Description:Every serious sailor dreams of the great adventure of offshore cruising. Jim Howard has been cruising the oceans of the world for many years, and he now has written the book that tells the reality of this dream. For easy reference, this important new handbook is divided into four parts: the boat, the systems and equipment, the voyage and in port. All the important topics for planning extensive offshore cruises are covered: building or buying a boat for offshore cruisign, size considerations, rig and hull design, cruising multihulls, construction materials, spars and rigging, deck layout and equipment, cockpit, below decks, engines, plumbing, electronics, sails, self steering systems, stowage, routine at sea, heavy weather sailing, navigation, safety, harbors and anchorages, security, maintenance, health and psychological aspects of sailing.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Handbook of Offshore Cruising: The Dream and Reality of Modern Ocean Cruising. To get started finding The Handbook of Offshore Cruising: The Dream and Reality of Modern Ocean Cruising, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
496
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
—
Release
2002
ISBN
0713662255
The Handbook of Offshore Cruising: The Dream and Reality of Modern Ocean Cruising
Description: Every serious sailor dreams of the great adventure of offshore cruising. Jim Howard has been cruising the oceans of the world for many years, and he now has written the book that tells the reality of this dream. For easy reference, this important new handbook is divided into four parts: the boat, the systems and equipment, the voyage and in port. All the important topics for planning extensive offshore cruises are covered: building or buying a boat for offshore cruisign, size considerations, rig and hull design, cruising multihulls, construction materials, spars and rigging, deck layout and equipment, cockpit, below decks, engines, plumbing, electronics, sails, self steering systems, stowage, routine at sea, heavy weather sailing, navigation, safety, harbors and anchorages, security, maintenance, health and psychological aspects of sailing.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Handbook of Offshore Cruising: The Dream and Reality of Modern Ocean Cruising. To get started finding The Handbook of Offshore Cruising: The Dream and Reality of Modern Ocean Cruising, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.