World Cruising Essentials The Boats, Gear, and Practices That Work Best at Sea

Name: World Cruising Essentials The Boats, Gear, and Practices That Work Best at Sea
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ISBN: 9780071414258

ISBN-10: 0071414258

ISBN-13: 9780071414258

Edition: 2003

Authors: Jimmy Cornell

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This comprehensive survey contains information on boats, gear & techniques for long distance cruising under sail. It is distilled from the experiences of 15,000 sailors & addresses all the frequently asked questions about blue-water voyaging. Jimmy Aornell is one of the foremost authorities on world cruising.

Book details

List price: $36.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 2/27/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 7.80" wide x 9.60" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Jimmy Cornell has influenced the contemporary cruising scene more than any other sailor. He was the founder of the cruising rally concept over 15 years ago with the ARC Transatlantic rally, the Transarc and numerous Round the World Rallies in which over 15,000 sailors have participated. Sailing continues to be Jimmy's passion, and in the last 25 years he has sailed more than 150,000 miles in all oceans of the world.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



From Dream to Reality: Offshore Cruising Yachts Today Size


Draft


Multihulls


Displacement


Construction material


Safety


Interior


Essential features



The Driving Force: Rig, Rigging and Sails Rig


Sails


Furling gear


The ideal mainsail


Conclusions



Power to the People: Diesel Engines, Optimum Power and Reliability Optimum power


Fuel


Propellers


Reliability


Breakages



Gearing Up for a Blue Water Voyage: Ancillary Equipment for Offshore Cruising Autopilots


Windvanes


Outboard engines


Tenders


Ground tackle


Additional equipment



Taking the Guessing out of Navigation: Satellite Navigation, Electronics and Instrumentation Satellite navigation


Radar


Electronic charts and plotters



Keeping in Touch: E-mail, Radio and Satellite Communications Marine radios


Amateur radios


E-mail


The internet


Satellite communications


Cellular telephones


Conclusions



Dancing in the Moonlight: Offshore Routines--Watchkeeping, Electricity Generation and Consumption Watchkeeping


Lights at night


Electricity consumption and generation


Conclusions



Give Us Our Daily Bread: Provisioning, Refrigeration and Water Provisioning


Water and watermakers


Refrigeration


Cooking fuel


Diving


Fishing


Photography



Better Safe than Sorry: Piracy, Firearms, Collisions, Abandoning Ship The unknown


Piracy


Onboard safety


Firearms


Collisions


Abandoning ship


Conclusions



Only the Wind Is Free: The Practical Side of the Cruising Life Finances


Cruising in stages


Pets


Conclusions



The Human Factor: Psychological Aspects of Life Afloat Taking on crew


Crew size


Cruising couples


The age factor


Cruising with children


Expectations


Conclusions



The Female Angle: Women Have Their Say in the Sailing Women Survey The decision to go


Division of labour


Onboard chores


Emergencies


Life afloat


Advice to women/men



What Can Go Wrong? Medical Emergencies and Equipment Failures Seasickness


Medical emergencies


First aid


Medicine chest


Equipment breakages


Lessons to others



Where on Earth Are They Sailing? Worldwide Yacht Movement and Statistics North Atlantic


Mediterranean Sea


South Atlantic


North Pacific


South Pacific


Indian Ocean


Current trends



Looking into a Crystal Ball: Global Cruising Survey on the Future of Cruising


Appendices



List of surveys, 1978 - 2002



Table of skippers in the Global Cruising Survey, details of their current yachts, and essential features of their ideal yachts



Recommended medicine chest (Peter Noble)



Millennium Odyssey outline and breakages report



Description of Aventura III


Index