The Art of Seamanship - 9780071493420

Your ultimate manual for self-sufficiency on the waterand for the skills to face any challenge

Instead of covering boilerplate topics like equipment, nautical jargon, trailering, flag etiquette, and more, The Art of Seamanship allows you to pushyour nautical envelopes—with the knowledge that you will be able to respond to anything that comes your way. You will delve into topics such as knowing what a sailboat can or can’t handle; assessing your limits and those of your crew and how to grow as a skipper; blendingmodern weather forecasting procedures and weather routing with passage plans; integrating electronics with navigation; line handling when docking in a blow; staying put in hurricane; and more.

• Sea-tested wisdom going well beyond other seamanship texts
• Improves your skills
• Great for reading and self-study, and also to carry aboard as theultimate insurance against the unforeseen
• Real-life scenarios shows you how to respond to extremechallenges at sea