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Informationen zum Autor Tom Cunliffe is Britain’s leading sailing writer. He is a worldwide authority on sailing instruction and an expert on traditional sailing craft. Tom has been a Yachtmaster Examiner since 1978 and has a gift for sharing his knowledge with good humour and an endless supply of tales of the sea. Klappentext Improve a wide range of sailing skills with this highly illustrated guidePopular sailing author Tom Cunliffe teaches sailors how to improve a vast range of sailing skills, from dropping anchor to fixing an engine or using onboard electronics. Each chapter deals with a specific skill and is highly illustrated with step-by-step photos. This selection of the best practical articles from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine will help sailors at every level.Perfect your spinnaker technique, learn how to dry out your yacht and pick up some tips for successful single-handed sailing. There's advice on everything from passage planning to boat handling and all delivered with easy to follow photographs and diagrams. Tom cuts through the theory to explain what really works -- often setting sail with normal yachtsmen and women to solve their cruising conundrums.* Improve your sailing skills with a pick of the most useful tips and advice* Easy to use language with step-by-step guides* Expert advice from one of the U.K.'s most popular yachting journalists Zusammenfassung A wealth of sailing and seamanship skills from the best practical articles of Yachting Monthly magazine. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Boat Handling1.1 Secure alongside21.2 Springing off 61.3 Rafting up 101.4 Mooring stern-to 141.5 Going astern 201.6 Negotiating locks 261.7 Easy anchoring 321.8 Mooring under sail 361.9 Anchor under sail and power 402. Seamanship2.1 Taming your ropes 462.2 Safe among shipping 522.3 Troubleshooting a diesel engine 562.4 Sailing in fog 622.5 Climbing a mast 662.6 Eye-splicing braidline 722.7 Night sailing 783. Navigation3.1 Tidal curves 823.2 Staying safe with radar 883.3 Compass deviation 943.4 Radar and AIS 984. Sailing and sail trim4.1 Sail trim tips 1024.2 Tacking and gybing 1064.3 Sailing up river 1124.4 Handling a Spinmaker 1164.5 Cruising chutes 1204.6 Reducing weather helm 1245. Skippering5.1 Briefing your crew 1285.2 Cruising with children 1325.3 Sailing with your partner 1365.4 Keeping your crew happy 1406. Emergencies6.1 Running aground 1446.2 Freeing a fouled propeller 1506.3 Taking a tow 1566.4 Man overboard! 1626.5 Recovering a man overboard 1686.6 Air-sea rescue 174...
