Multihull Seamanship - 2e - An A-Z of skills for catamarans & trimarans /cruising & racing

An A-Z of seamanship skills needed to understand and enjoy catamarans and trimarans to their utmost. Racing and cruising yachts are catered for, as are trailer-able multihulls. Derived from the author's own extensive experience, built on through others sharing their knowledge and illustrated with delightful line drawings.

About the author

Gavin Le Sueur built his first multihull, a 16 ft Mosquito catamaran, while at high school. After graduating from Melbourne University in Medicine, he purchased and moved aboard a 35 ft Hedley Nicol 'Wanderer' trimaran. To learn as much as possible about multihull sailing he decided to compete in the two-handed bicentennial Around Australia Yacht Race with his future wife. For this adventure they obtained the then fastest offshore racing catamaran in Australia - a 37 ft Crowther Super Shockwave named D Flawless which they raced in many Southern Ocean races. In one of these they sailed through the eye of a cyclone and completed the race only to be struck by a whale when sailing back home and forced to abandon ship. They were lent another catamaran for the gruelling around Australia race which they completed, getting engaged on the finish line. Since then they have owned 5 different catamarans in which they have cruised and raced in Australia and explored the Pacific and south east Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Gavin Le Sueur
• Assisted by: Nigel Allison (Illustration)
• Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781912177080
• ISBN: 978-1-912177-08-0
• No. of pages: 148
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 240 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 366 g
• Series: Skipper's Library
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Water sport, sailing; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering