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Shorthanded Sailing

Shorthanded Sailing

by Alastair Buchan (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

    $10.29
Synopsis

This book will teach you everything you need to know about handling a boat alone or shorthanded, from choosing a suitable craft to passage planning, manoeuvring, sleep management and watchkeeping. Full of photographs and diagrams, this practical book will teach you how to operate in coastal, offshore and ocean waters.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 144
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Fernhurst Books Ltd.
Published: 08 Sep 2006
ISBN 10: 1904475213
ISBN 13: 9781904475217

Media Reviews
...covers the basics from coming alongside, casting off, to sail handling routines and tricky situations like going aloft - with diagrams. (Yacht and Yachting, October 2006) ...this informative paperback is crammed with useful information... (Yachting Monthly, November 2006) ...this is the book for everyone who puts to sea in a small boat. (Boat Mart, May 2007)
Author Bio
Alastair Buchan began sailing on the Clyde in the 1950s. In a Hurley 20 (20ft!) he has sailed singlehanded round Britain, and crossed the Atlantic twice. In a Dockrell 27 (27ft) he made a singlehanded Atlantic circuit, from Britain to the USA via Venezuela and Cuba - and back home.