Now in its second edition, this indispensable guide takes the stress out of sailing with step by step photographic instructions on how to perform essential sailing techniques, regardless of how much help you have to hand. Now in its second edition, this indispensable guide takes the stress out of sailing with step by step photographic instructions on how to perform essential sailing techniques, regardless of how much help you have to hand.
Here you will find clever, highly effective and successfully tried and tested shorthanded solutions for dealing with everything from getting off and then back onto the dock in a variety of wind and tide configurations, sail setting and reefing, mooring and anchoring, to sailing in heavy weather and new techniques for man overboard, all clearly illustrated with straightforward diagrams and sequence photos. Over 20 QR codes dotted throughout the book link to online video demonstrations to bring the techniques to life.
As single or short-handers you have to plan carefully, prepare properly and be able to anticipate. This new edition will be a godsend with its original techniques for coping in every situation. It will be fully revised throughout with new practical tips and advice on mooring, navigation, anchoring and safety at sea.
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A great book for those sailors who have just finished their practical Day Skipper course and who need more confidence to sail their own yacht. -- Sandy Duker * Cruising Association *
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This indispensable guide takes the stress out of sailing with step by step photographic instructions on how to perform essential sailing techniques, regardless of how much help you have to hand.
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7 | (2) |
| Preface |
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1 Introduction & Philosophy |
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Why learn single-handed techniques? |
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14 | (6) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (6) |
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3 Making The Berth Your Own |
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37 | (1) |
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Conditions: wind and tide |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (8) |
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Along a pontoon with boats ahead and astern |
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56 | (3) |
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60 | (26) |
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60 | (2) |
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63 | (5) |
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No cleats, only rings, hoops and bars? |
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73 | (2) |
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Short finger berths, French fingers, hoops, bars and rings |
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6 Sailing, Heaving To & Reefing |
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Sailing in a circle on the spot |
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92 | (2) |
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Approach and control of the boat |
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Mooring buoy with pendant and pick-up float |
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Mooring buoy with no pendant |
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106 | (12) |
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106 | (3) |
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Quick tips for anchoring success |
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111 | (4) |
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Grounding the bows on the beach |
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10 Heavy Weather Sailing Strategy |
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Setting the boat up for heavy weather |
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126 | (4) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (8) |
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12 Man Overboard Strategy |
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Practising man overboard retrieval |
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142 | (4) |
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Advice to a conscious man in the water |
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| Glossary |
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| Epilogue |
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Duncan Wells is an RYA instructor and sailing school principal. He has written for many leading boating magazines in the UK and US. He is also the author of Stress-Free Navigation, Stress-Free Motorboating and Stress-Free Mooring (Adlard Coles Nautical), which have helped countless sailors and motorboaters learn helpful boat handling and berthing techniques. He lives in Buckinghamshire.
