(Download) "Short-Handed Sailing" by Alastair Buchan # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Short-Handed Sailing
- Author : Alastair Buchan
- Release Date : January 08, 2019
- Genre: Sports & Outdoors,Books,Training,Outdoors,Water Sports,Professional & Technical,Nonfiction,Transportation,Lifestyle & Home,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 26643 KB
Description
While relatively few cruise single-handed, many sail short-handed. It may be a couple sailing together or a skipper with a novice crew – he may have lots of people onboard but, in terms of the sailing, he is probably short-handed. They soon discover that there is so much more to short-handed sailing than a lack of crew. It demands a different approach, a new mindset. The skipper has a much greater workload but there are also fewer people, sometimes no-one at all, to consult during the decision-making process. Under these circumstances fatigue can be as dangerous as heavy weather: it creeps up on you, often unnoticed, destroying your morale and ability to make rational decisions. And when short-handed, the crew’s limited physical resources must be watched over and zealously guarded. In this heavily illustrated book Alastair Buchan passes on the lessons of his hard-won experience gained short- and single-handed sailing in coastal, offshore and ocean waters. It will show you everything you need to know about handling a boat alone or short-handed, from choosing a suitable craft to passage planning, manoeuvring, sleep management and watch keeping.
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