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Boat Handling under Sail and Power

Name: Boat Handling under Sail and Power
Author: Bill Anderson, Tom Cunliffe
ISBN: 9781898660156

by Bill Anderson, Tom Cunliffe

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Overview

How to assess your boat's individual handling characteristics
How to read the wind and stream
How to cope when the engine fails - and enjoy manoeuvring under sail
How to recognise the impossible manoeuvre - and avoid attempting it
How to cope with trick situations without a family row

Synopsis

This book will help you handle your yacht smoothly, safely and without fuss. It explains the principles needed to master each situation, letting you work with your yacht rather than against it. You will discover how to asses your boat's individual characteristics, how to read the wind and stream and how to recognise the impossible manoeuvre. You will also learn how to cope when the engine fails, when someone falls overboard, and other problems rear their ugly heads. With diagrams and photographs to illustrate the principles, you will become adept at handling your boat under both sail and power.

About the Author, Bill Anderson, Tom Cunliffe

Bill Anderson and Tom Cunliffe are both yacht owners of long standing. Over many years of sailing they have made most boat handling mistakes, and now pass on their knowledge of how to avoid them.