Yachting

The book is recommended to the people who like sailing yachts and want to know how they are designed. The readers who have already tried this book liked how the authors explained the different design choices using numerous general and specific examples. It is a really outstanding volume for the persons willing to get a deep practical understanding of the contemporary yacht design.

The broad experience of the author has allowed him to prepare an excellent book featuring concise and clear text covering all important aspects. The volume has been organized in quite interesting way and includes several complementary chapters dealing with the design principles. This book shall be treated as the best guide for the beginner yacht designers. There are numerous line drawings that will be appreciated by the newcomers to the world of yacht design who will refer to subject drawings for identification of the shapes making fast performance of the yachts.

The volume will provide all technical information that commonly has to be researched in the books on naval architecture. The interesting prose by Bob Perry will make the learning process much easier and makes this book vital for the designers.

This publication is maybe the most popular of all books devoted to yachting and has been a real bestseller since the time of the original; release. The book has managed to establish itself as a perfect reference source for the Yachtmaster trainees plus to the skippers regardless of their experience level. The author of the book is a recognized yachting expert; he is bringing together all fundamental information of contemporary cruising in a single volume making it accessible for everyone.

The content ought to be learned by any person intending to sail on a small boat. The author has covered all important topics related to the yachting and his efforts have eventually resulted in this excellent guidebook. The text is supplemented with numerous charts and live examples for better understanding. It is a real Bible of sailing and shall be considered required reading for the boat skippers - it can be used for the classroom training or even on board.

In fact there is no other book available today to provide same coverage of the relevant topics and explain every facet of boat sailing in such comprehensive manner. There should be a copy of this book possessed on board any boat since it contains absolutely everything that the boaters shall know about sailing theory and practice.

The present instructional book shall serve as an excellent guide for the beginners covering both catamaran and mono-hull sailing with particular attention paid to the basic sailing techniques, safety matters and, what is very important, fun! The author is not using any of complicated marine jargon usually getting most of the novices stymied, and proceeds directly to the fundamental questions, for instance, how to leave the dock and where the brakes are located.

The simple theoretical principles and techniques addressed in the pages of this volume are nicely illustrated in detail. This book has already been very well met by the beginner sailors from all around the world who have appreciated the approach used by the author to presentation of the material making it easily understandable to all of them.

Spending some time with the book and going thoroughly through all chapters and information provided will definitely guarantee a good understanding and getting a required theoretical basis for the beginner sailors to start practicing on the water. Recommended to all newcomers to the world of yachting regardless of their level, knowledge and skills - all of them will find this guide useful.

This book is for those willing to learn sailing but feeling like they are navigating in murky waters. Here is a second edition of the world popular sailing text-book introducing the very fundamentals of sailing and looking at the many different sailboat types together with their basic parts, teaching beginner sailors everything they need to be aware of prior to leaving the dock.

The content has been compiled by two American sailing champions so this is something we all can trust. The book will tell the readers how to find and choose a good sailing school, show the correct use of lifejackets, demonstrate making ten most popular nautical knots, teach how to handle potential sailing emergencies, for example if the boat gets capsized or there is a man overboard, how to read nautical charts, plot the course and use basic navigational equipment, how to move from one point to another, etc.

The intention of the author was to show the newcomers that to get out on the water is much easier than they would think. The sailor-speak has been kept to a minimum, however the readers will be given some basic terminology they will need for safe and effective communication with the crew members. In fact, this is not only a text-book but also an excellent reference book giving the required sailing skills and confidence.

Generally, boating is considered one of the safest leisure sporting activities. But, in any sport that pushes us to the edge of our abilities, there will always be a chance of injury or even an accident. We have to be duly prepared to cope with all such emergencies and get our chances of survival increased. The present handbook is essential for everyone taking the one-day Basic Sea Survival Courses by RYA or the two-day Offshore Safety Course by RYA/ISAF.

Actually, it should be very valuable for any person intending to take his boat offshore. In this publications the following issues have been addressed: preparing for and handling heavy weather, buoyancy and lifejackets aids, Man overboard prevention, liferafts, raising the alarms, fire control, when to abandon the ship, first aid techniques, survival in cold water, lifesaving signals, rescue etc.

The present volume is intended to highlight the importance of possessing all required safety equipment on board and maintains its good working condition at any time. Moreover, it will provide trainees with the knowledge pertaining to the correct use of this equipment, enabling the future seafarers to cope with any sort of emergency they may face at sea.

The content of this theoretical course incorporates the syllabus of the RYA and AYF. The course-book starts with the general introduction providing some basic information with particular attention being paid to pre-requisites and qualifications.

The main aim of the present training course has been defined as providing assistance to the students in developing the confidence and prepare the candidates for the Yacht Skipper for the Local and Inland Waters exams. While the first part of the course is devoted to the inland waters and coastal waters, its second part covers the local waters only.

The topics covered by the scope of the course include commonly used nautical terminology, the sailing theory, anchoring and mooring techniques, berthing and docking, safety at sea, rules of the road, ropework, meteorology and other important topics. In short, this is an excellent training tool to be used for preparation to the relevant examinations as it will provide the trainees with all required information.

We would therefore recommend this volume not only to the students preparing for the exams but in fact to every person interested in yachting and willing to expand their knowledge.

This is just the official booklet of the Fifteenth Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium. The document was released back in 2001 with the intention of the compilers to combine the materials presented in the course of the Symposium by Stephan Harries, Karsten Hochkirch and Claus Abt from Berlin Technical University.

Today, the geometric modeling applied to the yacht design is commonly related to hydrodynamic performance of the hull shape of the yacht taken together with the appendages. The traditional shape design is quite expensive and time consuming, and in this paper a complementing approach to the design will be discussed.

It is called hydrodynamic modeling as it combines the geometric modeling with hydrodynamic analysis in the design process... This document will be of interest to the people engaged in the design of the yachts and wishing to be updated with all happenings in the field. Very small but concise and informative publication.

According to the numerous book reviews received from the readers, this volume shall be treated as the essential source of information for people willing to develop better offshore sailing knowledge and skills. The content has been revised and updated several times in order to cover more topics in a better way.

It is a real must-read one for those who are planning the extended sailing; however, since the information is presented in a very understandable way, the book will be appreciated by anyone with the interest in sailing. The book presents an excellent and perfectly compiled collection of the real-life stories about people encountering severe weather at sea. A great reference tool providing readers with lots of useful information.

In fact, this is a textbook on heavy weather sailing therefore any person planning blue water sailing shall definitely get a look in it and familiarize himself or herself with the content. There are many stories with the real life experiences supplemented with the detailed professional analysis of each event. We would absolutely recommend everyone to spend some time going through the pages of this book as it is contains something one can hardly find in any other publication.