The Instant Handbook of Boat Handling, Navigation, and Seamanship: A Quick-Reference Guide for Sail and Power - Brossura

CALDER

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0071499105 ISBN 13: 9780071499101

Casa editrice: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2007

Riassunto

Instant answers for your boat handling, navigation, and seamanship questions

The Instant Handbook uses a dynamic new quick-reference format to cover the critical aspects of piloting, seamanship, and boat handling under sail or power more accessibly and effectively than has ever been done before. It puts at your fingertips all the information you need about:

• Boat Handling Under Power--Bob Sweet
• Sail Trim and Rig Tuning--Bill Gladstone
• Using Nautical Charts--Bob Sweet
• Using GPS--Bob Sweet
• Using VHF and SSB Radios--Bob Sweet
• Rules of the Road and Running Light Patterns--Charlie Wing
• Knots, Splices, and Line Handling--Charlie Wing
• Anchoring--Peter Nielsen
• Onboard Weather Forecasting--Bob Sweet
• Heavy Weather Sailing--John Rousmaniere
• Diesel Engine Care and Repair--Nigel Calder
• Emergencies On Board--John Rousmaniere
• Emergency First Aid On Board--Richard Clinchy

Su questo libro

L'autore

Niger Calder is the author of Marine Diesel Engines (1987, 1991) and Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual (1989, 1995), the success of which has made him the most sought-after marine how-to writer in the U.S. and U.K. He has published more than 800 magazine articles in SAIL, Cruising World, Ocean Navigator, Yachting World, etc., and lectures on cruising to sell-out crowds. He is also the author of The Cruising Guide to The Northwest Caribbean (IM, 1991) and Cuba: A Cruising Guide (Imray, 1996). He will be testing his newest ideas with his family during a six-month cruise to the Caribbean and South America this winter.

Contenuti

Preface

Boat Handling Under Power--Bob Sweet

Sail Trim and Rig Tuning--Bill Gladstone

Using Nautical Charts--Bob Sweet

Using GPS--Bob Sweet

Using VHF and SSB Radios--Bob Sweet

Rules of the Road and Running Light Patterns--Charlie Wing

Knots, Splices, and Line Handling--Charlie Wing

Anchoring--Peter Nielsen

Onboard Weather Forecasting--Bob Sweet

Heavy Weather Sailing--John Rousmaniere

Diesel Engine Care and Repair--Nigel Calder

Emergencies On Board--John Rousmaniere

Emergency First Aid On Board--Richard Clinchy

Contributors

Index

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071499105
• ISBN 13: 9780071499101
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240