International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2006. — 476 p. Make the U.S. Coast Guard your first mate The Small-Boat Seamanship Manual contains all the information found in the Coast Guard's official 1,200-page training manual, giving you access to the highest standards of seamanship practiced and perfected by professional mariners. In addition to in-depth coverage of boat...
Prentice-Hall, 1974. — 411 p. Long recognized as the responsible guide for skippers, Basic Boating gives you all the necessary fundamentals for your boating pleasure and safety. The original edition is recommended reading by the United States Power Squadrons and is also endorsed by the U.S. Coast Guard. Now, Basic Boating, Revised Edition, has been carefully redesigned and...
Camden, ME: International Marine Publications Company, 1997. — 213 p. — ISBN: 007000749. Whether your idea of cruising takes you 30 miles or 3,000, to inland lakes and rivers or coastal waters, you’ll worry less if you’re familiar with the basics of boat travel. Can you plan the route to your destination each day? Can you scout a safe anchorage? Can you read a chart and...
John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2008, 183 p. The Mirror is one of the UK’s best-loved dinghies. This book teaches you how to sail and race one and how to get the best out of it. The Mirror dinghy is a British sailing icon and continues to evolve, keeping up with modern sailing technology and requirements. Written by the national UK Mirror Coach, this fully illustrated book covers...
Springer International Publishing, 2017. — 109 p. This book contains selected papers that address a variety of topics related to the design, development and operation of unmanned and fully autonomous sailing boats. These papers were presented in the 9th International Robotic Sailing Conference, in association with the 9th World Robotic Sailing Championship that took place in...
Adlard Coles, 2020. — 208 p. — ISBN: 978-1472973276 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-1472973269 (ebook), ISBN: 978-1472973252 (epdf). Sailing in cold waters is challenging, but hugely rewarding. And when you venture into the high latitudes you find yourself in some of the world’s last real wildernesses. In recent years climate change has made these regions more accessible to small boats,...
Sheridan House, 2003 — 160 p. What is the best shape for a sailboat? How does turbulence affect a sailboat's movement through the water? Why do some keels have wings? Is it true that some sailboats can sail faster upwind than downwind? Authoritative yet accessible, The Physics of Sailing Explained is the perfect book for all those sailors who want to enhance their understanding...
J.R. Anderson, 1982. — 93 p. This training manual has been produced to assist those intending to conduct training clinics for Lasers. There has been a concerted effort by the Australian Laser Association over the last few years to lift the standard of Laser sailing by organizing and running instructional courses. They are to be commended in their efforts to foster and encourage...
Boy Scouts of America, 2018. — 328 p. Aquatics Supervision: A leader’s guide to youth swimming and boating activities, formerly only available for purchase from online or storefront Scout Shops, is now available for free digital download and may be printed locally. The guide supports the BSA Aquatics Supervision Swimming & Water Rescue and Paddle Craft Safety programs and...
Thomas Reed, 2013. — 258 p. Reeds Marine Surveying is an expanded and updated new edition of the author's Handbook of Marine Surveying. Aimed at students of marine surveying, professional marine surveyors, boatyard operators and technically-minded boat owners, it covers the latest marine surveying technology, including analysis of the mechanical behaviour of materials, failure...
International Marine, 1997. — 309 p. With pithy, often iconoclastic advice on all aspects of seamanship and boat maintenance, Badham and Robinson have distilled in this book the seagoing experience of hundreds of the world's sailing experts. The result is the nautical equivalent of an experts' forum, including instructive and sometimes humorous and sometimes biting advice on:...
International Marine, 1999. — 317 p. — ISBN: 978-0070390881. With pithy, often iconoclastic advice on all aspects of seamanship and boat maintenance, Badham and Robinson have distilled in this book the seagoing experience of hundreds of the world's sailing experts. The result is the nautical equivalent of an experts' forum, including instructive and sometimes humorous and...
Aquarius Sailing Club, 2009, 38 p. Welcome to the Aquarius Sailing Club. I hope that you will find this training manual useful and that it helps you to get the most out of your sailing whether you choose to cruise, race or just muck about in boats! As you may know there are literally hundreds of sailing books on the market, some better than others. It is essential that the RYA...
Adlard Coles, 2016. — 204 p. In Casting Off we met Emma Bamford. Stressed out and fed up with London life, working 80-hour weeks and with no hint of a love life, Emma suddenly decided to quit her job, pack up her life and go and live with a man she's never met, and his cat, on a yacht in Borneo. In Casting Off we followed Emma on her amazing adventures as she sailed the globe...
Adlard Coles - Bloomsbury, 2014. — 256 p. Dinghy cruising is a wonderful way to experience nature and new coastlines at close quarters and low cost. It is essentially taking boating back to the basics, allowing amazing cruising where larger boats cannot reach, sleeping onboard or reaching the shore, in total freedom. This guide is aimed to all aspiring or already-enthusiastic...
Adlard Coles, 2022. — 273 p. This guide, updated and expanded for its second edition, is invaluable for all aspiring or already-enthusiastic dinghy cruisers, showing how to get started and how to expand your horizons. The information and advice is interwoven with wonderfully evocative stories of the author's adventures afloat, from idyllic weeks pottering around secluded rivers...
US Sailing Association, 2002, 126 p. his book will lay out how to responsibly skipper and crew an auxiliary powered cruising sailboat, during daylight hours, within sight of land in moderate wind and sea conditions..
US Sailing Association, 1998. — 94 p. Once you have spent time under sail, you will notice that people on sailboats tend to wave at each other. For many, sailing is a passion to be enjoyed for a lifetime. Ours is a sport that brings people together. A larger reward is often the places you go and the people you meet. But sailing is challenging. And, in fact, at times can be...
Norrie, 1881, 141 p. First edition of this work on yachting. Octavo, original red cloth decorated in gilt, frontispiece, illustrated. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon...
The 5th Element, 2010. — 84 p. — B0772XR92K. Even after crossing the Atlantic ocean on a rowing boat in 2006, Alex Bellini still felt the urge to challenge himself once again. So, on 21st February 2008, he climbed again into his boat to cross the Pacific ocean alone, on a journey from Peru to Australia. He needed to cross 10 time zones, 17,000 km and do more than 5 million row...
Camden, ME: International Marine Publishing Company, 1993. — 431 p. — ISBN: 0-87742-419-5. "Nothing could be more different than downwind speeds of 6 knots and 12 knots. But I have watched helm after helm settle for 6 because it never occurred to them that 12 was available. This ‘mindset’ — the conviction that there is only one best way to handle a boat and that we already know...
Adlard Coles, 2013. — 449 p. High Performance Sailing is one of the very few books that can be considered as the bible of racing sailors. Hundreds of pages of useful data on the wind and its behavior on a micro-scale, on the boundary layers, on the rigging and on the tricks to improve performance, on sails trim and boat handling. A well documented analysis on the performance of...
Adlard Coles, 2013. — 449 p. High Performance Sailing is one of the very few books that can be considered as the bible of racing sailors. Hundreds of pages of useful data on the wind and its behavior on a micro-scale, on the boundary layers, on the rigging and on the tricks to improve performance, on sails trim and boat handling. A well documented analysis on the performance of...
Bloomsbury Publishing, Thomas Reed, 2013. — 292 p. — ISBN-10 1408154161. From the author of the bestselling High Performance Sailing and Higher Performance Sailing comes the first scientific analysis of what makes fast sailors fast. Rejecting the idea that luck or innate talent are the keys to success, Frank Bethwaite shows how knowledge truly is power. Making use of video...
Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1963. — 322 p. All the classes are here, from the diminutive Sailfish to the 12 Meter Weatherly, from the 19th century North Haven Dinghy to the brand-new Shields class. There is a photograph of each class, with a description of its sailing characteristics, distinguishing features, history, and vital statistics, including draft, length, beam, price,...
NSW, 2021. — 168 p. The NSW Boating Handbook is for everyone using NSW waterways. Whether you’re a newcomer or an experienced skipper, being safe on the water is a responsibility we all share. The handbook is designed to help you understand the key rules to keep you and everyone else safe. It’s essential reading for anyone without experience of being on the water. It aims to...
Dorling Kindersley, 2005. — 353 p. Newly updated and now in paperback, this backlist classic contains 2,000 diagrams and photos enabling you to visualize every sailing procedure and maneuver; reflects the latest word on procedures, techniques, and equipment. 48 pages of full-color photos.
New York: Knopf Publishing Group, 1992. — 352 p. — ISBN13: 978-0679740636. Newly updated and now in paperback, this backlist classic contains 2,000 diagrams and photos enabling you to visualize every sailing procedure and maneuver; reflects the latest word on procedures, techniques, and equipment. 48 pages of full-color photos.
New York: Knopf Publishing Group, 1992. — 352 p. — ISBN13: 978-0679740636. Newly updated and now in paperback, this backlist classic contains 2,000 diagrams and photos enabling you to visualize every sailing procedure and maneuver; reflects the latest word on procedures, techniques, and equipment. 48 pages of full-color photos.
The Lyons Press, 2003, 195 p. The art of sailing requires a knowledge of essential techniques and the ability to adapt to changing conditions. THE HANDBOOK OF SAILING TECHNIQUES contains everything a sailor needs to know about sailing, beginning with the boat and its essential equipment, and ranging to weather and currents, communication, ropes and anchoring, sails and...
British Waterways / Environment Agency, 2006. — 48 p. — ISBN 0 903218 88 7. Boating basics including essential knowledge and techniques you need to make sure you enjoy yourselves and stay safe on the water. The environment agency have put together this informative and handy guide to basic boat handling and safety. It contains boating basics including essential knowledge and...
New York, NY: Fireside Books, 1968. — 222 p. — ISBN: 0-67121-134-X. A complete illustrated guide to small boat sailing that takes you from the first day out to racing in regattas, under the direction of an expert sailor and teacher.
David McKay Co, Inc., 1978. — 270 p. As a deep-water sailor, Erroll Bruce has few peers-and no one has managed to blend adventure and instruction together better than the former skipper of the famed Samuel Pepys. The name Erroll Bruce has become a byword in yachting through his unique skill as an off-shore racing skipper and his rare talent with a pen. DEEP SEA SAILING is an...
David McKay Co, Inc., 1978. — 270 p. As a deep-water sailor, Erroll Bruce has few peers-and no one has managed to blend adventure and instruction together better than the former skipper of the famed Samuel Pepys. The name Erroll Bruce has become a byword in yachting through his unique skill as an off-shore racing skipper and his rare talent with a pen. DEEP SEA SAILING is an...
International Marine Publishing Co., 2014. — 306 p. — ISBN 10 0071592903. Since this book was written over 30 years ago by the great British sailor K. Adlard Coles, it has become the standard work on seamanship under gale conditions. More than 100,000 English-language copies have been printed, and there are editions in French, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, and Spanish. The...
Adlard Coles, 2009. — 147 p. Not every potential or existing boatowner wants to spend every last penny getting or staying afloat. Alastair Buchan brings a wealth of first hand experience of where sensible economies can be made in order to cap costs and as a result extend your cruising options. He looks at the major areas of expenditure, such as boat purchase, mooring fees,...
The University of Alabama Press, 2008. — 193 p. — ISBN: 0817316086. For centuries sailing vessels crept along the coastline, ready to flee ashore in case of danger or trouble; this worked well until weather or poor sailing drove these ships against an unforgiving coast. Saviors and salvors (often the same people) struggled to rescue both humans and cargo, often with results as...
Fernhurst Books Ltd., 2007. — 114 p. Step-by-step training for dinghy sailors who are ready to start racing This book assumes the reader can sail and now wants to race. It aims to take them through their first few seasons of racing, to the point where they can win a club race. This new edition is in full colour and includes a new detailed section on using the asymmetric...
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2001. — 1245 p. The most comprehensive and helpful guide ever written for selecting and equipping a cruising sailboat Whether you re a coastal or offshore cruiser, you ll find your most pressing concerns treated with the know-how that makes for skillful, confident cruising in Nigel Calder s Cruising Handbook. The author -- one of the most...
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2001. — 1245 p. The most comprehensive and helpful guide ever written for selecting and equipping a cruising sailboat Whether you re a coastal or offshore cruiser, you ll find your most pressing concerns treated with the know-how that makes for skillful, confident cruising in Nigel Calder s Cruising Handbook. The author -- one of the most...
California. Dept. of Boating and Waterways, 2000. — 116 p. California boating - a course for safe boating. You’re the most important part of safe boating. To be safe—and to make sure the people who boat with you are safe—you must think clearly, be polite to other boaters, and be ready for any dangers so you can prevent accidents. You need to know the information in this chapter...
California. Dept. of Boating and Waterways, 2016, 135 p. Congratulations on your first step towards keeping California’s waterways safe. The boating safety course you are about to begin is designed to provide California boaters with state specific boating laws and federal navigation requirements in an eight hour home study environment. These laws apply to recreational vessels...
Sheridan House Inc., 1997. — 210 p. Anyone dreaming about owning an affordable sailboat will find the information in this book to be essential. Jerry Caldwell shows how cruising on a small but properly equipped boat that can be kept at home and towed to the water behind the family car is a satisfying and not very costly exercise. Sailors and prospective boat buyers will learn...
Sheridan House Inc., 1997. — 210 p. Anyone dreaming about owning an affordable sailboat will find the information in this book to be essential. Jerry Caldwell shows how cruising on a small but properly equipped boat that can be kept at home and towed to the water behind the family car is a satisfying and not very costly exercise. Sailors and prospective boat buyers will learn...
Motor boating, 1871, 178 p. Practical motor boat handling, seamanship and piloting;: A handbook containing information which every motor boatman should know.
51th edition. — New York, NY: Hearst Marine Books, 1974. — 640 p. — ISBN: 0-91099-021-2. You stand watching the compass, listening for a buoy, keeping your boat moving slowly through the fog. Or, you watch someone come into your harbor and pick up his mooring during a rainy squall. You talk to a Coast Guard chief about boat handling. You watch the smooth handling of a cruiser...
Reeds Superyacht manual, 2010. — 401 p. Reeds Superyacht Manual, published in association with Bluewater Training, is the first and the best reference manual for everyone involved with yachts large and small, under sail or power, from deckhands to skippers and owners. There is extensive coverage for leisure and professional yachtsmen including: * key information for all...
International Marine, 2007. — 18 p. When it's sink or swim, this Quick Guide will keep you afloat! On the water, when an emergency surfaces, there is no time to spend searching through an exhaustive manual. Emergency First Aid On Board provides all the answers--fast. Drawn from the world's largest boating library, it presents 14 color panels of authoritative, concise...
Associated Sailing Publications, 1978. — 252 p. — ISBN: 978-0812052190. Pick up your sense of adventure as an armchair solo sailor and fantasize about what it would be like to sail solo around the world in a 70-ft trimaran. Are you having trouble imagining what is involved? Read just this book and Alain Colas will fill in the details.About the author:Alain Colas was a French...
W. W. NORTON & COMPANY, INC, 1996. — 384 p. For all sailors―novices and experienced racers alike―the acclaimed primer on sailing, cruising, and racing. Stephen Colgate, the founder and president of the Offshore Sailing School, removes the mystery of sailing and reduces the techniques to basic, simple principles. He instructs the reader on all matters from how sails work under...
International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2012. — 322 p. Steve Colgate is a racing master, an Olympian, and a famous sailing teacher. In Performance Sailing and Racing, the author explains how to improve your sailing and push your boat to higher but safer speeds. Used as one of the text books at the many branches of the Colgate Sailing School, Performance Sailing and Racing will help...
McGraw-Hill, 2009, — 120 p. The learn-to-sail book for when you are in a hurry to gain your sea legs. At the Offshore Sailing School, the Colgates have taught more than 100,000 adults how to sail. Now they are making their proven instructional methods available to you so you can fulfill your sailing dreams in little time. Though designed around three days of intensive...
McGraw-Hill, 2009, — 120 p. The learn-to-sail book for when you are in a hurry to gain your sea legs. At the Offshore Sailing School, the Colgates have taught more than 100,000 adults how to sail. Now they are making their proven instructional methods available to you so you can fulfill your sailing dreams in little time. Though designed around three days of intensive...
Longmans, Green & Co., 1923. — 206 p. This book was written in an era of transition from large yachts, that needed professional crews to small yachts, usually sailed by the owner and his family, without paid hands. The idea is that anyone who acquires a knowledge of the general principles of seamanship can, with a little practice, soon learn to sail a small yacht with...
Third Edition. — Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 1998. — 312 p. — ISBN: 978-1-57409-046-8. Not so many years ago the number of people living aboard cruising yachts was small enough for them to be considered very eccentric.The situation is no longer the same. In 1980 a survey for an Italian marina company produced a figure of 4000 boats which were lived in all the year round in...
Faber & Faber, 1987. — 127 p. Written by an experienced navigator (yachtsman and Navy captain), the book is an easy, plain and useful introduction to navigation. The author is a forty year cruiser and racer all over the world (14 Fastnet, 8 Bermuda races, one Sydney-Hobart) with an unconventional point of view. Not only a guide to navigation, it also contains chapters on...
Vancouver: Romany Publishing, 1997. — 272 p. — ISBN: 0-9697690-3-2. Of course you're not a coward, you are planning to go cruising! However, there must be some reason why you haven't left the dock. Maybe you have information overload on boats and equipment, or are overwhelmed by the decisions of leaving the real world. Perhaps you are worried about whether you will actually...
Romany Publishing, 2021. — 298 p. Current, inspiring, a must read if you are dreaming of going coastal or offshore cruising in your own boat. The 2021 Third Edition of Cruising for Cowards – A Practical A-Z for Coastal and Offshore Sailors by Liza and Andy Copeland is an invaluable resource for both veterans and newcomers to the cruising life and packed with information from...
London: Granada Publishing, 1983. — 199 p. — ISBN: 0-229-11687-6. More than just a textbook on ocean cruising, this book is packed with information and conclusions digested from the experiences of those who are actually doing it. In the course of his own recently-completed 6-year circumnavigation, the author conducted 4 extensive surveys among over 60 other ocean cruising...
Sheridan House Inc., 1986. — 230 p. The most efficient way to plan and execute a long distance cruise is to heed the hard won experiences of those who have gone before. Naturally opinions differ on the many aspects of sailing - but here lies the immense value of this book. Nearly 200 owners and crews of deepsea cruising yachts have given their opinions on many subjects as...
Sheridan House Inc., 1986. — 230 p. The most efficient way to plan and execute a long distance cruise is to heed the hard won experiences of those who have gone before. Naturally opinions differ on the many aspects of sailing - but here lies the immense value of this book. Nearly 200 owners and crews of deepsea cruising yachts have given their opinions on many subjects as...
Adlard Coles, 2002. — 245 p. his survey on world cruising compares the trends and changes that have taken place in the world cruising scene and provides practical advice and information for long-distance cruisers. It examines the sizes and types of boat cruisers now in use, the routes chosen and why, electrical and electronic gear installed, communications with the shore,...
Adlard Coles, 2002. — 245 p. his survey on world cruising compares the trends and changes that have taken place in the world cruising scene and provides practical advice and information for long-distance cruisers. It examines the sizes and types of boat cruisers now in use, the routes chosen and why, electrical and electronic gear installed, communications with the shore,...
International Marine Press, 2009. 264 p. — ISBN: 978-0-07-154800-7. No one ever reaches the end of sailing. There is always another horizon. Here are the courses to steer. In the fi rst couple of chapters we inventory the basic sailing maneuvers—things like tacking, jibing, and points of sail. Th e goal is not to teach these skills so much as to catalog and classify them as the...
International Marine, 2004. — 296 p. A complete course in the fundamentals, Getting Started in Sailboat Racing dispels the sport’s elite aura and makes racing accessible to any sailor who wants to give it a try. This illustrated manual takes readers around the buoys, explaining the rules and tactics that govern starts, finishes, mark roundings, and boat-to-boat struggles for...
New York: Cassel and Company Ltd., 1887. — 162 p. Contens: The History of American Yachting. I. Early Days of the New York Yacht Club. II. From 1859 to 1870. III. The Internacional period. IV. From 1871 to 1876. V. From 1876 to 1878. VI. From 1878 to 1885. The Mayflower and Galatea Races of 1886. American Steam Yachting. British Yachting.
Wiley, 2007. — 81 p. his book covers the practical syllabus a student skipper needs to pass advanced sailing exams. It is also designed to be kept on board as a coaching guide covering common situations that may trip up even the most experienced skipper. It covers the practical side of yacht cruising: how to be a better skipper, berth the yacht, handle under sail, recover an...
Rudder Publishing Co, c.1940. — 176 p. Much of the material appeared in The Rudder in serial form but in preparing the book, no small amount has been added and a considerable amount of revision has taken place. The writer who was brought up on small sailboats has had the pleasure of designing the little race boat Snipe, the plans of which were also printed in The Rudder, and in...
Adlard Coles Nautical, 2006. — 256 p. In this book Tom Cunliffe brings together all the essentials of modern offshore cruising in one volume, including the characteristics of a good captain, the theory and practice of sailing and sail trim, the art of seamanship, practicing accurate navigation (including all digital forms), comprehending ocean meteorology, heavy weather...
W W Norton & Co Inc, 1992. — 198 p. Covers keels, rudders and sail balance, the theory of sail-power, sail shortening, mooring, anchoring, berthing, and boat-handling in adversity
Fernhurst Books, 2012. — 772 p. ecome a better yachtsman with the help of Tom Cunliffe and Yachting Monthly. There are plenty of sailing and seamanship skills that don't feature on the syllabus of even the most advanced official sailing course - and a wealth of wisdom can be found in these pages. There's advice on everything from fixing an engine to recovering a casualty from...
Wiley Nautical, 2008. — 116 p. Inshore Navigation is a teaching system designed for the newcomer to navigation and pilotage. Tom Cunliffe understands the problems and misconceptions of people learning to navigate at sea. As a result his book goes straight to the heart of each topic and concentrates on what the beginner really needs to know when out on the water. The object of...
Wiley Nautical, 2008. — 116 p. Inshore Navigation is a teaching system designed for the newcomer to navigation and pilotage. Tom Cunliffe understands the problems and misconceptions of people learning to navigate at sea. As a result his book goes straight to the heart of each topic and concentrates on what the beginner really needs to know when out on the water. The object of...
RYA Yachtmaster Series Foreword by James Stevens FRIN Hull Forms Speed in theory and practice Motive Force - Sail Power Units Ropes and ropework Boat handling Anchoring Mooring Heavy Weather Storm Survival Emergencies Crew care and watchkeeping Fog and poor visibility Manners and customs of the sea Dinghy Work River seamanship Grounding Wind and Wave Membership pages
Adlard Coles Nautical, 2016. — 192 p. TAKING CHARGE OF A YACHT LIFTS YOU OUT OF YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE more comprehensively than any other form of recreation. The experience can be relaxing, exciting, exhilarating, perhaps occasionally even daunting. No two trips are the same, but whatever combination a passage delivers, it will ask you to dip into the three major factors that...
Adlard Coles Nautical, 2020. — 220 p. A practical hands-on manual that covers the Day Skipper syllabus in a step-by-step learning system designed to get you straight on the water. The Complete Day Skipper is a totally practical hands-on manual that covers the RYA Day Skipper syllabus in a way that reflects a skipper's growing experience at sea, beginning with yacht handling...
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022. — 288 p. The essential reference for anyone interested in offshore sailing and ocean passages. Following on from his bestselling The Complete Day Skipper and The Complete Yachtmaster, yachting legend Tom Cunliffe turns his attentions to the third strand of the RYA syllabus. With the same hugely popular, highly practical approach, The Complete Ocean...
Adlard Coles Nautical, 2007. — 257 p. The Complete Yachtmaster has been a bestseller since first publication and has established itself as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students as well as skippers of all levels of experience. In this fully revised sixth edition, Tom Cunliffe brings together all the essentials of modern cruising in one volume. Subjects include an...
Adlard Coles Nautical, 2021. — 321 p. In this fully revised and up-to-date 10th edition, Tom Cunliffe brings together all the essentials of modern cruising in one volume. He presents an analysis of a good skipper, the theory and practice of sailing and sail trim, the art of seamanship, accurate navigation including chart plotters and PCs, understanding meteorology, heavy...
Adlard Coles Nautical, 2021. — 321 p. In this fully revised and up-to-date 10th edition, Tom Cunliffe brings together all the essentials of modern cruising in one volume. He presents an analysis of a good skipper, the theory and practice of sailing and sail trim, the art of seamanship, accurate navigation including chart plotters and PCs, understanding meteorology, heavy...
Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2010. — 190 p. Dip into any of the 200 tips in this handy book to make yourself a better yachtsman. They are the very best of the Skipper’s Tips from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine. Each tip is a pearl of wisdom from Britain's foremost yachting writer, Tom Cunliffe. Discover practical skills that you won’t find anywhere else. Each tip is illustrated...
Вloomsbury, Adlard Coles Nautical, 2024. — 177 p. — ISBN 9781399411899. An illustrated treasury of expert tips on maintenance, navigation and seamanship from the internationally renowned Tom Cunliffe. The bosun's world is a colourful mix of time-honoured techniques, living history and a knowledge of materials beyond the run of common experience. It's the bosun's bag of tools,...
2nd edition. — Adlard Coles, 2016. — 331 p. — ISBN-10 147292522X. In Hand, Reef and Steer--winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award--Tom Cunliffe explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and shares his grasp of the special skills required to handle them. He describes how to handle heavy loads using tackles rather than winches and reveals the mysteries of...
2nd edition. — Adlard Coles, 2016. — 331 p. — ISBN-10 147292522X. In Hand, Reef and Steer--winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award--Tom Cunliffe explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and shares his grasp of the special skills required to handle them. He describes how to handle heavy loads using tackles rather than winches and reveals the mysteries of...
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. 2011, — 232 p. Sailing, Yachts and Yarns is a selection of British sailing legend Tom Cunliffe's most entertaining, outspoken and instructive writing from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine. Tom's regular column for this leading sailing magazine gives him free reign to explore a wide range of topics. He has a gift for capturing the magic of sail...
Adlard Coles Nautical, 2016. — 816. — ISBN: 978-1-4729-1813-0. Introduction : The Ocean Skipper Part One : The Offshore Yacht Huls for Ocean Sailing Sailing Rigs for Deep Water Engines Steering Systems Accomodation Part Two : Ocean Navigation and Deep-Sea Seamanship Weather Hot and Cold The Tools of Ocean Navigation Essential Celestial Navigation Passage Planning Great Circle...
Adlard Coles Nautical, 2007. — 416 p.
The Complete Yardmaster has been a bestseller since first publication and has established itself as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students as well as skippers of all levels of experience.
In the fifth edition, Tom Cunliffe brings together all the essentials of modern cruising in one volume.
Grange Books, 1996. — 152 p. The sailing-boat is an almost perfect invention. It uses the natural forces of wind and sea, creating order and direction from relative chaos. How it does this is a matter of great concern to the sailor: by understanding the theory behind a boat’s performance he or she can handle any eventuality on the open water. This book sets out to give a full...
Seven Seas Publishing Co, 1987. — 200 p. Here, from two of Europe’s foremost yachting writers, is an encyclopedia of tips and techniques for managing sail and power boats in almost every conceivable circumstance. A basic familiarity with boating terms is assumed in the coverage of topics from docking and anchoring to jury rigging and steering system repairs. Each topic is...
Beowulf, 1984. — 386 p. If you want a realistic look at cruising seamanship, read this book. You'll learn respect for the sea and many of the skills necessary for safe, conservative sailing as the Dashews describe the techniques which have helped them comfortably and safely cover over 150,000 miles of ocean. "... the most comprehensive cruising book ever published." -- Cris...
Beowulf, 1984. — 386 p. — ISBN: 9780965802802. If you want a realistic look at cruising seamanship, read this book. You'll learn respect for the sea and many of the skills necessary for safe, conservative sailing as the Dashews describe the techniques which have helped them comfortably and safely cover over 150,000 miles of ocean. "... the most comprehensive cruising book ever...
Norton, 1983. — 503 p. — ISBN: 0-393-03275-2. The is one of the finest resources for cruising sailors. He definitely has been there, done that, and got the t-shirt. He not only tells you how he tackle a problem, he tells you how he has seen others solve the problem during his extensive cruises. He is extremely sharp and a keen observer. The Dashew books are "must haves" for...
John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2009. — 130 p. Welcome to The Laser Book! Whether you’re a complete beginner or a club racer, this manual was written to help you get into top gear. I’ve tried hard to answer the key questions while keeping the book logical and lively. And I have tried out the ideas, both on the racecourse and when coaching. They do work!
William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1992. — 222 p. 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 sail boat to your specific needs...
William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1992. — 222 p. 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 sail boat to your specific needs...
William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1992. — 222 p. 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 sail boat to your specific needs...
Rudder Publishing, 1904. — 152 p. This book is the response to a constant appeal for information. During the last nine years I have received thousands of letters, asking for hints on all manner of subjects relating to the care, handling, buying and equipping of small yachts. The majority of these letters came from boys and young men living throughout the world, who were just...
Rudder Publishing, 1904. — 152 p. This book is the response to a constant appeal for information. During the last nine years I have received thousands of letters, asking for hints on all manner of subjects relating to the care, handling, buying and equipping of small yachts. The majority of these letters came from boys and young men living throughout the world, who were just...
Fernhurst Books Limited, 2018. — 80 p. The best-illustrated manual ever on tuning the sails and rigs of a yacht or small keelboat features 152 color diagrams and a brilliantly concise text. Separate sections offer a logical approach to the topics of trimming the genoa and mainsail, trimming spinnakers and gennakers, and setting up masts.
Wiley Nautical, 2007. 91 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-470-51220-3. Nowadays, yachts are equipped with GPS, radar, electrical windlasses, chart plotters, bow thrusters, autopilot etc. Moreover, today's equipment is much more reliable, making long offshore passages possible without a proper knowledge of seamanship and navigation. However, the coastguards in many countries can confirm that...
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. - 265 p. ISBN13: 978-0-8018-9009-3 (hbk.: alk. paper). ISBN10: 0-8018-9009-8 (hbk.: alk. paper). Sailing enthusaist and physicist Mark Denny first traces the evolution of the sailing craft, from prehistoric coracles made of animal skins and antlers to the sailboat's rein-vention as a pleasure craft during the Industrial...
Transedition Limited, 2001. — 246 p. Whether you sail the high seas or prefer to sail in the comfort of your armchair, both weathered mariners and hardened landlubbers will appreciate this accessible and passionate presentation of sailing. All aspects of sailing are covered in this lively account of things technical and historical from the past through to the present day....
Sail Books Inc., 1979. — 128 p. Self-steering gears are complicated and will continue to be so. It is not easy to explain how they work because many factors play a part, particularly in the more sophisticated systems. The various components which make up a self-steering gear, and the way they interact, are discussed in this book by considering, on the one hand, the individual...
Sail Books Inc., 1979. — 128 p. Self-steering gears are complicated and will continue to be so. It is not easy to explain how they work because many factors play a part, particularly in the more sophisticated systems. The various components which make up a self-steering gear, and the way they interact, are discussed in this book by considering, on the one hand, the individual...
Adlard Coles Nautical, 1991. — 130 p. Many books on seamanship assume a fit willing crew available to haul on ropes, handle the sails and heave in anchors - but often there are just two people aboard to cope with everything. It therefore becomes of paramount importance that the shorthanders perfect safe and efficient techniques for berthing and casting off, raising and lowering...
Guilford, CN: Lyons Press, 2001. — 388 p. — ISBN: 1-58574-327-8. This book — conceived as a natural outcome of my research into cruising — was intended to be published before I began bluewater cruising. Delays will be delays, however, and I didn’t finish the book until I’d been cruising for three years. A gracious soul could choose to look on this lack of discipline as...
Gramercy Books, 2008. — 518 p. Instructs readers on such seamanship skills as navigation, docking, boat handling, maintenance, and how to handle common emergencies. Don Dodds explains in a very readable no-nonsense manner the science behind anchoring, weather, navigation and just about everything else for the serious mariner. At first the science was a little daunting but...
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY, 1984. — 199 с. Explains the fundamentals of sailing, surveys the various types of sails, and offers advice on the handling, repair, and maintenance of sails
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. — 241 p. — ISBN: 0-399-13506-5. The accelerated pace of technological advancement in sailing today is viewed by most amateur sailors as either exciting or alarming, but few are genuinely indifferent to the rapid changes in our oncetraditional recreational pursuit. There is little doubt that those who deplore these changes will eventually...
Barron''s Educational Series, 2003. — 128 p. Few sailors can claim they have nothing more to learn about sailing, and this innovative book will help them all sharpen their skills. Improve Your Sailing IQ offers advice to sailors at every skill level, giving them the chance to dream their way through countless hours on the water. It will also help them discover just how...
Reeds, 2021. — 161 p. The Reeds VHF Handbook is an accessible, user friendly but comprehensive guide to marine VHF radio that helps users quickly get up to speed with all the functions on their equipment. Straightforward explanations and tips describe the leisure VHF DSC radio system in detail and its place within GMDSS.This brand new book incorporates all the information...
Reeds, 2021. — 161 p. The Reeds VHF Handbook is an accessible, user friendly but comprehensive guide to marine VHF radio that helps users quickly get up to speed with all the functions on their equipment. Straightforward explanations and tips describe the leisure VHF DSC radio system in detail and its place within GMDSS.This brand new book incorporates all the information...
Adlard Coles, 2015. — 150 p. Owning a boat involves sailors developing a whole new skill set and taking on a raft of new responsibilities, but this essential handbook takes the stress out of what should be an enjoyable, rewarding next step, and shares a wealth of practical advice on what might initially seem daunting new challenges. Drawn from over 35 years of the author's own...
Adlard Coles, 2015. — 150 p. Owning a boat involves sailors developing a whole new skill set and taking on a raft of new responsibilities, but this essential handbook takes the stress out of what should be an enjoyable, rewarding next step, and shares a wealth of practical advice on what might initially seem daunting new challenges. Drawn from over 35 years of the author's own...
Camden, ME: International Marine Publishing Company, 1986. — 105 p. — (The Seamanship series). — ISBN: 0-87742-208-7. “I woke early and from my bunk could see through the hatch a gray and featureless sky. Fog dew dripped from the rigging, tapping on the deck in a melancholy, arrhythmical pattern. Big drops hung from the boom. I could hear the horn on Little River Light, muted...
Maynard, MA: Epsilon Associates, Inc., 2001. — 190 p. Part of today's active boating and marina industry in Massachusetts is sound stewardship of our oceans, harbors, and wetlands. Given the right tools and knowledge, marina operators, boaters, and the general public can all help reduce or eliminate pollution caused by using and maintaining boats.The result? Cleaner water for...
Sterling Publishing, 2017. — 920 p. The reputation of Chapman Piloting & Seamanship, as an authoritative resource for mariners, is based upon the work of hundreds of people and organizations, since its first publication in 1917. This manual steadly remains one of the fundamental pillars for the knowledge of navigation and seamanship, alongside Bowditch and Dutton's.The 68th...
Adlard Coles Nautical, 2017. — 256 p. The main purpose of this manual is to provide a handy and easily-read guide for all of us to understand and interpret the rules identically. The Racing Rules are probably among the most complicated of any sport. They are hard to comprehend even if a great effort is made, when writing the Rules, to use language that is modern and easily...
Future Pub Ltd, 2021. — 148 p. Автор не указан. Bringing together some of the best practical articles and expert advice from the Practical Boat Owner archives, Boat Maintenance Essential Manual has everything you need to maintain and improve your boat. A must-have for every boat owner – from power to sail – our DIY guides and in-depth tutorials will keep you coming back year...
B@G, 2013. — 16 p. If you have spent time sailing dinghies or small day boats, you will have become accustomed to assessing wind speed and direction without using instruments. The absence of electronics onboard these smaller boats mean that all data calculation must be done in the sailor’s head. When it comes to larger boats you have the ability to use electronic aids in...
McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. — 246 p. "It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of knowledge contained in this book." -- from the Foreword by Bruce Schwab The ONLY bible for how to sail your boat fast, safe, and alone Solo sailing is within any sailor's grasp with a little forethought--and this essential guide. Got a 35-foot sailboat? No problem. Is the wind...
Sfbaysss.org, 2005. — 180 p. Excelente book for sailing singlehanded. In many ways he represents all those who have become successful solo sailors on their own nickel; learning slowly from a mix of hard-earned experience, digging up obscure info, and sharing with each other. There are many recipes for successful solo sailing; as many as the actual sailors who do it. And there...
Lorenz Books, 2001. — 262 p. The ultimate reference book for sailors of all ages and all levels of ability. Step-by-step guides give instant understanding of techniques, and illustrate all aspects of the sport, from putting on a wetsuit to handling dinghies, catamarans and cruisers. You can learn how to sail with expert advice and tips. Specially commissioned photography...
Adlard Coles, 2018. — 775 p. The Sailing Bible is a complete, hands-on manual packed with detailed step-by-step diagrams, action photos, and helpful advice on getting the most out of sailing at whatever level. Whether you are a dinghy or yacht sailor, just learning the basics or wanting advanced tips on sailing, the book will give you the answers you are looking for.This second...
London, New York, Munich, Melbourne, Delhi, DK Publishing , 2007, 352 p.
For anyone considering setting sail, this book helps you find out how to get started, explore different boats, what to wear, and discover the correct kit to pack for rivers, lakes or the high seas. It also shows you the essential techniques, from rigging and launching your boat to advanced tacking, gibing...
Adlard Coles, 2017. — 96 p. Often the culmination of many years of dreaming and penny-pinching, the purchase of a boat of any size is a huge event for any sailor, and with that comes serious naming pressure. Naming a boat can be as personal as naming a baby. Many boat owners have a secret fear that someone else got their brilliantly original name first--or ruined their chosen...
Adlard Coles, 2017. — 106 с. Pass Your Day Skipper teaches sailing and boat-handling theory in a practical seagoing manner, with helpful tips to help smooth your test-taking or sail-handling anxiety. Find out how the wind makes your boat move, or how to find your way using nautical charts. You will also understand the rules that govern sea-going vessels, learn all the crazy,...
Adlard Coles, 2023. — 129 с. Pass Your Day Skipper teaches sailing and boat-handling theory in a practical seagoing manner, with helpful tips to help smooth your test-taking or sail-handling anxiety. Find out how the wind makes your boat move, or how to find your way using nautical charts. You will also understand the rules that govern sea-going vessels, learn all the crazy,...
Adlard Coles, 2011. — 121 с. The aim of this book, now revised for the 5th edition, is to help students through their shore-based Yachtmaster course. Both concise and comprehensive, this 'crammer' covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged and highlighted to make revising easier. Throughout, the theory is set in a practical seagoing perspective. Tips on exam...
McGraw-Hill, 1998. — 145 p. All voyaging sailboats require some form of automatic steering to relieve shorthanded crew from having to steer every minute underway. Electric autopilots are the usual choice for weekending and coastal cruising; voyagers prefer the greater reliability and lower power draw of windvane systems and there are hybrids that offer the best of both worlds....
Lyons Press, 2018. — 144 p. This book is an introductory manual to sailing, with the aim to explain the fundamental concepts, and lead beginners to be confident since they board for the first time. The author is a famous racer and sail teacher, and has a firm conviction that the best and most effective way to learn to sail is to be out on the water. Accordingly, he treats the...
Themeworks Production, 2019. — 30 p. If you are anything like me, you are anxious to get away from the dock and go out for a day’s sail and learn how to sail a boat even better than before. But wait, you might be forgetting the most important part of sailing: Preparation. How many times have you been out sailing and the luff on your mainsail or headsail begins to sag, or show...
David and Charles, 1977. — 223 с. This is a book of commonsense about sailing aimed at the relatively inexperienced sailor who wishes to extend his activities. While based on sound theory it is primarily a practical book to be carried on board and referred to afloat. The author concentrates on matters pf immediate concern to the yachtsman engaged in coastal and short offshore...
David and Charles, 1977. — 223 с. This is a book of commonsense about sailing aimed at the relatively inexperienced sailor who wishes to extend his activities. While based on sound theory it is primarily a practical book to be carried on board and referred to afloat. The author concentrates on matters pf immediate concern to the yachtsman engaged in coastal and short offshore...
David and Charles, 1977. — 223 p. — ISBN 7153-6096-5. This is a book of commonsense about sailing aimed at the relatively inexperienced sailor who wishes to extend his activities. While based on sound theory it is primarily a practical book to be carried on board and referred to afloat. The author concentrates on matters pf immediate concern to the yachtsman engaged in coastal...
William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1992. — 222 p. — ISBN: 0-688-10665. 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 sail boat to...
The Hearst Corporation, 1971. — 113 p. A practical course in sailboat handling. Very basic, clearly written book. Especially good for the person who has just begun to sail with a friend and wants to learn more.An excellent first book on sailing. However, it touches on advanced sailboats and techniques, while many other books for new sailors do not do that. Great illustrations.
Lance Gettler, 2011. — 22 p. One thing I’ve learned is that the ocean favors the well-prepared sailor. This book details what every sailor should have with them, whether you’re going on a day sail or a circumnavigation. The book also goes into why you need certain gear and what makes some gear better than others.
Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. — 212 p. This volume reveals the wisdom we can learn from sailing, a sport that pits human skills against the elements, tests the mettle and is a rich source of valuable lessons in life.Unravels the philosophical mysteries behind one of the oldest organized human activitiesFeatures contributions from philosophers and academics as well as from sailors...
New York, NY: Hearst Marine Books, 1982. — 215 p. — ISBN: 0-87851-217-9. Living aboard a boat can be a low-cost, mobile way of life. It can be more exciting, educational, rewarding, and inspiring than anything you’ve ever done. It can be a warm, family-bonding approach to raising children. It is a way to travel without a suitcase, with time to live among a variety of cultures....
FAO, 2009. — 54 p. This Safety guide for small fishing boats is a practical guidebook which explains safety standards and safety measures to be taken by small-scale fishers, using sketches and diagrams and presenting technical data in an easy-to-understand format.
Southampton: Royal Yachting Association, 2002. — 42 p. Sailing is the most exhilarating sport but you need to know the ropes. For the beginner, the best way to learn how to crew a yacht is to take an RYA Competent Crew Course. This book is the ideal companion to the course and you will find it a great help during your first few days afloat.
Cruising Rally Association, 2001. — 316 p. — ISBN: 097045600X, 9780970456007. A new ocean cruising handbook, Advanced Bluewater Cruising provides a comprehensive guide for coastal cruising sailors wishing to make the step up to ocean cruising. The book is intended primarily for newer bluewater cruising sailors. It will prove useful as well for more experienced offshore cruising...
Hanse Yachts GmbH & Co. KG, 2005 — 51 p. Original manufaturer manual by Hanse Yachts GmbH & Co. KG This manual is to help you handle your sailing yacht safely and with pleasure. It contains general information on the yacht and its systems, as well as on operation and maintenance. Please use this manual to acquaint yourself with your yacht before setting off on your first...
Adlard Coles Nutical, 1997. — 192 p. This book contains all the information a sailor needs to fully understand how sails work, and how to design, make, repair and modify them.The author explains the differences of each type of rig, its handling and its performance. He also discusses the choice of sailcloth and sail care, and covers the principles of sail design.
Quartet Books Limited, 2013. — 303 p. — ISBN 978 0 7043 7329 7. Stories from 50 years of the Old Gaffers Association. Created fifty years ago after a three-way conversation in a public house, the Old Gaffers Association grew into a group of enthusiasts who rescued a vital part of our maritime heritage from almost certain extinction. This jaunty celebration, lavishly...
Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 1977. — 231 p. — ISBN: 0-8092-7372-1. The primary purpose of this book is to point out, analyze, and suggest corrective measures for the most common errors in sailing and yacht seamanship. In addition, the book will explain some recent changes and developments in sailing techniques that sometimes run counter to standard advice and may lead to...
Contemporary Books, Inc., 1991. — 116 p. Provides information on nautical terms, hull types, sailing techniques, materials, and equipment, and offers advice on choosing the right boat
3rd ed., International Marine Pub., 1991. — 371 p. — ISBN: 0877422702. Mix seamanship with common sense, and you get sense, a quality hard to define but easy to recognize. A well-executed docking, a trim vessel stocked with tools and replacement parts, a conscientiously maintained engine, a properly designed and metered electrical system, a safe deck layout with good footing...
3rd ed., International Marine Pub., 1991. — 371 p. — ISBN: 0877422702. Mix seamanship with common sense, and you get sense, a quality hard to define but easy to recognize. A well-executed docking, a trim vessel stocked with tools and replacement parts, a conscientiously maintained engine, a properly designed and metered electrical system, a safe deck layout with good footing...
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press , 2010. – 419 стр., ISBN: 978-0071636520 For the first time ever, a comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocketcruising sailboats ever built Author Steve Henkel has researched hundreds of cruising sailboats less than 26 feet long--pocket cruisers--to create this definitive gallery and handbook of the small cruising...
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2010. — 419 p. — ISBN 978-0071636520. For the first time ever, a comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocketcruising sailboats ever built Author Steve Henkel has researched hundreds of cruising sailboats less than 26 feet long--pocket cruisers--to create this definitive gallery and handbook of the small cruising...
International Marine, 2006. — 228 p. The Sailor’s Handbook is a clear andcomprehensive guide to the theory and practice of taking to the waterChoosing a boat for pleasure and performanceHow a boat is built, its fittings and equipment How sails work, in all weathersDeck seamanship, safety at sea Mooring and anchoring Auxiliary engines Navigation and meteorologyBuying, selling,...
Updated Edition. — Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company, 1994. — 225 p. — ISBN: 0-316-35948-3. The chronicling of the development of yachting is as incomplete as the history of the evolution of man. It was only when a few amateur sailors began to publish books for the entertainment and education of others that more people became aware that cruising, as opposed to racing, could...
Oxford University Press, 1981. — 585 p. Provides a practical handbook for sailors by presenting information on the yacht and her gear, seamanship, navigation, voyaging, safety, ship maintenance, and flags and signals.Incorporating
Oxford University Press, 1970. — 389 p. Fully illustrated guide to the practical details of ocean sailing provides information on the most recent technical developments in hulls, rigging, sails, and navigational aids
Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1988. — 119 p. — ISBN: 0442257635. Illustrated throughout with 30 diagrams, 30 black and white and 8 color photographs, this is a book for everyone who goes afloat and is at the mercy of the weather, in powered or sailing craft, from the smallest dinghy to the largest cruiser. It is written in simple everyday language and combines theory with practical...
Hearst Books, 1980. — 254 p. Wherever the authors of this book voyaged—the Atlantic, Caribbean, or Pacific—they made a habit of noting down the little bits and large chunks of emergency experience they encountered. Some of these problems and solutions were their own, and some came to them from other yachtsmen gamming on the dock, in bars, and in the cockpits of each other's...
Hearst Books, 1980. — 254 p. Wherever the authors of this book voyaged—the Atlantic, Caribbean, or Pacific—they made a habit of noting down the little bits and large chunks of emergency experience they encountered. Some of these problems and solutions were their own, and some came to them from other yachtsmen gamming on the dock, in bars, and in the cockpits of each other's...
Adlard Coles, 2014. — 192 p. The book is a complete, user-friendly, hands-on manual useful as an entry level text for beginner, but is also well detailed and thorough to be useful for the advanced sailor. Topics cover in detail dinghy launching, helming, trapezing and capsizing, racing tips, techniques and tactics, as well as knots and ropes, sailing etiquette, rules of the...
Adlard Coles, 2015. — 307 p. Whether out for an afternoon's sail or embarking on a long offshore passage, there is always an element of chance and uncertainty about being at sea. To be responsible for the well-being of both crew and vessel, good skippers need to know their limitations and ensure they are operating well within the margins of safety.Safe Skipper is a practical...
Sheridan House, 1998. — 278 p. Safety Preparations for Cruising begins with a discussion of general preparations and proceeds to comprehensively cover safety material related to every facet of cruising. Topics include the structural integrity of the vessel and its potential for breakdowns, basic skills, dangerous situations and more. Each chapter begins with a real-life...
John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2012. — 256 p. Get afloat and start having fun with step-by-step advice, photo sequences and diagrams. This jargon-free guide allows complete novices to get out on the water with the minimum of fuss. One- and two-person dinghies are covered, along with rigging, knots, safety, handling and much more.
Fernhurst Books, 2021. — 192 p. Sailing: A Beginner’s Guide is the perfect partner either for anyone new to dinghy sailing or for those looking to refresh their sailing techniques. Step-by-step instructions explain the basic skills of sailing a single- or two-person dinghy. You’ll be guided through each stage of the learning process, starting with what you need to know prior to...
Atlantic Publishing Group, 2014. — 352 p. This guide helps you create the journey of a lifetime. The book covers important financial, medical, insurance, home, time-frame, and life-style factors that should be considered before starting. It details choosing and outfitting your boat for the journey, route planning, guidebooks, and charts to have onboard, types of locks, dealing...
Atlantic Publishing Group, 2014. — 352 p. This guide helps you create the journey of a lifetime. The book covers important financial, medical, insurance, home, time-frame, and life-style factors that should be considered before starting. It details choosing and outfitting your boat for the journey, route planning, guidebooks, and charts to have onboard, types of locks, dealing...
Second Edition. — Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 2000. — 501 p. — ISBN: 978-1-57409-093-2. Turn your dreams of sailing to distant shores into reality. With the detailed, firsthand information in this encyclopedic volume, you'll find all you need to know about selecting, fitting out, maintaining and handling a bluewater cruising boat. In the few years since publication of the...
Adlard Coles, 2002. — 129 p. The purpose of this text is to ensure the survival of skipper and crew in the event of their boat sinking. It features: advice on the essentials to pack into the emergency grab bag for a short or long cruise, hot or cold climate, coastal or offshore trip; flowcharts to prioritise abandon ship procedure; techniques for survival in the liferaft,...
Adlard Coles Nautical, 2005. — 223 p. The Sea Survival Manual is the definitive book on the subject for anyone aboard a yacht of any size. It is aimed at the yachtsman or seafarer who is likely to proceed to sea out of the sight of land, whether for pleasure or professional reasons. Fully compliant with the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) resolutions and MCA (Maritime...
UCI, 2013. — 58 p. Welcome to sailing keelboats. J/22 keelboats are excellent instructional boats for intermediate and advanced sailing as well as terrific boats for day sailing and racing. UCI's sailing program is possible because participants respect the boats, sails, equipment as well as the rules and procedures established for their safe and effective use. When sailing, you...
University of Algarve, 2019. — 64 p. The sea and its use are cross-cutting themes to the political, economic, social and environmental spheres. The uses of marine resources, in particular, the development of nautical tourism, are strategically imperative to Portugal. But this development will only be successful if based on scientific knowledge about the phenomenon. This project...
Hallberg-Rassy, 2021. — 66 p. All sailing demands good seamanship. To describe what this means is outside the framework of this booklet. We assume you have the knowledge to handle your boat in a way that will not expose yourself or your crew to unnecessary risks. If you’re changing to a type of craft you are not familiar with, please ensure that you obtain handling and...
2nd Edition, 2006, 416 р. Contents at a Glance Part I: Before You Get Your Feet Wet Chapter 1: Ready, Set, Go: Time to Start Sailing Chapter 2: Knowing Where You Can Learn: Classes and Sailing Schools Chapter 3: Planning Ahead: What to Wear and What to Bring Chapter 4: Before You Leave the Dock Part II: Casting Off and Sailing Away Chapter 5: Going Sailing: Just the Basics,...
Dla bystrzaków, 2008. — 396 s. Marzy Ci się żeglowanie ku linii horyzontu? Delikatna bryza, prażące słońce, silne prądy i lazurowa toń wokół? Niestety, nie wiesz nawet, która burta jest prawa, która lewa, a przy okrzyku: "Uwaga na bom!" tracisz głowę dosłownie i w przenośni? Nic się nie martw! Po lekturze Żeglarstwa dla bystrzaków Twoim jedynym problemem na łódce będzie...
John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2022. — 451 p. Sailing can provide adventure, relaxation, recreation, and just good old fun. To enjoy yourself on a sailboat, you need to know the basic sailing maneuvers, sail positions, and rules of the waterway for when you encounter other vessels. And, it pays to know what to bring aboard and what to leave on shore. Nothing can beat the feel of the...
Книга на англ. языке для подготовки для сдачи экзамена на сертификат управления яхтой International Bareboat Skipper. Курсы International Yachtmaster Training (IYT). Passport Series. 3. Modules 14 to 17. Module 14. Safety Revision. Nautical Terminology Revision. Taking Over A Vessel. Meteorology. Pilotage. Vessel Handling. Module 15. Vessel Check Out. Responsibilities of the...
Книга на англ. языке для подготовки для сдачи экзамена на сертификат управления яхтой International Watchkeeper & Flotilla Skipper. Курсы International Yachtmaster Training (IYT). Passport Series. 2. Modules 7 to 12. Module 7. VHF Radio Operator Certificate. Module 8. Safety Revision. Nautical Terminology Revision. Responsibilities of a Watchkeeper. Charts and Chartwork....
Книга на англ. языке для подготовки для сдачи экзамена на сертификат управления яхтой Introduction to Boating & International Crew. Курсы International Yachtmaster Training (IYT). Passport Series. 1. Modules 1 to 6. Introduction to Boating. Module 1. Safety. Passage Planning. Ropework. Short Passage (power or sail). International Crew Certificate. Module 1. Module 2. Nautical...
HEARST MARINE BOOKS, 1980. — 227 p. Trans-ocean sailing is easy to learn. The coastal sailor will find a logical extension of what he already knows and the novice will find it easier to master than inshore sailing. Out of sight of land one has more space and more time to get to know the sea in all its moods. There are no lee shores, rocks, tidal calculations or tricky harbour...
Skippertips, 2013. — 157 p. How would you like to be able to sail through a dangerous pass with confidence--with or without GPS? Thread your through a "mine-field" of rocks or coral heads? Learn how the pros use the world's best plotting tools to find their position in a matter of seconds? Want to learn the secrets used by sailing veterans to avoid grounding on "boat-busting"...
Skippertips, 2012. — 36 p. How would you like to have a single reference guide at your fingertips that contains just the most popular sailing articles over the past three years. One place where you could find all of that information back-to-back. No hunting, searching, or frustration. Compiled from the most popular articles over the past three years of the Sailing Tips...
JN Jamieson, 2022. — 142 p. Gain 'the Edge' to Dock Your Boat with Confidence How can you master docking any boat shorthanded with rudder, engine, and a single spring line? What 'works-every-time' skills can you put into play, starting today, to boost your boat-handling abilities in a blustery breeze or strong current?Discover the insider secrets the pros use to make a bull's...
JN Jamieson, 2013. — 112 p. You are anything like me, sailing offers a greater variety of challenges than most any other avocation.But I believe there's a misconception that blue water sailing requires the most sailing skills of any type of sailing. Perhaps it does indeed require more independent skills.But those who are at sea have one super luxury that can be rare indeed in...
JN Jamieson, 2011. — 22 p. How would you like to have fast, easy at-your-fingertips navigation techniques that could raise the bar on sailing navigation aboard your boat? After all, as wonderful as GPS or chart plotters are, they can black out in the blink of an eye. Or give you a false sense of security. Just how did sailors find their way for so many years—fast and easy? And...
JN Jamieson, 2018. — 75 p. How many times have you experienced the apprehension and "butterflies-in-the-stomach" feeling when you bring your boat into a narrow marina? You glance to the left and right and what do you see? Million dollar yachts nestled in their slips just feet away from you. Then you have to contend with the elements, which aren't cooperating either. The wind...
JN Jamieson, 2013. — 69 p. If you are anything like me, Navigation Rules tend to make you want to find the closest recliner and doze off. Thick with legal terms and lawyer's script, the Rules - also known as the "NavRules" or "Rules of the Road" - can be a chore to learn. However, the Rules must be remembered so that you and your crew can put them to practical use when sailing,...
McGraw-Hill, 2009. 326 p. — ISBN: 978-0-07-160579-3. This book doesn't attempt to be everything to everyone. More knowledgeable mariners than I have written voluminous books covering every aspect of navigation and seamanship. Nevertheless, this carefully selected collection of tips and techniques will boost you to the next level of nautical knowledge and confidence, making you...
No publisher, 2000. — 12 p. 15 things you should know when planning an Atlantic crossing.The Atlantic crossing season occurs every winter. In the months leading up to Christmas, some 4-5,000 sailors will cross from Europe to the Caribbean on one of the biggest sailing adventures of their lives.In most cases, the crossing is the culmination of years of planning and preparation....
2nd edition. - US Sailing Association, 2002. 125 p. — ISBN: 1-882502-97-3 Cruising on a sailboat usually means sailing to a destination and returning to your home port. You will sail long stretches toward the wind (upwind or close-hauled), across the wind (reaching) and with the wind (broad reach or a run). At times, you will zig-zag at right angles toward the wind (tacking)...
Mc Graw Hill, 2007. — 274 p. How to prepare for the voyaging life.The cruising life offers adventure, exotic destinations, and expansive opportunities for personal growth. But considering such a life leads to vexing questions: What do I need to learn? What to do if my partner falls overboard? How will our relationship be tested at sea? Let longtime cruiser and circumnavigator...
Ziff-Davis Books, 1980. — 129 p. Gary Jobson shows you how to step into a boat for the first time, cast-offand move out. You'll be on the water and sailing, gaining practical experience and learning by doing. How to Sail gives you the knowledge to tack, jibe, reef, trim sails, tune your rig, handle lines, cope with emergencies, change sails, anchor and more. You'll learn how to...
Touchstone, 1998. — 220 p. The official learn-to-sail manual of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, with over 150 line drawings and photographs.Written by America’s foremost instructional authority, the new edition of Sailing Fundamentals combines the training programs of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast...
Touchstone, 1998. — 220 p. The official learn-to-sail manual of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, with over 150 line drawings and photographs. Written by America’s foremost instructional authority, the new edition of Sailing Fundamentals combines the training programs of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast...
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. — 329 p. In the bestselling style of the Reeds Handbook series, Reeds Ocean Handbook builds on Reeds Skipper's Handbook with advice for skippers or crew planning to venture further afield. Complimenting the RYA Ocean Yachtmaster course, this handy pocketbook provides all the essential navigation, weather, and route planning theory, as well as...
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. — 329 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4729-2143-7. World Climate Route Planning Ocean Navigation Astro Navigation Yacht Preparation Heavy Weather Sailing and Storm Tactics Communication Passage Making Risk and Emergencies
DK, 1989. — 358 p. The world of yachting today is infinite in its variety. Where once sailing boats were solely employed for the purposes of transport or commerce, today they are almost exclusively designed for sport and pleasure. Sailing has become one of the major participatory sports of our time, and public imagination has been captured by the great racing events and...
DK, 1989. — 358 p. The world of yachting today is infinite in its variety. Where once sailing boats were solely employed for the purposes of transport or commerce, today they are almost exclusively designed for sport and pleasure. Sailing has become one of the major participatory sports of our time, and public imagination has been captured by the great racing events and...
Knopf, 1989 — 355 p. A colorful and exciting look at the world of sailing. After a solid chapter on the history of yachting, which features a good chronology from the early 17th century to the present, there is a good chapter on cruising, followed by another thorough chapter on offshore racing. Also covered are the America's Cup races, inshore racing, and the Olympic Games....
Hearst Marine Books, 1985. — 158 p. This is Fast Cruising is a book for those who want to further their sailing enjoyment and experience. “Fast cruising” is a phrase used by the author to describe the philosophy and practice of sailing with everything just right. For instance the owner or skipper and crew is shown how skilled navigation can result in quicker passages, how...
Hearst Marine Books, 1985. — 158 p. This is Fast Cruising is a book for those who want to further their sailing enjoyment and experience. “Fast cruising” is a phrase used by the author to describe the philosophy and practice of sailing with everything just right. For instance the owner or skipper and crew is shown how skilled navigation can result in quicker passages, how...
Kauffman R.B., 2018. — 106 p. Swiftwater Rescue Course Manual: The Swiftwater Rescue Manual was developed by rbk who is responsible for its contents. People are welcome to use any and all the materials. They do so with the following stipulations.1. Users using the materials acknowledge that they are knowledgeable in swiftwater rescue and know how to use the materials contained...
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015. — 252 p. In THE YACHT GURU'S BIBLE, the author provides practical tips and guidelines along with insider knowledge from many years at sea as a Chief Stewardess. Photos, illustrations, schedules, checklists, and more will teach you tips and tricks to excel at service on any luxury yacht. You learned how to get that first job,...
London: Horace Cox, 1884. — 624 p. The present fourth, revised and enlarged edition of this rare and classic book includes following chapters: Selecting a Yacht; Examination of the Yacht; Building a Yacht; The Equipment of the Yacht; Seamanship; The General Management of a Yacht; Yacht racing; Centre-board Boats; Sails for Centre-board Boats; Brighton Beach Boats; Centre-board...
Third edition, revised and enlarged. — London, Horace Cox, "The Field" "Office, 346, Strand, W.C., 1882, — 772 p. Tat favour accorded to the First Edition of "Yacht and Boat Sailing" in 1878 and the Second Edition in 1880 leads me to hope that the present Edition will prove equally acceptable. The chapters on Displacement, Buoyancy, Stability, Lateral Resistance, Centre of Effort...
Second edition, revised and enlarged. — London, Horace Cox, "The Field" "Office, 346, Strand, W.C., 1880, — 726 p. The favourable reception accorded to the First Edition of "Yacht and Boat Sailing", was extremely gratifying, and is sufficient evidence that the information it contained was of a useful and practical character. I received many kind expressions of approval from...
Van Nostrand Reinhold, , 1983. — 240 p. There are few leisure activities that can match the excitement and exhilaration of yacht cruising. Whether you enjoy coastal yachting for relaxation, or prefer the more demanding challenge of deep-water sailing, the key to safe and successful cruising can be summed up in one word: seamanship.Straightforwardly written by one of the world's...
Outing Publishing Co... 1899. — 324 p. Captain Kenealy's Wrinkles, gleaned from practical experience, observation and study, were published in the hope that they might prove of interest and value to lovers of sailing craft. This amazing book includes tenths of drawings and photographs of everything from small catboats, through Herreshoff yacht designs to huge America Cup racing...
CRC Press; Taylor & Francis Group, 2010. — 278 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4200-7376-8. Breaking down the complicated concepts of speed, acceleration, torque, fluid mechanics, and surface physics, Physics of Sailing provides a lively, easily accessible introduction to the basic science underlying the sport of sailing. It illustrates the many ways physics can be used to understand the...
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2013. — 359 p. — ISBN 978-0-07-171812-7. 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...
Forest and Stream, 1885. — 512 р. While Howard Chapelle is effectively the patron saint of classic sailboat design preservation, Kunhardt is also an essential source of designs, in my mind. The plans collected in "Small Yachts" are of interest even to the modern builder, as their purpose as pleasure yachts in the late 19th century continues to fulfill that role admirably today,...
Cruising World, U.S.A... 1977. — 458 p. This highly detailed and competent introduction to boating is directed at both the neophyte contemplating the purchase of a boat and the “old hand» wanting to explore the uses of newer materials in both power and sail. Everything the beginner needs to know about choosing, maintaining, and piloting sailboats and powerboats is here, along...
W.W. Norton & Company, , 1942. — 596 p. This book is a complete manual on boat handling, operation, maintenance, and seamanship. Dealing with everything required for successful boat sailing and management, this volume will be of considerable utility to novice and seasoned enthusiasts alike, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature.
W.W. Norton & Company, , 1979. — 643 p. This book is a complete manual on boat handling, operation, maintenance, and seamanship. Dealing with everything required for successful boat sailing and management, this volume will be of considerable utility to novice and seasoned enthusiasts alike, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents...
W.W. Norton & Company, , 1962. — 643 p. This book is a complete manual on boat handling, operation, maintenance, and seamanship. Dealing with everything required for successful boat sailing and management, this volume will be of considerable utility to novice and seasoned enthusiasts alike, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents...
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1970. — 270 p. — ISBN: 0-393-03118-7. Since the publication and generous acceptance of The Boatman’s Manual as a standard handbook and guide to small-boat seamanship, navigation, and operation, I have received many letters suggesting that I expand the material on sailing to meet the needs of the pure novice and the raw beginner. Of necessity...
Wiley Nautical, 1997. — 146 p. This is an A-Z for multihull sailors. There are many textbooks on the market which detail general seamanship principles. This is not one of them. Multihull seamanship is about catamarans and trimarans and the skills needed to understand and enjoy them to their utmost. Both racing and cruising yachts are catered for, as are trailerable...
Fernhurst Books Limited, 2018. — 250 p. This book is for people who are, or are contemplating, multihull sailing. There are many textbooks on the market which detail general seamanship principles. This is not one of them. This is about catamarans and trimarans and the skills needed to enjoy and understand them to the utmost. Both racing and cruising yachts are catered for, as...
International Marine, , 2007. — 593 p. Every now and then a new voice emerges in the world of sailing literature that stands out, a voice that is both clear and of lasting quality. The appearance of such a new voice is something of an event, and that’s what we’d call the publication of The Voyager’s Handbook.”―Blue Water SailingThis inspirational and comprehensive manual leads...
International Marine, , 2007. — 593 p. Every now and then a new voice emerges in the world of sailing literature that stands out, a voice that is both clear and of lasting quality. The appearance of such a new voice is something of an event, and that’s what we’d call the publication of The Voyager’s Handbook.”―Blue Water SailingThis inspirational and comprehensive manual leads...
International Marine Publishing Co., 1974. — 262 p. Anyone who has sailed alone or short-handed offshore knows the importance of getting the boat to steer herself. This book is the first to set down in one place all of the considerations that go into making self-steering work. The author has in mind all types of sailing craft, from the smallest to the largest, and all types of...
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2016. — 208 p. Sail your very first day on the waterLearn to Sail Today offers a uniquely fun and quick method for beginners to learn exactly what they need to enter the fun and rewarding world of sailing. Written specifically to engage and reassure the uninitiated, this sailing primer covers the essentials step by step without...
Third edition. — Naval Institute Press, 2009. — 225 p.
A guide to the outlines and interprets the rules pertaining to vessels international and US inland waters, and shows how they apply in actual situations.
Kessinger Publishing, 1887. — 314 p. — ISBN-10 1164557211. A Yachtsman's Scrap Book: Or The Ups And Downs Of Yacht Racing is a book written by Joseph Florimond Loubat in 1887. The book is a collection of stories, anecdotes, and observations about yacht racing, which was a popular sport during that time. Loubat, who was a prominent yachtsman and member of the New York Yacht...
Reprint, 2000. — 208 p. — 0385720009. "The best book ever written about the terrifying business of single-handed sailing--. Lundy tells a harrowing tale, as tight and gripping as The Perfect Storm or Into Thin Air."--San Francisco Chronicle A chilling account of the world's most dangerous sailing race, the Vendée Globe, Godforsaken Sea is at once a hair-raising adventure story,...
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 2007. — 352 p. This book is essential reading, whether you're dipping your toe in the water for the first time, or a seasoned sea-dog brushing up your skills. Find out how to get started: explore different boats, what to wear, and discover the correct kit to pack for rivers, lakes or the high seas. Learn the essential techniques, from rigging...
Sail Books, 1982. — 803 p. This new Glenans Sailing Manual, following on the sailing courses we brought out over ten years ago, is a collective work produced by instructors and skippers at Les Glenans. Each chapter is the result of much critical discussion and careful checking. Some have contributed more than others, but no one wished to be singled out from the name which...
Sail Books, 1982. — 803 p. This new Glenans Sailing Manual, following on the sailing courses we brought out over ten years ago, is a collective work produced by instructors and skippers at Les Glenans. Each chapter is the result of much critical discussion and careful checking. Some have contributed more than others, but no one wished to be singled out from the name which...
Sail Books, 1982. — 803 p. This new Glenans Sailing Manual, following on the sailing courses we brought out over ten years ago, is a collective work produced by instructors and skippers at Les Glenans. Each chapter is the result of much critical discussion and careful checking. Some have contributed more than others, but no one wished to be singled out from the name which...
Associated Sailing Publications, 1987. — 116 p. — ISBN: 0-9692906-0-8. This new version has full-colour photos and more detailed illustrations. Content is divided into the Knowledge you will need to learn to sail and Lessons broken down the way MacLeod has trained thousands of new sailors – start with the basics and build levels of skill.Whether you are new to sailing or you...
New York, NY: Hearst Marine Books, 1991. — 147 p. — Chapman's Nautical Guides. — ISBN: 0688098231. Communications Afloat is the first compact, comprehensive guide to sending and receiving messages on the water. Elbert S. Maloney, one of the nautical world's best-known authorities and a specialist in this field, surveys the entire spectrum of boating communication including:...
Third Edition. — New York, NY: Hearst Marine Books, 2002. — 304 p. — Chapman's Nautical Guides. — ISBN: 1588160505. This is a handbook of basic information for all boaters, and for all types and all sizes of small craft. It covers essential boating procedures that will enhance your safety and enjoyment of boating. An important feature of this 3rd revised edition of The Boater’s...
64th edition. — New York, NY: Hearst Books, 2003. — 928 p. — ISBN: 1-58816-089-0. The classic reference used by boating schools and recommended by the Coast Guard Auxiliary covers every topic related to both powerboats and sailing ships, from emergency procedures and international signals at sea, to weather conditions, knots, navigation and more.
53th edition. — New York, NY: Hearst Marine Books, 1978. — 640 p. — ISBN: 0-91099-040-9. Besides being more than 50 years since the advertisement was published, it is now more than 60 years since the author of this " Greatest Motor Boating Book Ever Published ," joined the editorial staff of Motor Boating (now Motor Boating & Sailing ), then a magazine selling for 10 cents a...
57th edition. — New York, NY: Hearst Marine Books, 1985. — 625 p. — ISBN: 0-68805-890-6. Covers nautical terms, boating laws and regulations, boat equipment, navigation rules, small boat seamanship, power and sail seamanship, inland boating, anchoring, safety afloat, aids to navigation, government publications, compasses and charts, basic piloting procedures, weather, tides,...
63th edition. — New York, NY: Hearst Marine Books, 1999. — 656 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-68816-890-2. Covers nautical terms, boating laws and regulations, boat equipment, navigation rules, small boat seamanship, power and sail seamanship, inland boating, anchoring, safety afloat, aids to navigation, government publications, compasses and charts, basic piloting procedures, weather,...
New York, NY: Lyons Press, 2000. — 201 p. — ISBN: 1-55821-771-1. Many years ago I was standing on a dock getting ready to go on an ocean race. Another sailboat was moored near our stern, and the skipper was looking rather anxious. He asked me if I knew anybody who could replace him on the crew for the race. I suggested he call Keith Ludlow, a college friend of mine. Keith had...
Sails Publishing Inc, 1985 — 288 p. This authoritative anthology of SAIL magazine articles contains a wealth of invaluable advice, tips and opinions from leading yachtsmen, sail designers and manufacturers. It represents current ideas and practice for cruising and racing sailors alike, imparting advice on how to rig everything from dinghies up through ocean racers. By means of...
Sails Publishing Inc, 1985 — 288 p. This authoritative anthology of SAIL magazine articles contains a wealth of invaluable advice, tips and opinions from leading yachtsmen, sail designers and manufacturers. It represents current ideas and practice for cruising and racing sailors alike, imparting advice on how to rig everything from dinghies up through ocean racers. By means of...
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA), Southampton, UK, 2005, 33 p. — ISBN: 9781905104109. The RYA'S Complete Guide Marine radar is an electronic device which measures the bearing and distance of solid objects and presents this information in the form of a plan view, showing the location of objects such as land, navigation marks, and other vessels. It works by transmitting short...
International Marine Pub. Co, 1977. — 328 p. After more than a decade of living afloat, Jan and Bill Moeller are comfortable and enthusiastic realists. They have learned and profited from others’ experiences; they have tried and erred on their own. They have found that life afloat, like life anywhere, has its problems, but those problems are small in relation to the rewards of...
Sheridan House, 1998. — 227 p. — ISBN: 1-57409-021-6. "I would like now to write a practical book that will cover three topics: boats, the sea, and the beachcombing life." These were the thought of Bernard Moitessier after he finished writing his last book, Tamata and the Alliance, while in Polynesia. The great master died in 1994 and never completed the book, but here it is,...
Burford Books, 2010. — 192 p. With this new, fresh, and highly readable introduction to sail trim, Dallas Murphy’s Plain Sailing goes far to demystify the often intimidating aspects of sailing that confront the unseasoned sailor. By focusing on “wind awareness,” Plain Sailing will help all sailors better understand the principles and practice of sail trim—how to adjust sails so...
Burford Books, 2010. — 192 p With this new, fresh, and highly readable introduction to sail trim, Dallas Murphy’s Plain Sailing goes far to demystify the often intimidating aspects of sailing that confront the unseasoned sailor. By focusing on “wind awareness,” Plain Sailing will help all sailors better understand the principles and practice of sail trim—how to adjust sails so...
Camden, ME: International Marine Publications Company, 1988. — 188 p. — ISBN: 0-87742-962-6. It you own a powerboat or sailboat more than 20 feet long, chances are you've already made the acquaintance of a boatyard or marina. Your needs may be simple — a place to berth in the summer or haul out in the winter. Or perhaps you're in the market for a new paint job, an engine...
The Speed Press, Berkeley, California, 1981, 259 p. — ISBN: 0·89815·051·5. Ever since I was 15 years old I knew that someday I would live on the sea. That was when my father bought a 27-foot Bristol sloop. At 15, that sloop seemed like a ship to me, and the Hudson River on which I lived, a sea. My father would take the family and friends for cruises through the Hudson Highlands...
McGraw-Hill, 2007, 16 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-07-148771-9. Look through this guide and you will get to know how to: 1- match your anchors to your boat and your waters, 2- sort out the best anchor rode components and sizes, 3- choose the best anchoring spots, 4- anchor under power or sail, 5- learn the tricks for successful anchoring in any situation. Master the art of anchoring:...
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016. — 256 р. — ISBN: 978-1-4729-2549-7. Yachtmaster for Sail and Power is a major reference book that has proved invaluable for the many sailors following the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course. This highly respected and refreshingly practical study guide covers the whole syllabus in detail, illustrated throughout with color photographs,...
International Marine Pub. Co, 1982. — 171 p. — ISBN 978-0877421450. The Boating Bible contains all the essential information sailors need in one easy-to-use volume. The book instructs the reader in all the skills necessary to be able to sail competently, starting with a basic explanation of the structure of a sailing boat and the best way to set up a boat for sailing followed...
Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, 2015. — 173 p. 'Don't even think of buying a boat until you have read this book'. - Tom Cunliffe (legendary sailor and author of The Complete Yachtmaster). The idea that you have to be rich to travel the world on your own yacht is so universal, it goes largely unquestioned. This book hopes to change all that. If you are not rich,...
Newport, RI: American Sail Training Association, 1996. — 223 p. — ISBN: 0963648322. In the United States and Canada, there are many sail training vessels which serve as laboratories and classrooms at sea. College and high school students regularly embark on semester-long voyages of offshore discovery while younger children explore local waters on gradeschool field trips. Water,...
3rd edition. Completely Revised and Expanded. — Bluelake, California; Kawau Island, New Zealand: L&L Pardey Publications, 2019. — 452 p. — ISBN-10 0964603675. This book is what the title says. It is the distillation of what the Pardey's have learned in 150,000 miles of sailing on board their two cutters, Seraffyn and Taleisin, and on scores of other boats they have delivered or...
3rd edition. Completely Revised and Expanded. — Bluelake, California; Kawau Island, New Zealand: L&L Pardey Publications, 2019. — 452 p. — ISBN-10 0964603675. This book is what the title says. It is the distillation of what the Pardey's have learned in 150,000 miles of sailing on board their two cutters, Seraffyn and Taleisin, and on scores of other boats they have delivered or...
Tuckahoe, NY: John de Graff, 1975. — 221 p. — ISBN: 0-8286-0068-6. This book is the resuh of more than 100,000 miles of ocean voyaging in a variety of craft, good and bad. David Parker shares with honesty and conviction his conclusions on what one can reasonably expect of a cruising yacht and how to choose it for one's own purpose and satisfaction. He also tells how to equip...
Reeds, 2020. — 231 p. The bestselling guide to everything a boater needs to know at sea.The Reed's Skipper's Handbook has been a bestseller since first publication. Now thoroughly revised, this handy pocket sized guide covers everything a boater needs to know at sea with updated text and illustrations throughout. Packed with a wide range of information in a concise form, it is...
Sixth edition. — Handbook, Adlard coles nautical London, 2010. — 209 p. This 6th edition has been revised and updated to include useful extra information on tides, chart plotting, boat handling and knots plus a new section on sails and wind. Acknowledgements Position and distance Direction and compass Leeway Tides and tidal streams Course to steer Position Electronic navigation...
Wiley Nautical, 2011. — 183 p. How to give up the desk job and find your perfect new careeron and around the waterIf working on or near a boat all year round is your idea of heaven, then this book is for you. Author Sue Pelling, an experienced racing sailor and yachting journalist, knows how anyone can create a career calibrated to suit their particular boating passion. In Sail...
Intercontinental Book Production, 1980. — 70 p. — ISBN: 0-89009-289-3. On a summer day there is nothing more delightful to watch than a flotilla of sailing boats with their spinnakers billowing. It is the enthusiasm that this creates which makes young and old alike take up the challenge of sailing. The step- by-step approach adopted by this book is aimed at anyone who wants to...
John Wiley & Sons, 2009. — 192 p. — ISBN 978-0-470-69754-2. Description: Dinghy Sailing is the perfect book if you are new to sailing and want to learn the basics, or are an experienced sailor who wants to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide is packed with clear illustrations and photographs and contains everything you need...
John Wiley & Sons, 2009. — 192 p. — ISBN 978-0-470-69754-2. Description: Dinghy Sailing is the perfect book if you are new to sailing and want to learn the basics, or are an experienced sailor who wants to broaden your skills and develop your techniques. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide is packed with clear illustrations and photographs and contains everything you need...
Language : English Paperback : 96 pages ISBN-10 : 071368268X 2014, A & C Black Publishers Ltd Bloomsbury Publishing Adlard Coles. This is a book about practical weather forecasting, and it starts where most other books finish. Weather forecasts give you a lot of information about the weather to come but they often leave out a lot of the detail, and the timing of changes can...
A & C Black Publishers; Bloomsbury Publishing; Adlard Coles, 2014. — 96 p. — ISBN-10 071368268X. This is a book about practical weather forecasting, and it starts where most other books finish. Weather forecasts give you a lot of information about the weather to come but they often leave out a lot of the detail, and the timing of changes can also be vague. In this book, Dag...
Adlard Coles, 2013. — 543 p. — ISBN 9781408181904. This is a highly practical book, taking cruisers through all the steps from departure to arrival at their destination. The aim of the book is to give novices the information to cruise safely and enjoyably, covering: the preparations before setting off; assessing the sea and weather conditions; briefing the crew; navigating;...
McGraw-Hill, 2008. — 212 p. — ISBN: 0-07-151021-4. The technique of sailing has changed enormously in recent years, but one area that has remained virtually unchanged from the early days when humans first ventured afloat in a hol-lowed-out tree trunk is that of anchoring. GPS, radar, electronic charts, and odier such aids have vastly increased the safety of sailing, but they...
Adlard Coles, 2013. — 229 p. — ISBN-10 0229115527. Sailing Strategy is considered a racing classic. Long out of print, it has champions who have been petitioning hard for its reissue. It is considered the best book ever written on the subject, and presents in detail techniques which are still completely relevant and applicable today. The author provides a very thorough analysis...
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1997 — 215 p. Cruising on a small boat is a continuous learning experience. Sometimes you discover answers on your own, but more often the best lessons come from casual conversations with other cruisers. Why Didn't I Think of That? brings together the lessons learned, the tested advice, and the ingenious solutions of more than 200...
W.W. Norton, 1991. — 519 p. Using case historians and anecdotes from his own experience told in easy, personal terms, John Roberts offers the reader the wide range of information and practical instruction needed to enjoy his or her boat safely. He takes us down to our boats, out onto the water and back to land - even out onto the road with our trailers - to teach us how to use...
Adlard Coles Nautical, 1998. — 192 p. — ISBN13: 978-1574090376. Not every sailing boat makes a good cruising boat. Improperly thought out arrangements, or poor quality or badly installed equipment that may cause some inconvenience in a boat operating close to harbour, can cause injury, or even loss of the boat itself when cruising hundreds of miles from land and away from...
Princeton, NJ:, D. Van Nostrand Company, 1966. — 182 p. Cruising is the most subjective of the many phases of yachting. Its joys and rewards are personal, and what might be one man's ideal cruise is another man's torture. It is a state of mind, a set of sensibilities and an indescribable reaction to intangibles. No one can tell someone else why one cruise, or one cruising area,...
Jonathan Cape, 1939. — 363 p. 'There have been men before who have gone round the world, or as nearly as doesn't matter, in small sailing boats. There was Alain Gerbault and there was Capt. Slocum. But no one has ever written a book about sailing round the world as good as Mr. Robinson's... It is one of the most entrancing travel books ever written. It is so good that at this...
No publisher, 2015. — 63 p. The book will introduce you to the basics of sailing and yachting in plain, nontechnical language that is suitable for beginners. Sailing is an exciting and fun hobby and many people find themselves wishing they knew more about how it all works. This book will answer your questions and show you everything you need to know to decide if sailing is...
No publisher, 2015. — 63 p. The book will introduce you to the basics of sailing and yachting in plain, nontechnical language that is suitable for beginners. Sailing is an exciting and fun hobby and many people find themselves wishing they knew more about how it all works. This book will answer your questions and show you everything you need to know to decide if sailing is...
International Marine / McGraw-Hill, 2009. — 269 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-07-164345-0 Before we begin, lets put this storm business in perspective. I know my own experiences best, so let me talk about them. During the past 40 years I've sailed some 200,000 miles on the worlds oceans either alone or with my wife. These voyages include eleven trips across the Atlantic, five voyages...
International Marine , 2004. — 481 p. — 0071429514. A new classic from one of the world's most respected sailing authorsMore than 35 years ago, Hal Roth quit his job as a journalist and went sailing. Since then, he's logged more than 200,000 sea miles. Along the way, Roth also has authored eight voyaging classics, including the 1978 bestseller After 50,000 Miles.Taking that...
International Marine , 2006. — 719 p. — 0071461337. Big adventures on the high seas—from one of the greatest seafaring writers of our age Hal Roth’s vivid, authentic tales of the sea have riveted readers around the world for forty years. Here, in one volume, are three of his classic sea stories, each one a white-knuckled, rail-down voyage into the unknown. A hard-working San...
International Marine / McGraw-Hill, 2009. — 283 p. — ISBN: 978-0-07-164345-0. I’ve never seen a book that suggested a step-by-step approach to storm management. I suppose it’s because until recently there were so few sailing boats making long sea passages elsewhere on the island. With world-cruising vessels numbering in the thousands—perhaps as many as 10,000 or more—a few get...
Royal Yachting Association, United Kingdom, 96 p. This second edition of the RYA Advanced Dinghy Sailing Handbook is designed to accompany the five advanced sailing modules in the RYA National Sailing Scheme; (Day Sailing, Seamanship skills, Sailing with Spinnakers, Start Racing and Performance Sailing). There is an informative but easy to follow format which is packed full of...
Книга на англ. языке для подготовки к сдаче на сертификат Competent Crew Королевской Яхтенной Ассоциации (RYA). Nautical terms. Different types of yacht. Parts of a sailing yacht. Parts of a sailing yacht - detail. Knots. Popework. Preparing the sails for sea. Hoisting the mainsail. Hoisting the jib. Reefing the mainsail. Changing headsails. Stowing the mainsail. How sails...
Книга на англ. языке для подготовки к сдаче на сертификат Day Skipper Королевской Яхтенной Ассоциации (RYA).
Typical Sailing Yacht.
Below Deck.
Simple Sailing Theory.
Profits of Sailing.
Types of Yacht.
Ropework.
Knots.
Mooring Alongside.
Anchoring.
Safety Equipment.
Personal Safety and Comfort.
Fire Fighting.
Fire Safety.
Emergency Services.
Emergency Procedures....
Flags.
The Ensign.
Club burgees and flags of flag officers.
House flags.
Chartered vessels.
Special flags.
Racing flags.
Quick reference guide for flag positioning.
Prize flags.
Mourning.
Salutes.
Dressing ship.
Yacht signalling.
International Code of Signals (1969).
Flag signalling.
Morse code by flashing light.
Sound signals.
Distress signals - general....
RYA (Королевская Яхтенная Ассоциация), 1991. — 65 с. Иллюстрации – Дик Эверитт. Редактор – Джеймс Стивенс. Данное пособие предназначено для иллюстрации и пояснения курса подготовки для управления моторными яхтами, проводимого яхтенными школами, сертифицированными RYA (Королевской Яхтенной Ассоциацией). Пособие должно применяться совместно с теоретическим (береговым) курсом...
Alpha Books, 2002. — 384 p. — ISBN10: 0028621247; ISBN13: 978-0028621241— Language: English The idea of learning to sail excites the imagination with fantasies of a carefree, simple way to relax. But in reality, a lot of work goes into mastering the technical aspects of sailing and learning how to get from one place to another without ending up in the water. Other sailing books...
Adlard Coles Nautical, London, 2011, 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4081-5379-6. This book is intended to be the essential handbook for all beginner sailors. Among the topics covered there are: wind sense, working winds, getting underway, the boat, rigging, sails, under power, rules of the road, anchoring, marlinspike seamanship, emergencies, sea and sky, navigation, racing, and trailering.
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2010. – 273 стр., ISBN: 978-0071628372 Spark a passion for sailing and the outdoors in your child Ever since humankind began seafaring, boats and shoreline adventures have produced sturdy, independent, creative, self-reliant kids. From the author of the bestselling Complete Sailor and proud father of a boy mariner, here is the book...
Illustrated by Kelly Mulford, with Jan Adkins. — 2nd edition. — International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2011. — 240 p. If you never sailed, sailed once, or have sailed for a lifetime, this book is perfect for beginners but deep enough content for those interested in going beyond basics. Revised and expanded to include racing and GPS navigation, The Complete Sailor is not...
Alpha Books, 2013. — 352 p. — ISBN 978-1-61564-325-7. Diane Selkirk is a sailor who writes and a writer who sails. She is editor-at-large of Yachting Times magazine and a contributor to Yachting Times, Sail, Cruising World, and Discover Boating. After learning to sail as a child, she went on to race sailboats and teach dinghy sailing, coastal cruising, and coastal navigation...
San Diego, CA: Windward Enterprises, 1999. — 238 p. — ISBN 0-96715-660-2. This treatise is written for the thirsty-open-minded and the plainopen-minded reader. It is written for those thirsty for new-edge knowledge, new understandings. This is written for open-minded yachtsmen and yachtswomen of the sea and yachtsmen and yachtswomen of ideas, sailmakers, naval architects,...
5th edition. — Adlard Coles, 2020. — 256 p. — ISBN 978-1472973511. Now in its fifth edition, Yachtmaster for Sail and Power is an essential companion for anyone enrolling on the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course. Yachtmaster for Sail and Power is a major reference book that has proved invaluable for many sailors. This highly respected and refreshingly practical...
Ulysses Press, 2013. — 143 p. When a catastrophic disaster strikes and lawless looting puts land-based shelters at risk, escaping on a boat is absolutely the best way to keep your family together, self-sufficient and safe.Perfect for novice and expert sailors alike, The Nautical Prepper includes everything you need for surviving―and thriving―on the water, including:•...
Ulysses Press, 2013. — 143 p. When a catastrophic disaster strikes and lawless looting puts land-based shelters at risk, escaping on a boat is absolutely the best way to keep your family together, self-sufficient and safe.Perfect for novice and expert sailors alike, The Nautical Prepper includes everything you need for surviving―and thriving―on the water, including:•...
DK Publishing, 1999. — 316 p. — ISBN: 0-7894-4606-5. An essential reference book for sailing enthusiasts. Learn the basics of sailing, master navigation, and maintain your boat with The Complete Sailing Manual , written by instructor and former British national champion Steve Sleight. This authoritative text has clear, annotated diagrams and photographs that answer questions...
Revised Edition. — New York, NY: DK Publishing, 2005. — 451 p. — ISBN: 0-7566-0944-5. An essential reference book for sailing enthusiasts, now in its fourth edition with a foreword by quadruple Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie. Learn the basics of sailing, master navigation, and maintain your boat with The New Complete Sailing Manual , written by instructor and former British...
4th Ed. — DK Publishing, 2017. — 450 p. — ISBN10: 1465462570, ISBN13: 978-1465462572. An essential reference book for sailing enthusiasts, now in its fourth edition with a foreword by quadruple Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie. Learn the basics of sailing, master navigation, and maintain your boat with The Complete Sailing Manual, written by instructor and former British...
DK Publishing, 2013. — 306 p. — ISBN 9781409324454. Whether you are a novice or a sailor looking to expand your skills, this indispensable sailing companion will guide you every step of the way. A compact, easy-to-carry reference book, DK's Sailing Essentials is packed with all the essential information for practical sailors or just anyone who is interested in the topic. Start...
5th edition. — DK, 2021. — 448 p. — ISBN 978-0744027495. A new and updated edition of the only sailing manual that you will ever need. Whether you are a seasoned seafarer or just starting out, this fully revised and updated sailing manual is perfect for all levels of experience. Learn how to handle any sailing situation - with thorough coverage of all aspects of sailing and...
Doubleday & Co, 1974. — 164 p. A Complete Guide to Buying, Maintaining and Sailing Small Sailboats with over 100 Drawings and Photographs. A great basic sailing book that has been lost in the annals of time! copywrited in 64' this book keeps true to the real language of sailing. I am a lifetime sailor with over 40 years of sailing experience, 100 ton master captain and have...
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 1999. — 234 p. — ISBN: 1-57409-083-6. You've been apprehensive since you brought home that first brochure, and now the launching is imminent. You've even spent a few restless nights wondering if you have the stamina to deal with all those hair-raising high-seas adventures you've been reading about. Visions of 10-foot waves and man-overboard...
3rd edition. — International Marine / Ragged Mountain Press, 2006. — 408 p. Just about every sailboat―used and new―can make a good cruiser, but only if the hull-deck structure, rig, and systems meet certain standards. Spurr’s Guide to Upgrading Your Cruising Sailboat tells you what those standards are, and gives you all the help you need to refurbish and upgrade every...
3rd edition. — International Marine / Ragged Mountain Press, 2006. — 408 p. Just about every sailboat―used and new―can make a good cruiser, but only if the hull-deck structure, rig, and systems meet certain standards. Spurr’s Guide to Upgrading Your Cruising Sailboat tells you what those standards are, and gives you all the help you need to refurbish and upgrade every...
Piscataway, NJ: Winchester Press, 1984. — 160 p. — ISBN: 0-832-90302-7. This book is for anglers who fish from boats in fresh and salt water. It is not a general boating book; there are plenty of those around. In this book I will not, for example, attempt to teaeh general seamanship. Nor will I eover boat maintenanee, engine repair, navigation, or other basie boating subjeets....
Mystic, CN: Mystic Seaport Museum, 1993. — 121 p. — ISBN: 0-91-3372-65-X. Rowing as a means of moving boats on the water began so far back in time that no remembrance of when remains; yet rowing for enjoyment — rowing for the sheer pleasure of rowing-is something quite new. For centuries rowing was work-tedious, taxing exertion to be avoided when possible, and becoming in the...
No publisher, 2010. — 69 p. Collected from Web sites, articles, manuals, and forum postings. Catboat Thesis . Mooring and Docking . Docking. Docking and Mooring. Docking Lessons. Menger Cat 19 Owner's Manual . Stepping and Lowering the Tabernacle Mast. Trailer Procedure. Sailing Tips. First Reef. Second Reef . Trimming The Sail . How to get rid of Weather Helm? Quick study...
New York: Macmillan, 1942. — 160 p. Piloting is determining the position of a vessel by observations on known visible charted objects, or by soundings of the depth of the sea. Dead Reckoning, or the method of sailings, is a means of deducing a vessel's position from the direction and distance sailed from a previous known position. This method involves the rules of plane...
New York: Macmillan, 1942. — 160 p. Piloting is determining the position of a vessel by observations on known visible charted objects, or by soundings of the depth of the sea. Dead Reckoning, or the method of sailings, is a means of deducing a vessel's position from the direction and distance sailed from a previous known position. This method involves the rules of plane...
Unicorn Publishing Group, 2017. — 369 p. — 9781910787168. Born in 1901 into a troubled childhood in rural Devon, he suffered through the sadism of the English public school system, then in 1918 left for New Zealand where he made his first fortune.There he took up flying and in 1930 became one of the first aviators to fly from London to Sydney. After being the first solo flyer...
Ten Speed Press, 1987. — 156 p. — ISBN-10 0898151902. Describes the author's thoughts and experiences sailing alone on the Pacific Ocean and offers tips on sailing.Sailing, a harpsichord, and medicineall in one package. Strykers, a medical doctor, sailor, and musician, has managed to pull it all together in one fascinating book. For sailors there is the account of the author's...
Cruising Rally Association, 2001. — 316 p. A new ocean cruising handbook, Advanced Bluewater Cruising provides a comprehensive guide for coastal cruising sailors wishing to make the step up to ocean cruising. The book is intended primarily for newer bluewater cruising sailors. It will prove useful as well for more experienced offshore cruising sailors. It is a great...
D. McKay, 1980. — 183 p. — ISBN: 978-0679512752. Eric Tabarly was the world's most famous yachtsman, as widely respected as a seaman as for his racing successes in singlehanded, crewed and multihulled boats. He sailed various Pen Duicks and later trimaran Paul Ricard, all over the world - in transatlantic, transpacific and round the world races as well as more conventional...
D. McKay, 1980. — 183 p. — ISBN: 978-0679512752. Eric Tabarly was the world's most famous yachtsman, as widely respected as a seaman as for his racing successes in singlehanded, crewed and multihulled boats. He sailed various Pen Duicks and later trimaran Paul Ricard, all over the world - in transatlantic, transpacific and round the world races as well as more conventional...
Seattle, WA: J.W. Trimmer, 1982. — 97 p. — ISBN: 0881000191. If over the years I had been given a dollar each time a small boat has sailed into near danger and looming disaster by steering close under the flaring bow of a ship where I was serving as pilot, I would be a wealthy man today. But alas no one has ever given me a dollar, and most likely never will. The writing of this...
History and Science of Knots By J. C. Turner, P. Van De Griend.
История науки узлов. Дж. С. Тернер.
1996 | 448 страниц | DJVU | 5 MB
This text brings together 20 essays on diverse topics in the history and science of knots. It is divided into five parts, which deal respectively with knots in prehistory and antiquity, non-European traditions, working knots, the developing...
Third Edition. — Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 1997. — 272 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-57409-041-3. This book is dedicated to that grand breed of people of all ages who find pleasure, relaxation and fascination in going afloat — on sea, lake or river — in almost any type of vessel from a sailing dinghy to an ocean racer. Only a small proportion of these happy people are boat owners....
Ragged Mountain Press, 2004. — 384 p. Whether it’s boat maintenance, navigation, boat handling in all kinds of weather, or the physics of how boats function, every sailor and powerboater needs a comprehensive go-to source for specialized information. Now you have it with The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating:- Addresses virtually every aspect of powerboating and sailing in 500...
New York: Ragged Mountain Press, 2007. — 384 p. — ISBN13: 978-0071498883. Whether it’s boat maintenance, navigation, boat handling in all kinds of weather, or the physics of how boats function, every sailor and powerboater needs a comprehensive go-to source for specialized information. Now you have it with The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating: - Addresses virtually every...
Arcata, CA: Paradise Cay Publications, 1999. — 148 p. — ISBN 0-939837-32-3. Through boat reviews and advertisements, sailors are bombarded with product information about new boats in sailing magazines. They can tour new boats to their hearts’ content at boat shows. And they can compare these vessels in annual directories of sailing manufacturers and distributors. Eager vendors...
Globe Pequot, 2020. — 240 p. — ISBN 13 9781493051397. John Vigor knows a thing or two about sailing. He’s been at it for decades in sailboats of all kinds—racing (he’s a national champion), cruising (he has tens of thousands of miles of blue-water crossings), and generally messing about (there is no place he’d rather be). John Vigor knows a thing or two about writing as well. A...
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001. — 240 p. All sailors want to believe their boats can go anywhere and stand up to anything. Who knows when you might get caught by bad weather? It's enough to worry about your own responses without worrying about the safety of your boat. The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat explains feature by feature how you can refit your boat for...
Globe Pequot, 2020. — 240 p. — ISBN 13 9781493051397. John Vigor knows a thing or two about sailing. He’s been at it for decades in sailboats of all kinds—racing (he’s a national champion), cruising (he has tens of thousands of miles of blue-water crossings), and generally messing about (there is no place he’d rather be). John Vigor knows a thing or two about writing as well. A...
Delius Klasing Verlag, 2015. — 114 p. Dieses Buch ist aus der Erfahrung hunderter Ausbilder der Royal Yachting Association heraus entstanden. Es richtet sich gleichermaßen an Segler wie an Motorbootfahrer und ist für die allermeisten Arten von Yachten geeignet. Dabei hilft dieses Buch mit seinen umfangreichen Informationen zu Manövern, Ankern, Verhalten in Notsituationen,...
W. W. Norton & Company, 1985. — 259 p. — ISBN-10 0393032965. A guide for racing covers the principles of sail trim, crew movement techniques, maneuvers, and control systems, and gives advice on adjusting to special conditions.
Bloomsbury USA, 2007. — 208 p. In August of 1979, Nick Ward began the 600-mile course of the UK's Fastnet Race with perfect weather. Within 48 hours, the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing had blasted through the Irish Sea. By the time it had passed, it had thrown one of the world's most prestigious races into bedlam and taken the lives of fifteen sailors. Ward's...
Trouser Rollers, 2009. — 189 p. The advice provided in this book is based on the author's experience and is given here purely for education purposes. It should not be relied on in place of the judgement of any sailor or boater who reads it. It is offered solely as one more opinion on various matters of boating safety and prudence.
Racine, WI: Golden Press, 1964. — 571 p. — ISBN13: 978-1125660225. An authoritative, informative, up-to-date guide to every aspect of pleasure boating — the new standard reference work in this field. Fifty experts have contributed from their vast knowledge and experience to provide the 2,500 entries in this unique book. Illustrated with more than 500 photographs and drawings.
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. — 160 p. Here are some of the tips and tricks that I have discovered during my boating life. Most of them are a result of errors I have made and hopefully learned from. The key, of course, is trying not to make the same mistakes over and over again! Preface. General tips. The first rule of good seamanship. Stand on or give way: follow the rule of...
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. — 160 p. Here are some of the tips and tricks that I have discovered during my boating life. Most of them are a result of errors I have made and hopefully learned from. The key, of course, is trying not to make the same mistakes over and over again! Preface. General tips . The first rule of good seamanship. Stand on or give way: follow the rule of...
Adlard Coles, 2015. — 160 p. This book is very different from any other sailing manual you will have come across. Not only do we present ground-breaking single-handed techniques for getting on and off berths (including tiny, wobbly French finger berths), picking up and dropping mooring buoys and box mooring, we also present the answer to man overboard retrieval with MOB...
Adlard Coles, 2021. — 160 p. 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...
2nd Edition. — Tracks Publishing, Chula Vista, CA, 2001. 144 p. — ISBN: 1-884654-01-0. This second edition of "Sailor's Start-Up" covers all basic sailing skills and includes over hundred photos. This book will get you started and become a resource as you fumble about during your first days. But real-live instruction is practically irreplaceable.A good teacher has a much better...
Tracks Publishing, 1999. — 129 p. Recommended by the United States Surfing Federation as a book that every beginning surfer should read, this instructional guide details the basics of surfing gear, conditions, safety, etiquette, and history. Written by someone who went through the learning process, topics are covered with just enough detail to get the reader riding the waves...
Bloomsbury Publishing, Adlard Coles, 2022. — 70 p. — ISBN 9781472990648. Whether planning a day sail or a longer passage, at home, at the wheel or at the chart table, the Skipper's Cockpit Navigation Guide is the ideal instant reference for all skippers and crew. It covers all the essential navigation skills and techniques with a user friendly, easy to follow and succinct...
Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, 1995, 123 pages, ISBN10: 0873227603, ISBN13: 9780873227605 Outdoor Pursuits Series If you'd like to experience the thrills—but avoid the spills—of windsurfing, this is the book that will get you ready to set sail! From basic skills to descriptions of some of the world's most popular windsurfing locales, Windsurfing provides all the information you...
Книга на англ. языке для теоретической подготовке к сдаче экзаменов RYA (Королевской яхтенной ассоциации) и AYF (Австралийской яхтенной федерации) на лизенции Competent Crew и Yacht Skipper
Part
1. Inland waters and local waters
Nautical terms
The theory of sails
Anchoring, Mooring and Berthing/Docking
Rules of the Road
Safety at sea or safety on the water
Ropework...
Учебное пособие. — 2-е издан. исправл. и дополн. — Севастополь: Дельта, 2009. — 92 с. Разрешение: 300 dpi и наличие OCR-слоя. Данное пособие является практическим руководством по такелажному делу для яхтсменов. В нем подробно описаны технологии различных такелажных работ, выполняемых на яхтах при их эксплуатации, техническом обслуживании, плановых и аварийных ремонтах. Материал...
Владивосток: Дальнаука, 2010. — 147 с. Настоящее издание предназначено для судоводителей, курсантов и студентов морских учебных заведений и для тех, кого интересует устройство и управление современным парусным cyдном. Изложены вопросы устройства современных парусных судов на примере учебноro парусного корабля "Надежда", принадлежащего МГУ им. адм. Г. И. Невельского, приведены...
М.: Водный путь, 2006. — 368 с. — ISBN 5-89560-020-7. Книга предназначена для подготовки граждан к сдаче экзаменов на право управления маломерными судами в различных районах плавания. В ней подробно освещены вопросы устройства маломерного судна, судовождения, безопасности на водах. Полезная информация содержится в справочных таблицах и приложениях. Изложенные в книге материалы...
Байбаков В. И. Парус, море и свежий ветер.
Вопросы теории парусных судов:
- Описание динамики парусного судна
- Техника парусного эксперимента
- Работа паруса
- Сопротивление воды движению судна
и мн. др.
159 с.
Без издательства, 1980. — 154 с. Вопросы теории парусных судов: - Описание динамики парусного судна - Техника парусного эксперимента - Работа паруса - Сопротивление воды движению судна и мн. др.
Молодежная Морская Лига, 2020 — 388 с. Море, наполненные ветром белоснежные паруса, путешествия и приключения были мечтой многих поколений мальчишек. На кораблях с незапамятных времён служили юнги - подростки, грезившие морем и не боявшиеся трудностей ради воплощения своей мечты.Тебе, юный друг, повезло: ты стал участником образовательной программы «Школа под парусами». У тебя...
Молодежная Морская Лига, 2023 — 42 с. «Морская слава России» - это логическое продолжение работы творческого коллектива Молодежной Морской Лиги в составе : С.А.Балакина, С.В.Вьюгина, А.Г. Шутова и А.А.Кондикова.Тетради дополняют вышедшее в 2023 году учебное пособие “Книга юного моряка”. Издание дает возможность юнге творчески поработать в ходе изучения заявленных тем....
Молодежная Морская Лига, 2021 — 160 с. Книга «Школа по морю плывет» - новое издание для юных моряков. В ней основы морского дела, история знаменитых учебных парусников, традиции отечественного флота, азы морской астронавигации.Настольная книга юного моряка. Здесь - интереснейшая информация не только для будущих покорителей океанов, но и для каждого внимательного к явлениям...
Молодежная Морская Лига, 2019 — 150 с. Уважаемый читатель! Перед Вами удивительная книга. Это не просто интересная история, а настоящий практический справочник юного мореплавателя, написанный специально для тех, кто бредит романтикой мореходства.С чудесных страниц этой книги летят солёные брызги и хлопья белой пены, дует свежий морской бриз. Это настоящее Море во всей своей...
Пособие для начинающих серфингистов. — VDWS International, б.г. — 35 с. Эта рабочая тетрадь-специальное пособие в помощь к вашим урокам по виндсерфингу. Она предоставит вам нужную информацию и даст возможность подготовить себя, выполняя различные упражнения. Многочисленные иллюстрации и фотографии, демонстрирующие правильную технику тех или иных движений, несомненно помогут вам...
Аванпорт, 2009. — 31 с. Справочник в иллюстрированной конспективной форме дает определение основных понятий мореплавания и в общих чертах соответствует программе подготовки яхтенных рулевых и капитанов.
АЯКС-ПРЕСС, 2014. — 144 стр. ISBN: 978-5-94161-715-9 Будьте готовы к манёврам! Уникальные, сделанные с мачты фотографии показывают пошагово, как происходит швартовка и отход под мотором и под парусами, повороты, буксировка и манёвры в ситуации - Швартовка и отход под мотором и парусами - Повороты в гавани - Отдача якоря в бухтах и маринах - Искусство буксировки - Манёвры
Перевод с англ. — Л.: Судостроение, 1989. — 336 с. (в цвете) Мировая история парусного спорта. Основы парусного спорта. Начинающему яхтсмену. На пути к мастерству. Крейсерское плавание. Основы управления яхтой под парусом. Паруса. Ночное плавание. Плавание в тумане. Плавание в штормовую погоду. Предупреждение столкновения судов. Навигация. Основы навигации. Навигационное...
Перевод с англ. — Л.: Судостроение, 1989. — 336 с. История парусного спорта в России и СССР. Мировая история парусного спорта. Основы парусного спорта. Начинающему яхтсмену. Страховочное снаряжение и одежда яхтсмена. Вооружение швертбота. Транспортировка швертбота. Приемы управления. Основы техники управления парусами. Первые "шаги" на воде. Опрокидывание и восстановление...
Перевод с англ. — Л.: Судостроение, 1989. — 336 с. После второй мировой войны парусный спорт как средство активного отдыха получил распространение почти во всем мире: в Америке, Европе, Австралии - повсюду, где парусные лодки частных владельцев принимали участие в различных видах состязании. Однако с развитием парусного спорта резко сократилось количество разнообразных типов и...
М.: Фаир, 2008. — 96 с. Эта книга станет замечательной помощницей всем, кто мечтает приобщиться к одному из самых популярных сегодня видов воднго спорта - виндсерфингу. Она познакомит с его историей, расскажет о необходимых для катания снаряжения и экипировке, поможет овладеть азами мастерства, порекомендует куда и когда можно отправиться, что бы покататься на доске под парусом....
Аякс-Пресс, 2015. — 120 с. Взять лодку в чартер - это не экзотика. это даже не приключение, это сегодняшний день для десятков тысяч россиян. Правда, многим из них пришлось «изобретать велосипед», решая один вопрос за другим: как принять лодку и как сдать её, как поступить со страховкой, как организовать судовую жизнь во всем ее многообразии - от распределения вахт и кулинарного...
СмартБук, 2010. — 140 с. ISBN: 978-5-9791-0188-0 В настоящей книге автор, известный британский яхтсмен, который несколько раз обошёл на своей 20-ти футовой лодке вокруг света, делится своим опытом управления парусной яхтой в одиночку или при нехватке экипажа. Простые манёвры, которые легко осуществляет многочисленная команда современной яхты, могут вызвать у моряка одиночки...
СПб.: Типография морского ведомства, 1873. — 188 с. Книга эта назначается мною для молодых искателей приключений, она может помочь им сделаться хорошими практическими моряками-любителями. Если же она попадет в руки опытного моряка, то надеюсь, что он будет снисходителен, имея в виду цель издания. Тем, которые хорошо знакомы с тайнами управления яхтой, я не беру на себя и...
Учебно-практическое пособие для владельцев парусных и моторных яхт. М.: СмартБук, 2013 - 202 с. Книга, представляет собой береговую часть курса «Яхтенный капитан», объединяющую стандарты обучения RYA, IYT и ISA, с целью предоставления читателю всей необходимой информации, которую должен усвоить каждый слушатель яхтенной школы перед тем, как отправиться на прохождение практики в...
Учебное пособие / Под редакцией А. Овчарук. — СПб.: ИД «Инфо Ол». — 54 с. (Год издания не указан). Содержание: Знакомство с виндсерфингом. Как все это выглядит? Вооружение паруса, настройка паруса. Вооружение доски, настройка доски. Принципы виндсерфинга. Какая сила действует на парус. Истинный и кажущийся ветер. Курсы относительно ветра. Принципы управления. Практика...
Спб., изд. М.П. Петрова кн-во "А.Ф. Сухова", 1914. — 80 с., 8 л. черт. Руководство к парусному плаванию от детского писателя, редактор детского журнала «Всходы» Леонарда Юлиановича Паргиса (псевд. Акимыч, Л. Гданский Гонт, Гусляр, Л. Королев, Лека, Лео Нарт, Рижанин, Созерцатель, П. Чунчин и др.; 1876-1944). «Если шквал круче постоянного ветра и притом наветренный, меняющий...
Перевод А.Филатова под редакцией В.Елизарова. — Москва: Аякс-пресс, 2009. — 216 с.
Скорость яхты, настройка, управление яхтой и пирамида гоночного мастерства.
Основы управления яхтой.
Настройка: определение и концепции.
Управление яхтой на лавировке.
Настройка передних парусов и управление ими.
Настройка и снасти управления гротом.
Управление яхтой на лавировке.
Советы...
М.: Прогресс, 1981. — 191 с. Книга В.Гловацкого - одна из первых в мировой литературе обширных работ по истории парусного спорта за четыре столетия его существования. Автор - известный польский спортсмен, яхтенный капитан дальнего плавания, посвятивший много лет исследованию материалов по международному парусному спорту. Книга рекомендуется широкому кругу читателей.
М.: Прогресс, 1981. — 191 с. Книга В.Гловацкого - одна из первых в мировой литературе обширных работ по истории парусного спорта за четыре столетия его существования. Автор - известный польский спортсмен, яхтенный капитан дальнего плавания, посвятивший много лет исследованию материалов по международному парусному спорту. Книга рекомендуется широкому кругу читателей.
М.: Прогресс, 1981. — 191 с. Книга В. Гловацкого - одна из первых в мировой литературе обширных работ по истории парусного спорта за четыре столетия его существования. Автор - известный польский спортсмен, яхтенный капитан дальнего плавания, посвятивший много лет исследованию материалов по международному парусному спорту. Книга рекомендуется широкому кругу читателей.
М.: Прогресс, 1981. — 191 с. Книга В. Гловацкого - одна из первых в мировой литературе обширных работ по истории парусного спорта за четыре столетия его существования. Автор - известный польский спортсмен, яхтенный капитан дальнего плавания, посвятивший много лет исследованию материалов по международному парусному спорту. Книга рекомендуется широкому кругу читателей.
М.: Аякс-Пресс, 2007. — (Библиотека яхтсмена). — ISBN: 978-5-94161-272-7. Предлагаем вашему вниманию русское издание замечательного практического руководства “Маневры под парусами”. В Германии эта небольшая книга выдержала десятки переизданий. И это вполне обосновано: в ней с помощью доступных слов и наглядных картинок объяснено все, что в принципе необходимо для управления...
Москва: Издательство Аякс-Пресс, 2007 — ISBN 978-5-94161-272-7 — (Библиотека яхтсмена) От издателя: Предлагаем вашему вниманию русское издание замечательного практического руководства “Маневры под парусами”. В Германии эта небольшая книга выдержала десятки переизданий. И это вполне обосновано: в ней с помощью доступных слов и наглядных картинок объяснено все, что в принципе...
2-е изд., испр. и доп. — М.: Аякс-Пресс, 2014. — 48 с. — ISBN 978-5-94161-685-5. Эта книга на родине в Германии выдержала десятки изданий. И понятно почему: при небольшом объеме издание «Маневры под парусами в картинках» в доступной форме, то есть живым языком и при помощи картинок, объясняет все, что необходимо знать для управления небольшим парусным судном. Подготовка к...
М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1981. — 136 с. Авторы, опытные туристы‑парусники, рассказывают о получающая в настоящее время все большее распространение виде водного туризма — путешествиях под парусом на легких разборных туристских судах. В книге освещаются вопросы теории и практики плавания под парусами, устройство и оборудование разборного парусного судна, существующие конструкции...
Пособие. — Минск: Белорусский государственный университет физической культуры (БГУФК), 2021. — 115 с. — ISBN 978-985-569-529-6. В пособии рассматриваются вопросы физической подготовки яхтсменов в процессе их возрастной динамики развития и роста спортивного мастерства. Дано обоснование основных задач, средств и методов физической подготовки яхтсменов. В пособии описаны вопросы...
А.Н. Зинченко, 2012. — 22 с. Сколько существует мореплавание, столько существуют морские традиции и правила. Традиции можно разделить на внешние, которые касаются поведения судов по отношению к другим судам, служащим портов, местным жителям, и на внутренние традиции, связанные с внутренним рапорядком судна, со взаимоотношениями внутри экипажа. Внешние традиции и правила...
Григорий Шмерлинг, 2019. — 84 с. Яхтсмены стремятся сделать яхты для путешествий все более комфортабельными. Увы, комфорт плохо совмещается с простотой. А когда жизнь теряет простоту, вместе с ней она теряет и красоту, и радость. Что касается яхт — стремление обеспечить комфорт заставляет делать их все больше и все сложнее.
М. : СмартБук, 2017. — 112 с. Книжка составлена из заметок, которые публиковались в журнале Yachting Monthly. Окунитесь в любой из 200 советов в этой книге, чтобы сделать из себя настоящего яхтсмена. Откройте для себя практические навыки, которые вы не найдете больше нигде. Каждый совет иллюстрируется и полезен всем, от абсолютного новичка до опытного морехода. Книга удобна для...
М. : СмартБук, 2017. — 112 с. Книжка составлена из заметок, которые публиковались в журнале Yachting Monthly. Окунитесь в любой из 200 советов в этой книге, чтобы сделать из себя настоящего яхтсмена. Откройте для себя практические навыки, которые вы не найдете больше нигде. Каждый совет иллюстрируется и полезен всем, от абсолютного новичка до опытного морехода. Книга удобна для...
Изд. 4-e, перераб. и доп. — Москва: ДОСААФ, 1976. — 364 с. В учебнике излагается объем знаний, необходимый для подготовки к управлению маломерными моторными судами в морском прибрежном, озерном и речном плавании — элементарный курс судовождения и судовой практики для судоводителей маломерных судов (шлюпок, лодок, яхт, катеров) с подвесными и стационарными моторами, промысловых,...
Изд. 4-e, перераб. и доп. — Москва: ДОСААФ, 1976. — 364 с. В учебнике излагается объем знаний, необходимый для подготовки к управлению маломерными моторными судами в морском прибрежном, озерном и речном плавании — элементарный курс судовождения и судовой практики для судоводителей маломерных судов (шлюпок, лодок, яхт, катеров) с подвесными и стационарными моторами, промысловых,...
Изд. 4-e, перераб. и доп. — Москва: ДОСААФ, 1976. — 364 с. В учебнике излагается объем знаний, необходимый для подготовки к управлению маломерными моторными судами в морском прибрежном, озерном и речном плавании — элементарный курс судовождения и судовой практики для судоводителей маломерных судов (шлюпок, лодок, яхт, катеров) с подвесными и стационарными моторами, промысловых,...
Москва - Одесса - Окленд: Империя, 2005. — 311 с. Иллюстрированное издание посвящено яхтингу. Авторы, известные яхтсмены, в увлекательной форме рассказывают о сути такого явления, как яхтинг, делятся личным опытом и впечатлениями. Книга, которая, по сути, является путеводителем в мир яхтинга, предоставляет читателю исчерпывающую информацию обо всех сопутствующих этому миру...
Л.: Гидрометеоиздат, 1985. — 301 с. Книга посвящена плаванию под парусом в плохую погоду. В каждой главе вначале приводится описание шторма, затем следуют результаты наблюдений и выводы. Глава о метеорологии циклонов написана Аланом Уотсом, метеорологом и яхтсменом. В ней рассматриваются некоторые характерные штормы и причины их возникновения. В приложениях “Теория волн и...
Л.: Гидрометеоиздат, 1985. — 301 с. Книга посвящена плаванию под парусом в плохую погоду. В каждой главе вначале приводится описание шторма, затем следуют результаты наблюдений и выводы. Глава о метеорологии циклонов написана Аланом Уотсом, метеорологом и яхтсменом. В ней рассматриваются некоторые характерные штормы и причины их возникновения. В приложениях “Теория волн и...
Л.: Гидрометеоиздат, 1985. — 301 с. Книга посвящена плаванию под парусом в плохую погоду. В каждой главе вначале приводится описание шторма, затем следуют результаты наблюдений и выводы. Глава о метеорологии циклонов написана Аланом Уотсом, метеорологом и яхтсменом. В ней рассматриваются некоторые характерные штормы и причины их возникновения. В приложениях “Теория волн и...
М.: Моркнига, 2010. — 144 c. — ISBN: 978-5-903081-04-2. Книга является дополненным изданием пособия "Маломерное судно. Пособие для подготовки к экзамену на право управления моторной лодкой, катером (районы плавания "ВП", "ВВП"). Изучив, изложенный в книге материал Вы сможете не только успешно сдать экзамены на право управления маломерным судном, но и, грамотно, на законных...
Одесса, 2008. — 29 с. В книге изложены практические вопросы, связанные с эксплуатацией яхт, необходимые начинающему яхтсмену, содержатся разделы по основам парусного спорта. Книга предназначена для широкого круга любителей-яхтсменов, учащихся детских спортивных парусных школ, курсантов мореходных училищ.
Справочник. — Одесса: Экспресс-Реклама. 2008. — 172 с.
В книге изложены практические вопросы, связанные с эксплуатацией яхт, необходимые яхтсмену, содержатся разделы по основам парусного спорта. Книга предназначена для широкого круга любителей-яхтсменов, учащихся детских спортивных парусных школ, курсантов мореходных училищ.
М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1980. — 50 с. — (От Монреаля до Москвы). В справочнике рассказывается об истории развития парусного спорта, о времени его включения в программу олимпийских игр, приводятся краткие сведения о чемпионах и призерах всех Игр, чемпионах и призерах крупнейших соревнований, прошедших после Монреальской олимпиады. Справочник расчитан на широкий круг любителей...
4-е изд., перераб. и доп. — М.: Транспорт, 1971. — 184 с.: ил. В книге, рассчитанной на широкий круг любителей водно-моторного спорта и туризма, приведены основные сведения об устройстве и снабжении маломерных моторных судов, рассмотрены вопросы приспособления автомобильных двигателей для работы в судовых условиях, даны советы по технике безопасности при эксплуатации...
4-е изд., перераб. и доп. — М.: Транспорт, 1971. — 184 с.: ил. В книге, рассчитанной на широкий круг любителей водно-моторного спорта и туризма, приведены основные сведения об устройстве и снабжении маломерных моторных судов, рассмотрены вопросы приспособления автомобильных двигателей для работы в судовых условиях, даны советы по технике безопасности при эксплуатации любительских...
Москва: Речной Транспорт, 1960. — 94, [3] с. : ил. В настоящей брошюре, рассчитанной на судоводителей-любителей, содержится минимум специальных знаний и практических советов, необходимых для управления моторными лодками при плавании на реках и обеспечения их безопасного плавания.
М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1981. — 120 с. В книге рассматриваются вопросы подготовки яхтсмена-гонщика с позиций системно-структурного подхода. Особое внимание авторы уделяют рассмотрению системы «яхтсмен—судно». Даются рекомендации по методике обучения и тренировки яхтсменов на суше и на воде. Книга адресована тренерам и спортсменам. (600 dpi, bw)
М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1981. — 120 с. В книге рассматриваются вопросы подготовки яхтсмена-гонщика с позиций системно-структурного подхода. Особое внимание авторы уделяют рассмотрению системы «яхтсмен—судно». Даются рекомендации по методике обучения и тренировки яхтсменов на суше и на воде. Книга адресована тренерам и спортсменам.
М.: - Физкультура и спорт, 1974 - 228 с. Настоящее издание «Школы яхтенного рулевого» исправлено и дополнено с учетом изменений, происшедших со времени второго издания. Заменены или изъяты устаревшие рисунки и включены новые. Описания классов яхт дополнены сведениями о парусной доске и формульных (уровневых) яхтах. В связи с введением в действие новых международных Правил...
Издание 2-е переработанное и дополненное. — М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1974. — 250 с. Книга является вторым, в значительной степени переработанным и дополненным изданием книги «Школа яхтенного рулевого», вышедшей в. свет в 1967 г. Переработка произведена с учетом критических замечаний и пожеланий, полученных авторами от ряда тренеров и преподавателей парусного спорта, а также от...
М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1983. — 245 с. Пособие для подготовки яхтенных капитанов в крейсерских секциях яхт-клубов и в учебных центрах содержит необходимые теоретические и прикладные сведения о теории и особенностях устройства крейсерско-гоночных яхт, правилах обмера и достаточно подробное изложение способов яхтенного судовождения для плавания как вблизи берегов, так и вне...
М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1983. — 245 с. Пособие для подготовки яхтенных капитанов в крейсерских секциях яхт-клубов и в учебных центрах содержит необходимые теоретические и прикладные сведения о теории и особенностях устройства крейсерско-гоночных яхт, правилах обмера и достаточно подробное изложение способов яхтенного судовождения для плавания как вблизи берегов, так и вне...
Издание 3-е, исправленное и дополненное Москва, 1987 Содержание Классификация парусных яхт Основные части яхты Типы парусных яхт Различия яхт по форме корпуса Различия яхт по типу вооружения Спортивная классификация парусных яхт Устройство и вооружение яхты Корпус Основные детали набора Обшивка и палубный настил Рулевое устройство и шверт Паруса Рангоут и стоячий такелаж...
2-е издание. — М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1974. — 250 с. Парусный спорт — один из тех немногочисленных видов спорта, занимаясь которым человек не только соревнуется в мастерстве с другими яхтсменами, но и сталкивается лицом к лицу с силами природы. В борьбе со стихией спортсмен развивается физически, становится выносливым и закаленным. Плавания на яхтах, будь то гонка или...
М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1974. — 250 с. Книга является вторым, в значительной степени переработанным и дополненным изданием книги «Школа яхтенного рулевого», вышедшей в. свет в 1967 г. Переработка произведена с учетом критических замечаний и пожеланий, полученных авторами от ряда тренеров и преподавателей парусного спорта, а также от отдельных яхтсменов. Учебный материал,...
Казань , 2004. — 47 с. "Яхтсмены КАИ стали разработчиками, создателями, пользователями и фактически владельцами замечательной яхты "МЕМПЕСТ". Строили яхту человек 10-15, а может быть и более. Честь выполнить чертежи, сделать инженерные расчеты остойчивости, водоизмещения, центра величины, центра тяжести, прочности отдельных элементов конструкции выпала мне. Поэтому большая...
Казань, 2004. — 47 с. "Яхтсмены КАИ стали разработчиками, создателями, пользователями и фактически владельцами замечательной яхты "МЕМПЕСТ". Строили яхту человек 10-15, а может быть и более. Честь выполнить чертежи, сделать инженерные расчеты остойчивости, водоизмещения, центра величины, центра тяжести, прочности отдельных элементов конструкции выпала мне. Поэтому большая часть...
Харвест, 2007. — 131 с. Немногие моряки могут заявить, что у них есть многое из того, что бы стоило изучить о хождении под парусом. Эта книга поможет вам повысить свои навыки и, не взирая на уровень ваших знаний, даст вам возможность осмыслить свой путь через бесчисленные часы, проведенные на парусной лодке. Она также поможет вам открыть, насколько вы действительно обучаемы в...
Физкультура и спорт, 1970. — 411 с. Труд польского яхтсмена Чеслава Мархая, впервые изданный в 1963 году. Книга была редкой 50 лет назад, и ее трудно найти в продаже сегодня. В ней собрана объемная теоретическая база по парусному спорту, обильно приправленная многочисленными практическими примерами и рисунками. Книга будет полезна любителям парусного спорта, которые стремятся...
Перевод с польского. — М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1963. Книга известного спортсмена по теории и практике управления яхтой. Изложены результаты исследований аэродинамики и гидродинамики применительно к парусному спорту.
Ленинград: Судостроение, 1989. — 231 с. Рассказано о постройке учебных парусных судов XVIII-XX вв. и создании в России Навигацкой школы. Приведены уникальные чертежи парусников. Книга богато иллюстрирована. Предназначена для учащихся мореходных училищ, студентов кораблестроительных вузов, а также для тех, кто интересуется историей отечественного судостроения и занимается...
Ленинград: Судостроение, 1989. — 231 с. В книге увлекательно рассказано о постройке учебных парусных судов XVIII-XX вв. и создании в России Навигацкой школы. Приведены уникальные чертежи парусников. Книга богато иллюстрирована. Предназначена для учащихся мореходных училищ, студентов кораблестроительных вузов, а также для тех, кто интересуется историей отечественного...
М.: Моркнига, 2012. — 103 с. Книга, которую Вы держите в руках, не претендует на статус учебника. Тем не менее именно эта книга всегда будет рядом с практикующим яхтсменом. Восстановить капитанский дух перед началом сезона, найти быстрый ответ на неожиданный вопрос, систематизировать полученные в разное время случайные знания – во всех этих и во многих других случаях...
Без издательства, 2010. — 27 с. Подборка лексики включает в себя около 2000 терминов. Составил: Альберт Назаров. Дополнили: Юрий Дымко и Богдан Парфенюк.
Москва: Моя планета, 2013. — 240 с. — ISBN 978-5-905445-06-4. Руководство по обустройству жизни на лодке, которая стала плавучим домом в океане. Надежная и мореходная парусная яхта может не только перенести свой экипаж в любую точку на Земле, но и стать уютным жилищем, спасительным «ковчегом» на случай кризиса, социально-экономических или техногенных катастроф на берегу. Автор...
3-я редакция. — Красноярск: ЧОУ Школа ОСВОД, 2008. — 109 с. Учебно-методическое пособие предназначено для подготовки судоводителей маломерных судов. При разработке пособия в основном использовались материалы книги "Маломерные суда на водоемах России" (В.В. Антонов, В.В. Романов, 2006 г.), но также и материалы из других источников. В пособии отражен перечень вопросов для...
3-я редакция. — Красноярск: ЧОУ Школа ОСВОД, 2008. — 109 с. Учебно-методическое пособие предназначено для подготовки судоводителей маломерных судов. При разработке пособия в основном использовались материалы книги "Маломерные суда на водоемах России" (В.В. Антонов, В.В. Романов, 2006 г.), но также и материалы из других источников. В пособии отражен перечень вопросов для...
ИД «Моя планета», 2012. — 319 с. Практическое пособие, в котором изложены тактические приемы штормованиия, выработанные авторами в течение более четырех десятилетий совместного плавания, многократно опробованные и отшлифованные на протяжении нескольких кругосветок и перегонов более двадцати судов, а также испытанные при прохождении четырех великих южных мысов, включая...
3-е издание, исправл. и дополн. — Москва: ИД Моя планета, 2012. — 509 с. Эта книга – мировой яхтенный бестселлер всемирно известных авторов, которые провели почти всю свою жизнь на яхте, в океанском плавании под парусом. Текст написан легко, с юмором, содержит ценные практические советы по подготовке к плаванию, а также рекомендации по закупке провианта, подборе необходимой...
Автор неизвестен. — Санкт-Петербург: книгоиздательство А.Ф. Сухова, 1914. — 94 с. Язык русский дореформенный. Введение. Мелкие парусные суда. Оснастка. Об управлении судном. Снаряжение к плаванию. Управление судном при шквалах. Соотношение общей площади парусности с размерами судна. Яхты. Покупка яхты. Управление яхтой. Извлечение из морского устава. Лоцманские сигналы....
Ленинград: Гидрометеоиздат, 1981. — 144 с. Автор книги — один из видных английских яхтсменов, спортивный корреспондент. Цель книги — научить яхтсменов учитывать влияние таких основных гидрометеорологических факторов, как ветер, течения, волны, приливы, и использовать знание этих факторов в парусных гонках и при подготовке к ним. Изложены наиболее простые приемы предсказания...
Ленинград: Гидрометеоиздат, 1981. — 144 с. Автор книги — один из видных английских яхтсменов, спортивный корреспондент. Цель книги — научить яхтсменов учитывать влияние таких основных гидрометеорологических факторов, как ветер, течения, волны, приливы, и использовать знание этих факторов в парусных гонках и при подготовке к ним. Изложены наиболее простые приемы предсказания...
Сапожников Е. Н., Родионов В. Н., Гаращенко Г. М. — Киев: Технiка, 1964. — 280 с. Устройство судна и двигателя, уход за ними Лоция и судовождение Основы безопасности судовождения Приложения
Сапожников Е. Н., Родионов В. Н., Гаращенко Г. М. — Киев: Технiка, 1964. — 280 с. Устройство судна и двигателя, уход за ними Лоция и судовождение Основы безопасности судовождения Приложения Монохромный скан, 300 dpi, OCR слой.
СмартБук, 2014. — 273 с. Хождение под парусом сродни искусству, но это, скорее, изощренное ремесло, а научиться ему помогает эта книга, написанная с любовью к морю, парусу и лодкам. Автор тщательно и подробно останавливается на всех аспектах яхтинга, от дневного круиза до гоночных тактик, делая книгу интересной и занимательной. Он хочет приобщить к миру парусных лодок и детей,...
М.: АСТ, Астрель, 2005. — 447 с. — ISBN 5-17-033433-8. Книга представляет собой полное иллюстрированное руководство для всех занимающихся парусным спортом, от новичка до опытного шкипера. Издание содержит полезные советы и информацию обо всех аспектах парусного спорта для владельцев различных видов судов, от маленьких швертботов до больших крейсерских яхт. Удовольствие от...
М.: АСТ, Астрель, 2005. — 447 с. — ISBN 5-17-033433-8 Для многих людей яхтинг всего лишь хобби, развлечение или что-то вроде ухода от проблем, но для автора книги Стива Слейта это дело жизни. Новое полное иллюстрированное руководство для всех занимающихся парусным спортом, от новичка до шкипера. Полезные советы и информация обо всех аспектах парусного спорта для владельцев...
Пер. с англ. Сосиной. — М.:, ФАИР, 2007 — 192 с: ил.—ISBN 978-5-8183-127 Автор книги, яхтсмен с 25-летним стажем, знакомит со всем необходимым для овладения искусством хождения под парусом. Читатели узнают об устройстве яхты и ее оснащении, а также об основных методах управления ею, включая приемы навигации. Весьма важный материал содержат главы, посвященные выбору яхты и уходу...
Пер. с англ. Сосиной. — М.: ФАИР, 2007. — 194 с: ил. — ISBN: 978-5-8183-1272-9. Автор книги, яхтсмен с 25-летним стажем, знакомит со всем необходимым для овладения искусством хождения под парусом. Читатели узнают об устройстве яхты и ее оснащении, а также об основных методах управления ею, включая приемы навигации. Весьма важный материал содержат главы, посвященные выбору яхты...
Пер. с англ. Сосиной. — М.:, ФАИР, 2007 — 192 с: ил.—ISBN 978-5-8183-127 Автор книги, яхтсмен с 25-летним стажем, знакомит со всем необходимым для овладения искусством хождения под парусом. Читатели узнают об устройстве яхты и ее оснащении, а также об основных методах управления ею, включая приемы навигации. Весьма важный материал содержат главы, посвященные выбору яхты и уходу...
Пер. с англ. Сосиной. — М.: Издательство ФАИР, 2007 - 192 с. — ISBN: 978-5-8183-1272-9. Автор книги, яхтсмен с 25-летним стажем, знакомит со всем необходимым для овладения искусством хождения под парусом. Читатели узнают об устройстве яхты и ее оснащении, а также об основных методах управления ею, включая приемы навигации. Весьма важный материал содержат главы, посвященные...
М.: Физическая культура, 2008. — 224 с. — ISBN: 978-5-9746-0106-4. Учебное пособие является итогом многолетних исследований автора по парусному спорту. В работе приведен обзор основных литературных источников зарубежных стран и России, позволяющий охарактеризовать нюансы подготовки яхтсменов. Представлен развернутый анализ научных исследований 1984–2006 годов по подготовке...
RYA training, 2002. — 78 с. Данная книга является некоммерческим переводом книги "Competent Crew”, издаваемой Королевской Яхтенной Ассоциацией (RYA). Эта книга для тех, кто не чувствует разницу между транцем и кранцем, но не хочет быть бесполезным членом экипажа в круизе на парусной яхте. Однако, для получения более полных знаний и навыков, рекомендуется всё-же пройти курс...
RYA training, 2002. — 78 с. Данная книга является некоммерческим переводом книги "Competent Crew”, издаваемой Королевской Яхтенной Ассоциацией (RYA). Эта книга для тех, кто не чувствует разницу между транцем и кранцем, но не хочет быть бесполезным членом экипажа в круизе на парусной яхте. Однако, для получения более полных знаний и навыков, рекомендуется всё-же пройти курс...
М.: Транспорт, 1988. — 216 с.: ил. Приведены основные сведения, необходимые судоводителям-любителям для получения права управления маломерным судном при плавании на внутренних водных путях и в прибрежных районах морей СССР. Читатель знакомится с устройством маломерных судов и их обслуживанием при эксплуатации, с необходимыми для судоводителя-любителя вопросами из морской и...
Пособие судоводителю-любителю. — М.: Транспорт, 1988. — 216 с.: ил. Приведены основные сведения, необходимые судоводителям-любителям для получения права управления маломерным судном при плавании на внутренних водных путях и в прибрежных районах морей СССР. Читатель знакомится с устройством маломерных судов и их обслуживанием при эксплуатации, с необходимыми для...
М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1981. — 162 с. Автор - неоднократный чемпион СССР, участник олимпийских игр, заслуженный тренер РСФСР - рассматривает в книге вопросы подготовки яхтсменов. Читатель познакомится с основными приемами техники управления, настройки яхты на ход, с тактикой ведения гонки в различных метеорологических условиях. Книга освещает проблемы, наиболее часто...
М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1981. — 162 с. Автор - неоднократный чемпион СССР, участник олимпийских игр, заслуженный тренер РСФСР - рассматривает в книге вопросы подготовки яхтсменов. Читатель познакомится с основными приемами техники управления, настройки яхты на ход, с тактикой ведения гонки в различных метеорологических условиях. Книга освещает проблемы, наиболее часто...
М.: Аякс-Пресс, 2007. — 247 с. — ISBN: 978-5-94161-311-3.
Предисловие
И ветер в придачу
Практическая аэродинамика на борту
Разумное использование силы ветра
Современный шлюп и его паруса
Грот
Совместная работа грота и передних парусов
Стаксель и генуя
Ассиметричные передние паруса: код 0, геннакер, блистер
Симметричные носовые паруса - спинакер
Равновесие сил - руль и...
Физкультура и спорт, 1959. — 297 с. Перевод книги известного немецкого яхтсмена И. Шульта «Под парусом» является первой попыткой познакомить читателей с опытом зарубежного парусного спорта. Книга написана популярным, простым языком и рассчитана на широкий круг занимающихся парусным спортом. Первую часть автор посвящает описанию конструкции яхты, излагает основы теоретического...
Содержание.
Предисловие.
От автора.
Техника управления швертботами.
Техника управления килевыми яхтами.
Паруса.
Настройка такелажа.
Дух товарищества в гонках.
Тактика гонок.
Спасательные средства.
Психология гонщика во время состязаний.
Физическая подготовка.
Москва: Физкультура и Спорт, 1971. Эта богато иллюстрированная книга написана одним из сильнейших яхтсменов мира датчанином Паулем Эльвстремом. Автор делится с читателями многолетним опытом спортивной тренировки и участия в парусных гонках, разбирает многочисленные тактические задачи и приёмы, анализирует технику управления швертботами и килевыми яхтами. Особое место в книге...
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