The Complete Sailor
Learning the Art of Sailing
Published on 1. March 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-07-057131-0 (ISBN)
Description
"The Complete Sailor" goes beyond other learn-to-sail books to cover navigation, boat design, and seamanship. Encyclopedic in scope, yet warm in style, it conveys the magic as well as the techniques of sailing. Among other topics covered are: anchoring, rope work, rigging, weather, rules of the road, trailering, and working the winds. "The Complete Sailor" takes you from the first sail to a mastery of small-boat handling.
Reviews / Votes
"A real winner.#.#.A masterful blend of straightforward text with delightful and instructive illustrations. Quite simply a great primer on sailing and the world of boats for readers of all ages." Cruising World "An introductory book with heart; i.e., the traditional arts of the sailor are emphasized over 'launch her and drive her'; excellent illustrations." WoodenBoatMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
570 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
411 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-057131-0 (9780070571310)
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Book
05/2011
2nd Edition
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Person
David Seidman (Oak Beach, NY) has spent a good portion of his life finding his way around the world. He's crossed oceans, toured central Asia and Mongolia without a map or the ability to speak the language, and found a Mayan ruin in Guatemala. He is the author of The Essential Sea Kayaker and The Complete Sailor and is an editor at Boating magazine.
Content
Wind Sense Direction Words of the Wind Land and the Wind True & Apparent Winds Wind Speed Tables Wind Strength Working Winds With the Wind Across the Wind Working the Wind Into the Wind Getting Underway Bending Sail Steering Making Sail Leaving a Mooring, or a Dock Reaching Keeping a Course Close-hauled Tacking Other Tacks In Irons Downwind Jibing Heaving To Capsized! Heavy Weather Returning to a Mooring, or a Dock Beach Sailing Dock Work Leaving Her The Boat Form Comparing Boats Lines Stability Heeling Resistance Preventing Leeway Wooden Boats Fiberglass Boats Metal Boats Buoyancy Boats! Rigging Standing Rigging Running Rigging Sail Controls Mechanical Advantage Rigs Balance Self-Steering Sails Sail Shape Telltales Fault Finder Reefing The Genoa The Spinnaker Sail Care Under Power Inboards Outboards Oars Rules of the Road Right of Way Avoiding Collisions Sound Signals Lights & Ships Anchoring Ground Tackle The Anchorage Anchoring Under Sail A Second Anchor Weighing Anchor Moorings Marlinspike Seamanship Rope The Ditty Bag Knots Cleats Eye Splice Going Aloft Chafe Coiling Heaving Lines Emergencies Avoiding Trouble Personal Safety Aground Man Overboard Towing Signaling for Help Sea and Sky Weather Fog Squalls Currents Tide Navigation Language of the Chart Aids to Navigation Lights Visibility Sound Plotting a Course The Compass Steering a Course Deviation Lines of Position Danger LOPs Distance Off A Fix Dead Reckoning Distance Run Speed Running Fix Correcting for Currents Trailering The Trailer On the Road Backing Up Launching & Retrieving Index