Sailing Skills & Seamanship - Brossura

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Assoc. Inc.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0071470298 ISBN 13: 9780071470292

Casa editrice: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2007

Riassunto

Learn the essentials of sailing and seamanship from one of the world’s premier boating organizations

Since 1978, Sailing Skills and Seamanship has been the required manual for students in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary’s esteemed sail-training programs. Now this exclusive handbok is available for the first time to every beginning and intermediate sailor. It is your thorough introduction to recreational sailing’s fundamentals, from choosing the right sailboat to knowing the rules of the nautical road and everything in between.

Discover the answers to all your questions on:

• Essential equipment, both required and recommended
• Docking and anchoring
• Sailing fundamentals
• Tuning your sailboat’s rigging for best performance
• Knots, splices, and line handling
• Operating and maintaining outboard or inboard engines
• Navigation and the rules of the nautical road
• Boat handling and seamanship on coastal and inland waters
• Trailering a sailboat
• Marine weather and marine communications
• And much more!

Approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), with chapter review questions and answers, Sailing Skills and Seamanship is the ideal study and reference guide for honing your sailing skills and expanding your seamanship knowledge.

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Introduction

Part One: Basic Skills and Seamanship

Chapter 1ABOUT SAILBOATS

What Is a Boat?

Language of the Sea

Components of a Sailboat

Hull Types

Steering Systems

Other Rigs

Boatbuilding Materials

Coast Guard Customer Infoline

Marine Surveyors

Buying a Boat

Practice Questions

Chapter 2HOW A BOAT SAILS

Reading the Wind

Points of Sailing: Running

Points of Sailing: Close Hauled

Points of Sailing: Reaching

Sail Shape

Sail Adjustments

When the Wind Picks Up

Practice Questions

Chapter 3BASIC SAILBOAT MANEUVERING

Tacking and Jibing

Sailing a Course

Stability and Angle of Heel

Knowing Your Boat

Practice Questions

Chapter 4RIGGING AND BOAT HANDLING

Stepping the Mast

Making Sail

Sailing Away

Under Sail

Returning to Port

Anchoring

Practice Questions

Chapter 5EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR BOAT

Requirements for Your Boat

Fire Prevention and Detection

Your Boat’s Equipment

Legal Considerations

Practice Questions

Chapter 6TRAILERING YOUR SAILBOAT

Legal Considerations

Practical Considerations

The Towing Vehicle

Trailer Hitches

Balancing the Load

Handling Your Trailer

Predeparture Checks

Preparing to Launch

Sailboat Trailering: Raising the Mast

Launching

Retrieving

Storing Your Boat and Trailer

Theft Prevention

Aquatic Nuisance Species

Float Plan

Practice Questions

Chapter 7YOUR “HIGHWAY” SIGNS

Buoyage Systems

Waterway Marks

How Waterways Are Marked

Light Characteristics

Chart Symbols

Light Structures

Lights on Bridges

Electronic Aids to Navigation

Navigation Publications

Practice Questions

Chapter 8THE RULES OF THE NAUTICAL ROAD

Two Sets of Rules

To Whom Do the Rules Apply?

Vessel Definitions

The General Responsibility Rule

General Considerations

Conduct in Narrow Channels

Traffic Separation Schemes

Stand-On or Give-Way?

Rules for Special Vessels

Risk of Collision

Bend Signals

Restricted Visibility

Vessel Lights and Shapes

Distress Signals

Homeland Security Measures

Courtesy and Safety

Drawbridges

Penalties

Practice Questions

Chapter 9INLAND BOATING

Inland Waters

Inland Navigation

Inland Seamanship

River Currents

Maintaining Inland Waterways

Dams

Locks

River Charts

Commercial Traffic

Before You Go

Practice Questions

Chapter 10SAILING SAFETY

Small Boat Safety

Man Overboard

Cold Water

Sharing the Water with Other Boats

Fueling Your Boat

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Weather

Practice Questions

Part Two: More Sailing Skills

Chapter 11MORE ON SAIL TRIM AND BOAT HANDLING

Setting Up the Standing Rigging

Fractional Rigs

Lee and Weather Helm

Mainsail Trim and Shape

Headsails and Headsail Trim

When the Wind Increases

Disabled Rudder

Practice Questions

Chapter 12INTRODUCTION TO NAVIGATION

Nautical Charts

Ship’s Compass

Fixing Your Position

Sources of Compass Error

Correcting a Compass Reading

Finding Your Position

Speed-Time-Distance

Dead Reckoning

Tides

Electronic Navigation

GPS Operation

Practice Your Art

A Further Invitation

Practice Questions

Chapter 13ENGINES FOR SAILBOATS

Outboard Engines

Inboard Auxiliary Engines

Diesel Engine Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Batteries

Sailboat Propellers

Galvanic Action

A Basic Tool Kit

Practice Questions

Chapter 14LINES AND KNOTS FOR YOUR BOAT

Line or Rope?

Rope Materials

Rope Construction

Measuring Rope

Care of Rope

Making Up a Line

Knots, Bends, and Hitches

Splices

Securing Lines

Lead Lines

Dipping the Eye

Practice Questions

Chapter 15WEATHER AND SAILING

Weather Information

Wind and Boating

Understanding Weather

Nonfrontal Weather

The Go, No-Go Decision

Practice Questions

Chapter 16YOUR BOAT’S RADIO

Communications on the Water

Functions of Radiotelephones

Licenses

Selecting Your VHF-FM Radio

Installation

Operating Your VHF-FM

Copies of the Rules

Calling Another Station

Procedure Words

Phonetic Alphabet

Routine Radio Check

Distress, Urgency, and Safety Calls

Crew Training

Practice Questions

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Your Responsibilities as a Boat Operator

Appendix B: Float Plan Form and Boating Emergency Guide

Appendix C: Boating Accident Report Form

Appendix D: Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Radio Fact Sheet and MMSI Registration Form

Appendix E: Metric Conversion Tables

Appendix F: Vessel Safety Check

Appendix G: Join the Coast Guard Auxiliary

Appendix H: Become an Associate Member

Appendix I: Preventive Boat Maintenance Checklist

ANSWER KEY

GLOSSARY

INDEX

Su questa edizione

• Editore: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071470298
• ISBN 13: 9780071470292
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 464