the boat, The science of sailing, Points of sail, Choosing a yacht, Buying a yacht, Transporting and launching keelboats, The rig, Knots, ropes and running rigging; PREPARING TO SAIL: What to wear, Essential equipment, Getting onboard from dinghy and dock, Rules of the road, Bending on sails, roller furling and reefing; FIRST SAIL: Boat handling under power - mooring and anchoring, Balance, sail, trim, Tides and weather, Basics of navigation, Radio etiquette; SAFETY AT SEA; Glossary of terms; Acknowledgements

Yachting Start to Finish: From Beginner to Advanced: The Perfect Guide to Improving Your Yachting Skills (Boating: Start to Finish)

Dinghy Sailing is the perfect book if you are new to sailing and want to learn the basics, or are an experienced sailor who wants to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide is packed with clear illustrations and photographs and contains everything you need to know, including basic principles, what to wear, preparing to sail, the first sail, advanced sailing and racing. Get on the water and take to the helm with confidence with this practical guide.

Dinghy Sailing: Start to Finish: From Beginner to Advanced: The Perfect Guide to Improving Your Sailing Skills (Boating Start to Finish)

This long awaited update of Pickthall's 'Blue Water Racing' offers advice on topics such as: equipment setting, sails, rig strength, electronic navigation, weather routing, preparing the crew, boat handling, night sailing, heavy weather tactics, jury rigs and survival techniques, and much more.

Blue Water Sailing Manual

Adlard Coles Nautical

Lighthouses of North America, Chartwell Books, 2004, 448 Pages with and Index of Lighthouses of North America.

Lighthouses Of North America

Reference

Chartwell Books

The Ultimate Guide To Motor Boats

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