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Book Self steering for Sailing Craft

Download or read book Self steering for Sailing Craft written by John S. Letcher and published by International Marine Publishing. This book was released on 1974 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Yacht Wind vane Steering

Download or read book Yacht Wind vane Steering written by Bill Belcher and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Steering the Craft

Download or read book Steering the Craft written by Ursula K. Le Guin and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised and updated guide to the essentials of a writer's craft, presented by a brilliant practitioner of the art

Book Self steering for Yachts

Download or read book Self steering for Yachts written by Gerard Dijkstra and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Singlehanded Sailing

Download or read book Singlehanded Sailing written by Andrew Evans and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2014-09-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of knowledge contained in this book." -- from the Foreword by Bruce Schwab The ONLY bible for how to sail your boat fast, safe, and alone Solo sailing is within any sailor's grasp with a little forethought--and this essential guide. Got a 35-foot sailboat? No problem. Is the wind blowing 20 knots? No problem. Are you racing offshore overnight? Even better. Singlehander Andrew Evans learned the hard way how to sail and race alone--with lots of mishaps, including broaches and a near tumbling over a waterfall--and in Singlehanded Sailing he shares the techniques, tips, and tactics he has developed to make his solo sailing adventures safe and enriching. Learn everything you need to know to meet any solo challenge, including: Managing the power consumption aboard a boat to feed the electric autopilot Setting and gybing a spinnaker Finding time to sleep Dealing with heavy weather

Book Wind vane Self steering

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bill Belcher
  • Publisher : International Marine Publishing Company
  • Release : 1982
  • ISBN : 9780877421580
  • Pages : 128 pages

Download or read book Wind vane Self steering written by Bill Belcher and published by International Marine Publishing Company. This book was released on 1982 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book One Hand for Yourself  One for the Ship

Download or read book One Hand for Yourself One for the Ship written by Tristan Jones and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 1990-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tristan Jones has logged more miles--and more adventure--sailing single-handed than any other person alive in our time. He has crossed the Atlantic many times, often alone, and has circumnavigated the globe in small boats. One Hand for Yourself, One for the Ship is a course on single-handed sailing by the man most qualified to give it. Tristan Jones offers his highly personal perspective on both the science and the art of this ultimate challenge. It is a book for every sailor, giving the novice and the experienced sailor alike invaluable information and advice simply and with humor. Rich with anecdote and detail, written as only Tristan Jones can write, this is the handbook to turn to when planning a trip and to refer to when sailing.

Book Sailing Fundamentals

Download or read book Sailing Fundamentals written by Gary Jobson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-08 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official learn-to-sail manual of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, with over 150 line drawings and photographs. Written by America’s foremost instructional authority, the new edition of Sailing Fundamentals combines the training programs of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. The official learn-to-sail manual of the American Sailing Association, it is also used in the programs of many yacht clubs, colleges, and sailing groups. Unlike most introductory sailing books, which reflect the biases and idiosyncrasies of their authors, Sailing Fundamentals has been extensively pretested by ASA professional instructors to ensure that it offers the fastest, easiest, most systematic way to learn basic sailing and basic coastal cruising. This book covers every aspect of beginning sailing—from hoisting sail to docking and anchoring—and specifically prepares the learner to qualify for sailing certification according to international standards. Widely acclaimed author Gary Jobson has won several major races, including the 1977 America’s Cup victory as tactician aboard Courageous. He was head sailing coach at the US Naval Academy, and has conducted sailing clinics across the country.

Book Safe Skipper

    Book Details:
  • Author : Simon Jollands
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2015-03-12
  • ISBN : 147291547X
  • Pages : 373 pages

Download or read book Safe Skipper written by Simon Jollands and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether out for an afternoon's sail or embarking on a long offshore passage, there is always an element of chance and uncertainty about being at sea. To be responsible for the wellbeing of both crew and vessel, a good skipper needs to know their limitations and ensure they are operating well within the margins of safety. Safe Skipper is a practical and thought provoking guide for yacht skippers of all levels of experience, full of invaluable advice and tips on how to reduce to the minimum the risks of mishaps and equipment failure at sea. There's a wide range of information on seamanship, preparation, seaworthiness, gear, boat handling, leadership, teamwork, watch keeping, communications, navigation, weather and emergency procedures, all delivered in a highly practical, lively, non-preachy fashion. Included throughout are useful checklists, box-outs and case studies of accidents and their causes, with survivors' testimonials and explanations of how disasters were avoided, or could have been, all of which provides valuable lessons for everyone who goes to sea.

Book Wind and Tide

Download or read book Wind and Tide written by Jerome Fitzgerald and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wind and Tide is a book about sailing. It is perhaps the only book published in recent years that has dealt with sailing—and pure, engineless sailing craft—in such a effective manner. Not an acedemic exercise or a mere exhibition of traditionalism—Wind and Tide describes in practical, useful detail the techniques and attitude involved in sailing without engine assist.

Book The Best of Uffa

Download or read book The Best of Uffa written by Uffa Fox and published by Adlard Coles. This book was released on 1998 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coinciding with the centenary of Uffa's birth, this book is a collection of 50 designs and writings from five volumes written between 1934 and 1938, reflecting the best yacht designs of these years. Uffa's ideas form the basis of modern boat design such as the planing dinghy, and many of today's classes evolve from his design, eg. the Flying Fifteen, Firefly and the International 14. He also designed canoes, airborne lifeboats used in World War II and a 25-foot power launch.

Book Model Sailing Yachts   How to Build  Rig  and Sail Them

Download or read book Model Sailing Yachts How to Build Rig and Sail Them written by Percival Marshall and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to building, rigging, and cruising model sailing yachts. Written in clear, simple language and full of helpful illustrations and detailed diagrams, this book is ideal for the novice model builder, and will be of considerable utility to those with a practical interest in building model boats. The chapters of this book include: “The Rating of Model Yachts”, “Building a 36 In. Model Yacht by the Carved hull Method”, “Building a Model Rater”, “The Construction of “built-up” or Planked Yachts”, “Spars and Fittings”, “Steering Gears”, “Racing Schooners”, etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned introduction on model building.

Book Wind vane Self Steering

Download or read book Wind vane Self Steering written by Bill Belcher and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Dinghy Cruising Companion

Download or read book The Dinghy Cruising Companion written by Roger Barnes and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and engaging guide to dinghy cruising, covering everything from getting set up to embarking on more adventurous cruises. A wonderful read with a huge amount of useful advice.

Book Rolling Perfection

    Book Details:
  • Author : Russell Brown
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-03-25
  • ISBN : 9781530693429
  • Pages : 32 pages

Download or read book Rolling Perfection written by Russell Brown and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rolling Perfection is a How-To using a specific 2-part LP paint. [Interlux Perfection(tm)] The method is developed by Russell Brown to roll on and not tip with a brush, while still achieving a sprayed look finish. The author has used this method on his boats for over 2 decades and is continually impressed with this particular line of paint. This book describes his method for use with this particular paint. This booklet is usually sold as a digital download through Port Townsend Watercraft. This current print version is the first edition print book created by popular demand but as a second edition due to additional chapters on tactics for painting complex areas, as well as small parts, and applying non-skid. Contact Port Townsend Watercraft if you have already purchased the e-book version for a special price on this second edition.

Book Twenty First Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

Download or read book Twenty First Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-09-11 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Practical Junk Rig

Download or read book Practical Junk Rig written by H.G. Hasler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-29 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopaedic volume synthesises 25 years of research and development of this unique rig as adapted to western craft. It is a work which has been welcomed by the growing number of yachtsmen and designers throughout the world who already enjoy the benefits of junk rig or who wish to do so. Now available as an ebook for the first time, Practical Junk Rig examines the design and aerodynamic theory behind junk rigs and discusses how best to sail them. It outlines the rig in detail, the principles that underlie it, considers possible alternative shapes and arrangements and analyses performance, all assisted by a wealth of detailed line illustrations.