John Vigor (Bellingham, WA), a journalist for 35 years and former managing editor of Sea Magazine, has sailed more than 15,000 ocean miles. He is the author of The Practical Mariner’s Book of Knowledge (IM, 1994).

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1. Defining the Capable Boat1. Seaworthiness2. Test Your Boat3. The EssentialsThe HullThe BulkheadsThe DeckThe CockpitThe RudderThe KeelPart 2. Fitting Out4. Spars and Rigging5. Ground Tackle6. Deck, Cockpit, and Superstructure7. Engine and Propeller8. Safety Equipment9. Navigation Gear10. Electricity11. The Galley12. Creature Comforts13. Self-Steering Gear14. What About You?15. The Paper ChasePart 3. Theory and Practice16. Surviving Heavy Weather17. Anchoring in Practice18. Gastro-Navigation19. The Black Box TheoryAppendix 1. Overture's Atlantic AdventureAppendix 2. Beefing Up a CatalinaBibliographyIndex

John Vigor (Bellingham, WA), a journalist for 35 years and former managing editor of Sea Magazine, has sailed more than 15,000 ocean miles. He is the author of The Practical Mariner’s Book of Knowledge (IM, 1994).

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1. Defining the Capable Boat1. Seaworthiness2. Test Your Boat3. The EssentialsThe HullThe BulkheadsThe DeckThe CockpitThe RudderThe KeelPart 2. Fitting Out4. Spars and Rigging5. Ground Tackle6. Deck, Cockpit, and Superstructure7. Engine and Propeller8. Safety Equipment9. Navigation Gear10. Electricity11. The Galley12. Creature Comforts13. Self-Steering Gear14. What About You?15. The Paper ChasePart 3. Theory and Practice16. Surviving Heavy Weather17. Anchoring in Practice18. Gastro-Navigation19. The Black Box TheoryAppendix 1. Overture's Atlantic AdventureAppendix 2. Beefing Up a CatalinaBibliographyIndex

John Vigor (Bellingham, WA), a journalist for 35 years and former managing editor of Sea Magazine, has sailed more than 15,000 ocean miles. He is the author of The Practical Mariner’s Book of Knowledge (IM, 1994).

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1. Defining the Capable Boat1. Seaworthiness2. Test Your Boat3. The EssentialsThe HullThe BulkheadsThe DeckThe CockpitThe RudderThe KeelPart 2. Fitting Out4. Spars and Rigging5. Ground Tackle6. Deck, Cockpit, and Superstructure7. Engine and Propeller8. Safety Equipment9. Navigation Gear10. Electricity11. The Galley12. Creature Comforts13. Self-Steering Gear14. What About You?15. The Paper ChasePart 3. Theory and Practice16. Surviving Heavy Weather17. Anchoring in Practice18. Gastro-Navigation19. The Black Box TheoryAppendix 1. Overture's Atlantic AdventureAppendix 2. Beefing Up a CatalinaBibliographyIndex