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Storm Proofing Your Boat, Gear, and Crew

Author : Cap'n Fatty Goodlander
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781533352729
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (527 download)

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Download or read book Storm Proofing Your Boat, Gear, and Crew written by Cap'n Fatty Goodlander and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-29 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heavy weather management is simple-there are only two basic rules. The prudent mariner must control his vessel's speed and angle to the wind and seas. That's it. There's nothing complicated about these concepts. However, the offshore execution of these concepts at sea in 50+ knots of breeze and 30+ foot seas-what we traditionalists call offshore seamanship-can vary greatly depending on the boat type, number of hulls, sea state, wind force, the proximity and direction of land, the presence of ocean currents, underwater topography, and a hundred other evolving factors. Storm management can-and does-get complicated fast. This book covers everything the offshore sailor needs to know about vessel preparation, reducing sail, reefing, towing slowing drogues, deploying a parachute-type sea anchor and, ultimately, hanging to a Jordan Series Drogue. (340 pages, 42 photos, 36 illustrations.) Its core premise is simple: a used $3,000 sailboat can be safer offshore than a new $3,000,000 yacht if it is storm-proofed, has the proper gear, and has a crew who knows how to deploy both. Are you considering taking people you love offshore with limited funds to spend on marine safety gear? If so, read this book. It will both save you money and provide peace of mind. Storm survival isn't rocket science. It's all basic, do-able stuff. The emphasis is on practical what-actually-works at sea-with awareness that safety gear costs money and takes up valuable space. This book is aimed at frugal, safety-conscious cruising couples with few pennies and large dreams aboard small vessels on big oceans. Can't afford a fancy parachute sea anchor? Then consider the lowly, widely available automobile tire-even a discarded retread will do. Or deploy a fender. Or toss over a torn sail... How long should you stay in a storm? Why? Should you minimize or maximize your time within? Why? What are some of the critical decisions you'll need to make? Is there a lee shore or do you have plenty of sea room? When is a "favorable current" the worst news possible? What is the one thing you must avoid? Under what circumstance should you, if you want to make more miles downwind, toss your dock fenders overboard? Which is best during an extended blow-bow-on or stern-to? Why? What does the center of lateral resistance have to do with anything? How can ten cents worth of kite string save your life? Why are transoceanic sailors obsessed with hording air? Why, for gosh sake, would anyone immediately take a drink if they thought they were sinking? When is the best, most logical time to heave-to, set a parachute sea anchor off your bow, or deploy a Jordan Series Drogue from your stern? What tools should you carry? Where is every boat's lumberyard located? This book, unlike many, makes definite statements-with no hemming and hawing. It says you should never lay-to or scud. It says parachute retrieval is extremely dangerous. It cautions against any "running set" in mature seas. What about a tennis ball? What do drag queens have to do with it? Do what with burst fenders? When should you happily and gratefully discard the $2,000 worth of storm gear you just purchased? What are the two basic choices as a hurricane approaches? From where do you step into a life raft? Storm Proofing shows you, step-by-step, how to survive a large storm aboard a small vessel on a big ocean-and at the cost of mini-bucks.

Stormproof Your Boat

Author : William Burr
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
ISBN 13 : 9780071462839
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Stormproof Your Boat written by William Burr and published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes the nature of the beast -- Hurricanes -- Tornadoes, thunderstorms, nor'easters, and regional winds -- Marine insurance -- Creating a plan -- Tracking a storm -- Shelter from the storm.

Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea

Author : John Kretschmer
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 007170440X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (717 download)

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Book Synopsis Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea by : John Kretschmer

Download or read book Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea written by John Kretschmer and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I know you'll want to read more after you finish Sailing a Serious Ocean. And be warned, you'll very likely want to sail with John, perhaps across an ocean." -- DALLAS MURPHY, AUTHOR OF ROUNDING THE HORN After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the world's oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share. John's offshore training passages sell out a year in advance and his entertaining presentations are popular at boat shows and yacht clubs all over the English speaking world. John's talent for storytelling enchants his audience as it soaks up the lessons he learned during his oftenchallenging voyages. Now you can take a seat next to John--at a lesser cost--and get the knowledge you need to fulfill your own dream of blue-water adventure. In Sailing a Serious Ocean, John tells you what to expect when sailing the oceans and shows how to sail safely across them. His tales of storm encounters and other examples of extreme seamanship will help you prepare for your journey and give you confidence to handle any situation—even heavy weather. Through his personal stories, John will guide you through the whole process of choosing the right boat, outfitting with the right gear, planning your route, navigating the ocean, and understanding the nuances of life at sea. Our oceans are beautiful yet unpredictable—water that is at one moment a natural mirror for the glowing sun can turn into a foamy, raging wall of fury. John knows our oceans, and he is one of the best teachers of taming and enjoying them. Before you set off across the big blue, turn to John for his inspirational stories and hard-learned advice and discover the serious sailor in you.

Storm Tactics Handbook

Author : Larry Pardey
Publisher : L&L Pardey Publications
ISBN 13 : 1929214871
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book Storm Tactics Handbook written by Larry Pardey and published by L&L Pardey Publications. This book was released on 2008-10-02 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Since writing the previous edition of Storm Tactics Handbook, Lin and Larry have voyaged an additional 55,000 miles. This has taken them as far north as Norway, twice across the Atlantic, south to Argentina and into the Pacific, around Cape Horn contrary to the prevailing winds then on a North Pacfic circuit. With insights gained from these recent voyages, they have fully revised and expanded this text by more than 40% including seven completely new chapters – among them;

Lessons from Cape Horn,

An interview on storm survival and heaving to with the late Sir Peter Blake,

Heaving-to using a Gale Rider on 55 foot Morgan’s Cloud,

Adding Rudder Protection Stops.

Discussions on avoiding chafe, building and using storm staysails, choosing storm gear, when to deploy para-anchors, tactics for avoiding the worst areas of cyclonic storms and many more have been expanded to answer questions posed by readers and seminar attendees.

Storm Tactics Handbook

Author : Lin Pardey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781929214471
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Storm Tactics Handbook written by Lin Pardey and published by . This book was released on 2008-04-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fear of storms has kept many otherwise competent sailors from venturing into the open ocean. This book explores the myths that have sprung up about ways to bring small boats through storms and shows tried and true methods that work for all types of sailing vessels. Special sections explain storm sail design, sea-anchor technology and tips for preventing gear failure at sea. Included are a series of check lists designed to help potential voyagers chose, then outfit their boat for safe voyaging plus others to prepare them as a storm actually approaches and reassure them once they are in the midsts of heavy winds and seas. Marrio Vittone, a U.S. Coastguard Rescue Swimmer for 14 years, in an unsolicited testimoney, wrote: I have been on several rescues (and heard of many more) that would have been completely unnecessary if the sailboat captains aboard would have practiced the skills taught by Lin and Larry Pardey. Not knowing how to heave-to in bad weather is as inexcusable as not knowing 'red, right, return'.

Creative Anchoring

Author : Gary Goodlander
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781449922153
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book Creative Anchoring written by Gary Goodlander and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical, down-to-earth, step-by-step instruction manual isn't merely about the basic mechanics of how to anchor-but how to anchor safely, while enjoying your boat more comfortably, in a far greater number of exposed anchorages. It contains everything a cruising sailor needs to know-including the proper cruising attitude and philosophy in relation to international anchoring-as-a lifestyle-and much, much more! It takes a completely new, totally unique "sea gypsy" look at the art and science of anchoring in today's shrinking world. And, it does it from the penny-pinching perspective of a confirmed "economically-challenged, ever-restless" World Cruiser. What other book on anchoring contains information on heaving-to, sea anchors, and Jordan Series Drogues? Flopper stoppers? Shore jackals? Dinghies? Anchor weights. Being tide-bound. The Etiquette of dragging. Landsharks. Snubbers. Doing WHAT to a coral head? Cheap DIY moorings. Arming your lead. Fish finders. Aground! Kedging off. Grappling hooks. Chain hooks. Lunch hooking. Hiding a sunken vessel under a floating vessel. Welding cables. Keep-away anchors. Free anchors. Cheap anchors. Free chain by the ton. Salvage. Karma! Sea Swine! Sex and Romance! Dirt Dwellers! What special precautions should you take while anchoring in very shallow water? How do you realistically anchor in 200 feet of depth? And what is the Key Concept to being able to anchor safely-year-after-year-where most sane yachties fear to tread? This is a book that only Cap'n Fatty would dare pen-written in his own inimitable, laid-back style.

HANDLING STORMS AT SEA

Author : Hal Roth
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071643451
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book HANDLING STORMS AT SEA written by Hal Roth and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to a critical, hotly debated topic How should a sailor cope with storms at sea? Some advocate heaving-to, others running off. Some say trail a sea anchor over the bow, others a drogue astern. The stakes in the discussion couldn’t be higher, or the consensus lower. Finally, preeminent sailor/author Hal Roth offers a practical strategy that can evolve and respond as storms grow stronger.

Cruising Boat Basics

Author : Cap'n Fatty Goodlander
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781979372107
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (721 download)

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Book Synopsis Cruising Boat Basics by : Cap'n Fatty Goodlander

Download or read book Cruising Boat Basics written by Cap'n Fatty Goodlander and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 58 years of seamanship and ship's husbandry distilled into more than 350 readable pages. It is chockfull of technical information gathered during three circumnavigations and a lifetime of living aboard in foreign ports. It tells you the nitty-gritty technical details of the sea gypsy lifestyle. It isn't merely about the boat, it is also about the knowledge required to safely handle that boat and, ultimately, how to manage the cruise as well. It contains what every sea gypsy understands-but few marine publications address-the good, the bad, and the ugly of ocean cruising. It does not cop-out by telling you to throw money at your problems by hiring marine experts. It does exactly the opposite. It informs you how to not need those experts. It clearly communicates the morality, the economy, the karma, and the delights of sailing the world with empty pockets and full hearts. Cruising offshore isn't rocket science. It is all basic, logical stuff. The skills required can be explained step-by-step. This book reveals the reality of buying a well-found, inexpensive boat and outfitting it for living aboard-then taking it inshore gunkholing, coastal sailing, offshore cruising, and ocean storm-strutting. Reading this book is like sitting in the cockpit of a battered ketch at anchor in an exotic port-and having one of the most famous circumnavigators spin yarns, tell jokes, and give the most outrageous of advice on cruising under sail. Forget the "you gotta have a pile of money" rock-hugger thinking. You don't. There are a million good reasons why not to go to sea-lack of money is not one of them. Basic seamanship is far more important than coinage-and you can't buy seamanship. In fact, circumnavigators with large purses actually have less fun than work-as-you-sail sea gypsies. This book was not written for the edification of Topside-clad yachtsmen or teak-trodding credit card captains-but rather for the working-class sailor attempting to transit from dirt dweller to ocean vagabond without losing sight of the daily fun factor. Does sailing across an ocean on a small vessel seem like an immense challenge? It doesn't need to be-if you are prepared with a well-found boat, strong offshore safety gear, and some basic seamanship skills. Fatty and his wife Carolyn are currently on their fourth circumnavigation. They sail across oceans with no more concern than most yachties experience while putt-putting to the fuel dock. Are you just getting your sealegs but have a burning desire to live within Mother Ocean's warm embrace? To be truly free? To sail to Borneo, Madagascar, Cocos Keeling, the Caribbean, and Chagos? To kiss life full on the lips from the deck of a small boat on a big ocean? Then you are in luck. This book is written with the specific aim of helping sailors exactly like you accomplish these very real, very worthwhile cruising dreams-without a massive amount of money, complication, or BS. Welcome aboard!

Cruising (with) Class

Author : Stan Zimmerman
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1552126544
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Cruising (with) Class written by Stan Zimmerman and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many beginning sailors soon yearn for a larger boat - with a galley, head and berths - so they can extend their time on the water and range of action. However, the simple mechanics of sailing do not include the variety of arts necessary to cruise successfully. Cruising (with) Class began as a series of lectures at the Sarasota (Florida) Sailing Squadron with the intention of teaching basic skills to beginning cruisers. Comfort on the water is not a matter of soft cushions. It comes from confidence in the ability to voyage safely. Reading the weather, planting the anchor, calculating the tides, navigating a coast, avoiding fatigue, choosing equipment, coping with storms, reacting to disasters, these are the arts of a cruiser. Although the book calls on the author's 25 years of cruising small sailboats, it is not a travelogue. Instead, it is a precise iteration of lessons learned the hard way, and presented in sailor-to-sailor fashion so others can avoid disaster and find comfort bred in confidence on the water.

Fatal Forecast

Author : Michael J. Tougias
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743297040
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Fatal Forecast written by Michael J. Tougias and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the dramatic true account of the crews of the fishing vessels Fair Wind and Sea Fever, who in 1980 were caught by a deadly Cape Cod storm that resulted in a tenacious three-day struggle for survival. Reprint.

Storm Tactics Handbook

Author : Lin Pardey
Publisher : Paradise Cay Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780964603660
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Storm Tactics Handbook written by Lin Pardey and published by Paradise Cay Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern methods of heaving-to for survival in extreme conditions. Trysail and para-anchor technology for all types of boats and sailors.

Rough Weather Seamanship for Sail and Power

Author : Roger Marshall
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071491015
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Rough Weather Seamanship for Sail and Power written by Roger Marshall and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-06-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an accomplished naval architect, this book shows the average boater how to safely weather the fiercest storm. Rough Weather Seamanship for Sail and Power arms readers with the knowledge they need to select and modify a boat for heavy weather; understand, track, and evade storm systems; and prepare for a storm in harbor, coastal waters, and offshore. It offers ocean-tested heavy-weather techniques for both sailboats and powerboats, practical advice on surviving worst-case scenarios, and decision-making exercises that can save lives.

Heavy Weather Sailing

Author : Kaines Adlard Coles
Publisher : International Marine Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780877423362
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Heavy Weather Sailing written by Kaines Adlard Coles and published by International Marine Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since this book was first published in 1967, it has become the standard work on seamanship under gale conditions. Over 100,000 copies have been printed in the English language, and there are editions in French, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, and Spanish. This much-expanded edition is the first thorough revision in 16 years. Twenty new chapters from expert contributors on both sides of the Atlantic cover modern hull shapes and rigs, the latest gear and strategies for outlasting storms at sea, and advances in weather knowledge. There are also chapters on powerboat and multihull management in heavy weather. And the material carried over from the third edition remains as gripping and useful as ever. Under such titles as "September Hurricane" and "Twice Rolled Over," they tell spine-tingling-we-were-there stories followed by postmortems analyzing which gear and tactics worked and which didn't. With the aid of the comprehensive index, the sailor of a vessel designed and equipped to the standards of the 1990s will be ready for any weather. If ever there were a definitive volume, based on a lifetime's cruising and racing, and profiting from the knowledge of experienced yachtsmen and organizations, this is it.

Boundary Waters Canoe Camping

Author : Cliff Jacobson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780762776399
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (763 download)

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Download or read book Boundary Waters Canoe Camping written by Cliff Jacobson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Well-managed Sailboat

Author : George Day
Publisher : Hearst Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Well-managed Sailboat written by George Day and published by Hearst Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with hundreds of ideas for buying, equipping, and maintaining a cruising boat, here is the one-stop guide for the serious sailor. Whether your dreams are for an ocean voyage off exotic shores or for a weekend jaunt down the coast, this book is filled with hundreds of ideas on tailoring a sailboat to your specific needs and crusing aspirations. In addition, "The Well-Managed Sailboat" will help sailors preserve a boat as investment by pointing out what features enhance value and what features will potentially detract from the asking price when the time comes to sell.

The Packraft Handbook

Author : Luc Mehl
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680516035
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Packraft Handbook written by Luc Mehl and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A staple for paddlers.... [The Packraft Handbook has] now become the bible for outdoor recreators taking their inflatable rafts into the backcountry." ― Anchorage Daily News 2021 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides 2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition Guidebook Winner Alaska-based author is a leading expert on wilderness travel Emphasis on skill progression and safety applies to wide range of outdoor water recreation Vibrant illustrations and photos inform and inspire The Packraft Handbook is a comprehensive guide to packrafting, with a strong emphasis on skill progression and safety. Readers will learn to maneuver through river features and open water, mitigate risk with trip planning and boat control, and how to react when things go wrong. Beginners will find everything they need to know to get started--from packraft care to proper paddling position as well as what to wear and how to communicate. Illustrated for visual learners and featuring stunning photography, The Packraft Handbook has something to offer all packrafters and other whitewater sports enthusiasts.

Sailors' Secrets

Author : Mike Badham
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071348690
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Sailors' Secrets written by Mike Badham and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1999-07-21 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sailors' Secrets is a distillation of boating wisdom unmatched by any other. . . . If I were just starting to collect nautical books, I'd think seriously about getting this one first. I found something new and interesting on every page."--Living Aboard "A delightful, dual-purpose kind of book. You can sit down and read through it for pleasure [and] it makes a fine reference."--Mariner's Log (Houston) "This treasure chest of useful advice is offered in bite-size tidbits that will keep the reader coming back for more."--The Log (San Diego) Sailors' Secrets contains over 1,000 tips, suggestions, evaluations, and nuggets of hard-won advice from more than 300 seasoned veterans. Instructive, humorous, biting, and challenging, Sailors' Secrets can be opened anywhere and enjoyed. Its wide-ranging chapters cover routine maintenance, understanding weather, safety at sea, storm strategies, piloting, engine troubleshooting, gear and outfitting, and simple solutions to complex problems. Michael Badham and Robby Robinson have created the nautical equivalent of an experts' forum. Don Casey, Dennis Conner, Bob Rice, Dave Gerr, Hank Hinckley, Bill Biwenga, Sheila McCurdy, Katy Burke, Meade Gougeon, Buddy Melges, Walter Greene, Steve Callahan, and a host of others share the insights they've developed over millions of sea miles.