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Heavy Weather Sailing by Peter Bruce (Hardcover, 2008)

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Heavy Weather Sailing has longreigned as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms atsea aboard sailing and motor vessels. The book brings together a wealthof expert advice from many of the great sailors of the present,including fresh accounts of yachts overtaken by extreme weather,from Ewan Southby Tailyour, Alex Whitworth, Peter Cook, and Larry and Lin Pardey.Techniquesfor coping with heavy seas are explored, and new chapters have beenadded, giving advice on the use of storm sails, taking shelter in heavyweather, handling multihulls in storms and one on handling RIBs in highseas. Seasickness remedies are proposed, and a detailed analysis isgiven of the meteorological conditions leading up to a storm. Thisis the definitive book for crews of any size contemplating voyages outof sight of land anywhere in the world, whether racing or cruising. Itgives a clear message regarding the preparations required, and thetactics to consider when it comes on to blow.' If you buy no other book for your voyage, buy this one' Pete Goss (renowned yachtsman and rescuer of Raphael Dinelli during the 1996/97 Vendee Globe)'This book is an institution' Practical Boat Owner'The ultimate survival handbook' Yachting World

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9780713682434
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94455676

Product Key Features

Subject Area
Marine Science
Author
Peter Bruce
Publication Name
Heavy Weather Sailing
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
304 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
246mm
Item Width
171mm
Item Weight
1040g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Peter Bruce
Genre
Sports
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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