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Practical Seamanship – Essential Skills for the Modern Sailor – PDF DOWNLOAD

Dedication 3
Table of Contents 4
Introduction 13
Acknowledgements 17
Preparation 18
PreDeparture Survey 18
Shakedown Cruise 34
Clearing the Decks 39
How the Pros Do It 42
Thomas Perry 42
Boat Handling 44
Shortening the Learning Curve 44
Speed 45
Performance-Affecting Factors 47
Maintaining Performance 51
Sail Trim 54
Using Telltales 56
Controlling Sail Shape 60
Sailing Upwind 62
Tacking 72
Reaching 76
Broad Reaching and Running 80
Steering at Broad Angles 85
Jibing Downwind 88
Jibing the Main 89
Spinnakers 91
Handling the Spinnaker Pole 102
Sailing by the Lee 105
Preventers 106
Surfing 108
When It Is Time to Reef 114
Fully Battened Mains 118
Being Comfortable at Sea 120
Motorsailing 126
Sailing in Tight Quarters 129
Backing Down under Sail 137
Sailing Out the Anchor 140
Ken Argent 142
Working on Deck 146
Safety at Sea 147
The Foredeck 152
Handling Running Rigging 160
Knots 166
Going Aloft 172
Communicating on Deck 179
Staying Fit 182
Skip Allen 186
Watchkeeping 188
Basic Watch Systems 189
Radar For Watchkeeping? 192
Staying Alert 195
Malakula Island 197
Flotsam 201
At Night 202
Fishing Traffic 207
Tugs and Tows 209
The Inner Sense 210
Breaking in Crew 214
Offshore Visibility 217
Avoiding Collision 220
Rules of the Road 233
Expect the Unexpected 237
Tonga to Fiji 239
Reminder—Stay Alert 243
Bruce Goodhue 244
Phil Wade 245
Navigation 246
Moonshadow 246
Navigation in the Age of GPS 252
Passage to Auckland 258
Passaging Logic 262
Navigation Aids 265
Radar Navigation 267
Electronic Charting 274
Tides 281
Tidal Currents 284
Keeping Track 288
Celestial Navigation 291
Jubilation 292
Closing with Shore 294
Sea Room 295
Signs of Approaching Land 300
Piloting in Fog 304
Entering Harbors at Night 307
Approach to Port Sandwich 310
Eyeball Navigation 312
Coral Passes 321
Malaita Island 324
When in Doubt, Don’t! 328
When You Can’t See the Bottom 331
Crossing a Breaking Bar 337
Cruising with Ice 354
Hard Core Cruising With Ice 362
Never Take Anything for Granted 364
Anchoring 366
Cabo San Lucas 367
Anchoring Strategies 376
Picking the Right Spot 392
Setting the Hook Under Power 400
Moorings 401
Anchoring in Coral 402
Anchoring outside Tropical Reefs 405
Rafting 408
Anchoring with Extreme Tides 409
Anchor Watch 410
If Conditions Deteriorate 412
Special Precautions 415
Riding Sails 417
Roll Control 420
Leaving the Boat 424
Retrieving the Anchor 428
Fouled Anchors 429
Hurricane at Anchor 434
Al & Beth Liggett 440
Richard Le Quesne 446
Safety Issues 448
Small Boat Handling 453
Kids and Dinghies 456
Dinghy Seamanship 448
Taking the Dinghy through Surf 457
Towing 464
Under Power 468
Design Issues 469
Maneuvering Characteristics 471
Techniques Under Power 476
Preparing to Dock 482
Docking 487
Getting Off the Dock 493
Mooring Mediterranean-Style 497
The Dinghy as a Tug 503
Weather 506
What to Learn 507
Staying Ahead of the Curve 516
Tactics 520
Bermuda to Newport 521
Storm Tactics 540
What Is Heavy Weather? 541
Preparing For the Worst 541
If You Are Caught 543
John Lawler 544
Emergencies 548
Rigging Failure 549
The Jury Rig 556
Running Aground 561
Exposed Strandings 566
Legal Issues 577
Salvage with Outside Assistance 578
Towing 581
Steering Failure 585
Rigging a Sweep 588
Hull Damage 591
Major Leaks 593
Fire 594
Overboard 596
If You’re In the Water 601
Hypothermia 606
Prop Fouls 609
Abandon-Ship Preparation 610
Abandon-Ship Supplies 612
Maintenance 614
Repair Rules 615
What to Learn 617
The Tool Kit 619
Don’t Sail on Fridays 622
Hamish and Kate Laird 626
Practical Seamanship 635
Index 638
Other books by Linda & Steve Dashew 645

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Practical Seamanship – Essential Skills for the Modern Sailor – PDF DOWNLOAD

INTRODUCTION:

• One of the great pleasures that comes from working with a boat is the
  feeling of a job well done. This applies to a maneuver as simple as an upwind
  docking, or as complex as backing out of an anchorage under sail—
  and no matter how well you and your crew pull off the maneuver in question
  it can always be done a little bit better the next time.
• Regardless of how much experience one acquires, there is always
  something new to learn. The mix of wind, wave, boat design, and crew is
  always changing. Rarely will you find two situations that are exactly
  alike. Every time you head out, whether for a day sail or a long passage,
  you will be gathering new data, and improving your techniques of seamanship
  along the way.
• This creative mix is really a form of art, and you are the artist. As your
  own skills and knowledge increase you will find ever-increasing pleasure
  in this practice of seamanship.
• Our goal in this volume is to lay out for you the basic tenets of Practical Seamanship,
  as we and other experienced sailors have learned them over the years,
  so that you may enjoy seamanship as an end in itself—and reap the rewards of
  safety, comfort, and peace of mind which come from this knowledge.
• We’ll then go into a range of specialized knowledge and skills which will
  provide you with additional tools should they ever be required.
• This book is designed so that you can use this knowledge as a foundation to
  build on with your own experience. But keep in mind that seamanship is the
  response to an ever-changing pattern of the elements, your own vessel, and
  personal experience level and as such there are rarely any iron-clad rules.

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