Yachting monthly's expert sailing skills: no nonsense advice that really works

Improve a wide range of sailing skills with this highly illustrated guide Popular sailing author Tom Cunliffe teaches sailors how to improve a vast range of sailing skills, from dropping anchor to fixing an engine or using onboard electronics. Each chapter deals with a specific skill and is highly illustrated with step-by-step photos. This selection of the best practical articles from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine will help sailors at every level. Perfect your spinnaker technique, learn how to dry out your yacht and pick up some tips for successful single-handed sailing. There's advice on everything from passage planning to boat handling and all delivered with easy to follow photographs and diagrams. Tom cuts through the theory to explain what really works -- often setting sail with normal yachtsmen and women to solve their cruising conundrums. Improve your sailing skills with a pick of the most useful tips and advice Easy to use language with step-by-step guides Expert advice from one of the U.K.'s most popular yachting journalists INDICE: 1. Boat Handling 1.1 Secure alongside 1.2 Springing off 1.3 The right way to raft 1.4 Med mooring 1.5 Going astern 1.6 Locks 1.7 Easy anchoring 1.8 Mooring under sail 1.9 Anchor under sail and power 2. Seamanship 2.1 Taming your ropes 2.2 Safe among shipping 2.3 Start your engines diesel maintenance2.4 Sail safe in fog 2.5 Mast climbing 2.6 Spicing braidline 2.7 Night Sailing 3. Navigation 3.1 Tidal curves 3.2 Radar 3.3 Compass swing 3.4 Radar and AIS4. Sailing and sail trim 4.1 Sail trim tips 4.2 Tacking and gybring 4.3 Up river 4.4 Spinnaker work 4.5 Cruising chutes 4.6 Weatherhelm and sail trim 5. Skippering 5.1 Crew Briefing 5.2 Cruising with children 5.3 Work as a couple married sailors 5.4 Shorthanded tips for 2 5.5 Keep crew content crew care 6. Emergencies 6.1 Running aground 6.2 Free your prop at sea 6.3 Towing RNLI 6.4 MOBlocate 6.5 MOB recovery 6.6 Air sea rescue

• ISBN: 978-1-119-95129-2
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 17/02/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés