By Nigel Calder
ISBN-10: 0071797351
ISBN-13: 9780071797351
The main accomplished and useful consultant ever written for choosing and equipping a cruising sailboat
Whether you’re a coastal or offshore cruiser, you’ll locate your such a lot urgent issues handled with the information that makes for skillful, convinced cruising in Nigel Calder’s Cruising instruction manual. the writer -- probably the most revered marine how-to authors on both sides of the Atlantic, and writer of the universally fashionable Boatowner's Mechanical and electric handbook, -- walks you thru all key technical and functional features of contemporary cruising structures and kit, giving you a precis of the talents worthy for secure, relaxing sailing.
The first 1/2 the e-book comprises an easy-to-use tabular strategy for comparing a boat's suitability for cruising; principles for doable deck and inside lay-outs and association; tips to decide on and configure appropriate boat platforms for cruising; and the way to put in apparatus for difficulty unfastened operation.
The book's moment part teaches you boat dealing with abilities; middle navigational services; anchoring strategies; climate knowing; heavy climate services; and particular abilities for long term and long-distance cruising.
CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE: THE BOAT
CHAPTER 1. a ship FOR CRUISING
Basic layout Parameters
Length–Beam Ratio
Keel Types
Displacement Calculations
Ballast Ratio
Displacement–Length Ratio
Overhangs
Waterplanes and Immersion
Comfort Factor
Sail Area–Displacement Ratio
Stability Curves and Ratio
Capsize Screening price and STIX Number
Maintaining Control
Speed–Length Ratio
Buttocks, Diagonals, and Aft Sections
Speed as opposed to Comfort
Getting right down to Details
Construction Materials
Cored Hulls and Decks
Hull-to-Deck Joints
Structural Reinforcements
Keels
Rudders and Skegs
Skegs and Propellers
Bilge Water and Tankage
Conclusion
CHAPTER 2. ON DECK
Rigs and Rigging
Rig Options
Masts, Spreaders, and Shroud Angles
Holding up the Mast
Roller-Reefing Foresails
Mainsail
Odds and Ends
Cockpits and Deck Layout
Center or Aft Cockpit
Basic Parameters and the relief Factor
Steering
Dodgers and Biminis
Cockpit Flooding
Deck layout and Layout
Stowage
Dealing with floor Tackle
Bow Platform
Deck Layout
Anchor Wells
Chain Locker
Windlasses
Addendum: Carbon Fiber Masts
Lightning and different Survival Issues
CHAPTER three. CRUISING lodgings: FUSING performance AT SEA WITH convenience at the HOOK
General Considerations
Minimizing Motion
Keeping issues in Place
Insulation
Ventilation
Air Conditioning and Heating
Specific Spaces
Navigation Station
Wet Locker
Galley
Saloon
Forecabins, zone Berths, and Aft Cabins
Head Compartment
Conclusion
Addendum: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon Monoxide Alarms
CHAPTER four. electric SYSTEMS
A Balanced System
Keeping the burden Down
The offer Side
Supplementary resources of Power
Defining the Limits
Miscellaneous DC platforms Issues
DC to AC Inverters
Sizing an Inverter
DC and AC Installations
Over-Current safeguard and High-Current Circuits
What measurement Fuse or Circuit Breaker?
High-Current Circuits
Check your personal Boat
Low-Energy Refrigeration
Efficiency
Versatility
Insulate, Insulate, Insulate
Enhancing Performance
Effective Refrigeration
Low-Energy Lighting
Fluorescent Lights
LED Lighting
Halogen Lights
AC Systems
Safety
Corrosion
Miscellaneous AC platforms Comments
Bonding, Zinc Anodes, and Lightning Protection
Stray-Current Corrosion and Bonding
Lightning Protection
Conclusion
CHAPTER five. the remainder of THE SYSTEMS
Engine and Propeller
How substantial an Engine?
Propeller Sizing
Propeller Matters
Peripheral Systems
Living with an Engine
Fuel and Water Tanks
Metal Tanks
Plastic Tanks
Freshwater Systems
Watermakers
Bilge Pumps
Flooding premiums and Pumping Capacities
Improving functionality: Hoses and fee Valves
Improving functionality: electric Considerations
Float Switches
Keeping Dry under Decks
Through-Hulls, Seacocks, and Hoses
Quality Through-Hulls and Seacocks
Hoses
Propane Installations
The challenge of Refills whilst Cruising
Making gear Choices
What Spares to Carry?
CHAPTER 6. ACQUISITION STRATEGIES
Defining Priorities
What dimension Boat?
To construct or to not Build
Commissioning Costs
Used-Boat Market
Refurbishing an Older Sailboat
Old Racing Boats
A Survey
Go crusing once Possible!
Cruising-Boat Questionnaire and list of fascinating Features
PART : CRUISING SKILLS
CHAPTER 7. BOAT dealing with below energy AND SAIL
Maneuvering below Power
Close Quarters Maneuvering less than Power
Docking (Mooring) Lines
Docking Situations
Mediterranean Moor
Getting out and in of Slips
Picking up and Leaving a Mooring
Sailing Skills
A Little thought (of Sorts!)
Going to Windward
Using Telltales
Adjusting Draft
Tacking
Reaching
Running ahead of the Wind
Double Headsails
Spinnakers
Cruising Spinnakers
Weather Helm and Lee Helm
Motor Sailing
Tuning a Rig
Preparatory Measurements
Static Tuning
Dynamic Tuning at Sea
CHAPTER eight. PILOTING, NAVIGATION, AND the foundations OF THE ROAD
Paper Charts
Chart Construction
Chart Terminology and Symbols
Chart Corrections
Other Nautical Publications
Buoyage structures and Lighthouses
Lateral and Cardinal Marks
Lighthouses
Picking out Navigation Marks
Compasses and Plotting
Compass Basics
Compass deploy and Adjustment
Transferring Bearings to and from a Chart
Plotting Positions
Basic Piloting
Dead Reckoning
Estimated Positions, and Set and Drift
Fixes
Plotting Conventions
Tides, Tidal Currents, and Currents
Keeping a Logbook
Expanding the Piloting Repertoire
Complex events, Fog, and Coral
Electronic Navigation
Chart and GPS Datums
Electronic Charting
Radar Navigation
Rules of the Road
Basic Rules
Sound (and mild) Signals
Navigation Lights
In Perspective
Addendum: One Person’s Ellipsoid Is one other Person’s Shipwreck
Newton as opposed to the Cassini Family
From Sphere to Ellipsoid
From Ellipsoid to Geoid
A New Age
Nautical Peculiarities
Avoiding Reefs
CHAPTER nine. ANCHORING, operating AGROUND, AND KEDGING OFF
Ground Tackle
Calculating the Load
Matching the Components
Chain Rodes
Rope Rodes
How a lot Rode?
Anchor Choices
Anchoring
Anchoring Routine
Setting and Retrieving an Anchor less than Sail
Setting a couple of Anchor
Retrieving (Weighing) an Anchor
Running Aground and Kedging Off
Running Aground less than Sail
Running Aground on a emerging Tide
Running Aground on a Falling Tide
Running Aground in Tideless Waters
Towing and Salvage
CHAPTER 10. THE DITTY BAG
Modern Ropes
A examine Construction
Caring for Ropes
Marlinespike Seamanship
Knots
Eye Splices
Seizings and Whippings
Ratlines
Sails
Materials and Construction
Maintenance and Repairs
Dinghies
Hard as opposed to Inflatable
Inflatable Options
Getting a Dinghy off and on a Boat
Miscellaneous Dinghy Thoughts
Foul-Weather Gear
Features
Layering and the Extremities
Safety-Related Equipment
Life Jackets and Harnesses
Crew Overboard Maneuvers
Fire Extinguishers
CHAPTER eleven. climate PREDICTIONS AND HEAVY-WEATHER SAILING
Basic Theory
Adding Wind and placing a Spin on those Processes
Pressure alterations, Isobars, and Wind Direction
Relative Humidity, Air lots, balance, and Instability
Frontal Systems
The Jet circulate and the 500-Millibar Chart
The colossal Picture
Coastal Cruising: placing conception to Use
Onshore and Offshore Winds
Thunderstorms
Fog
Offshore Cruising: placing concept to Use
Things to Monitor
Signs of Change
Ocean Currents
Extreme climate Situations
Hurricanes and Typhoons
Rapidly Intensifying Lows (Meteorological Bombs)
Microbursts
Heavy-Weather Sailing
Being Prepared
Heaving-To
Lying Ahull
Running Off
Sea Anchors
Dealing with Flooding
Abandoning Ship
Conclusion
CHAPTER 12. prolonged CRUISING AND STAYING IN TOUCH
Logistical Considerations
Provisioning
Ensuring secure Water
Environmental Issues
Finding Crew
Financial concerns and Insurance
Bureaucracy
Children Onboard
Staying Healthy
Seasickness
Good health and wellbeing in Tropical Climates
Diarrhea
Childhood Infections and Infestations
Avoiding Mosquito-Borne and different Transmittable Diseases
Cuts, Scratches, Insect Bites, and Marine Hazards
Staying in Touch
Big send Developments
VHF Radio
Marine SSB and Ham SSB Radio
Inmarsat
Satellite and mobile (Mobile) Phones
E-Mail
Making Decisions
Snail Mail
Postscript
Bibliography
Metric Conversions and Trademarks
Index
