Illustrated Seamanship

Seamanship is the art of managing a boat. This book is a follow-up to the successful Sail & Rig Tuning and Illustrated Navigation covering knots, docking the boat and anchoring, all illustrated in Ivar Dedekam's distinctive style and backed up with clear and simple text. These skills are imperative to keep a boat safe and make cruising as enjoyable as possible.* Follows on from the success of the author's previous work, Sail & Rig Tuning (sold approx. 27,000 copies)* Covers cruising boats worldwide* Covers all the key topics for managing a boat and safety on board (e.g. ropework, mooring, manoeuvring in harbour, anchoring)* Highly illustrated

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Bli först med att recensera och betygsätt boken Illustrated Seamanship - du kan vinna 200 kr varje månad i tävlingen "Månadens recension".

"Using illustrations over verbal instructions will suit many readers, especially total beginners." (Practical Boat Owner, January 2008)

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Ivar Dedekam is an experienced sailor and a writer skilled at making the most complicated subjects accessible.

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Contents Introduction Ropework General Clove hitch Bowline Sheet bend Reef knot Stopper knots Rolling hitch Coiling ropes Belaying a cleat Whipping Splicing Lashing Winch handling Making fast on a bollard Various knots Special knots Boat handling General The propeller the rudder Wind impact Turning a boat in confined spaces Engine handling Entering and leaving a berth Coming alongside the pier Mooring to the pier Using spring lines Mooring Turning the boat at the pier Mooring to piles Mooring to buoys Tide and currents Manoevering in currents Anchoring General Anchor rodes Anchor equipment Fore deck arrangement Anchoring techniques Relieving the rode Anchor chum Weighing anchor Weighing anchor under sail Using to bow anchors Anchor arrangement Anchoring examples Diverse Summing up Index

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