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Front Matter Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. The Boat Chapter 1. A Boat for Cruising Basic Design Parameters Length - Beam Ratio Keel Types Displacement Calculations Ballast Ratio Water Ballast Displacement - Length Ratio Overhangs Waterplanes and Immersion Sinkage Factor The Comfort Factor Sail Area - Displacement Ratio Stability Curves and Ratio Capsize Screening Value and STIX Number Maintaining Control Speed - Length Ratio Buttocks, Diagonals, and Aft Sections Speed versus Comfort Getting Down to Details Construction Materials Cored Hulls and Decks Hull-to-Deck Joints Structural Reinforcements Keel Rudders and Skegs Skegs and Propellers Bilge Water and Tankage Conclusion Chapter 2. On Deck Rigs and Rigging Rig Options Masts, Spreaders, and Shroud Angles Holding Up the Mast Roller-Reefing Foresails Mainsail Damage Control Odds and Ends Cockpits and Deck Layout Center or Aft Cockpit Basic Parameters and the Comfort Factor Steering Dodgers and Biminis Cockpit Flooding Collateral Damage Deck Design and Layout Safety on Deck Nonskid and Jacklines Stowage Cockpit and Deck Locker Design LPG and Gasoline The Rest of the Stuff Dealing with Ground Tackle Bow Platform Deck Layout Anchor Wells Chain Locker Windlasses Addendum: Carbon Fiber Masts Lightning and Other Survival Issues Chapter 3. Cruising Accommodations: Fusing Functionality at Sea with Comfort on the Hook General Considerations Minimizing Motion Keeping Things in Place Insulation Ventilation Air Conditioning and Heating Specific Spaces Navigation Station Wet Locker Galley Saloon Forecabins, Quarter Berths, and Aft Cabins Head Compartment Conclusion Addendum: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Carbon Monoxide Alarms Chapter 4. Electrical Systems A Balanced System Keeping the Load Down The Supply Side Supplementary Sources of Power Defining he Limits Miscellaneous DC Systems Issues DC to AC Inverters Sizing an Inverter DC and AC Installation Over-Current Protection and High-Current Circuits What Size Fuse or Circuit Breaker? High-Current Circuits Check Your Own Boat Low-Energy Refrigeration Efficiency Versatility Insulate, Insulate, Insulate Enhancing Performance Effective Refrigeration Low-Energy Lighting Fluorescent Lights LED Lighting Halogen Lights AC Systems Safety Corrosion Miscellaneous AC Systems Comments Bonding, Zinc Anodes, and Lightning Protection Stray-Current Corrosion and Bonding Lightning Protection Conclusion Chapter 5. The Rest of the Systems The Engine and Propeller How Big an Engine? Propeller Sizing Propeller Matters Peripheral Systems Living with an Engine Fuel and Water Tanks Metal Tanks Plastic Tanks Freshwater Systems Watermakers Bilge Pumps Flooding Rates and Pumping Capacities Improving Performance: Hoses and Check Valves Improving Performance: Electrical Considerations Float Switches Keeping Dry Below Decks Through-Hulls, Seacocks, and Hoses Quality Through-Hulls and Seacocks o Hoses Propane Installations The Problem of Refills When Cruising Making Equipment Choices What Spares to Carry? Chapter 6. Acquisition Strategies Defining Priorities What Size Boat? To Build or Not to Build . . . Commissioning Costs The Used-Boat Market Refurbishing an Older Sailboat Old Racing Boats A Survey Go Sailing as Soon as Possible! Cruising-Boat Questionnaire and Checklist of Desirable Features Part 2. Cruising Skills Chapter 7. Boat Handling under Power and Sail Maneuvering under Power Close Quarters Maneuvering under Power Docking (Mooring) Lines Docking Situations The Mediterranean Moor Getting in and out of Slips Picking Up and Leaving a Mooring Sailing Skills A Little Theory (of Sorts!) Going to Windward Using Telltales Adjusting Draft Tacking Reaching Running before the Wind Double Headsails Spinnakers Cruising Spinnakers Weather Helm and Lee Helm Motor Sailing Tuning a Rig Preparatory Measurements Static Tuning Dynamic Tuning at Sea Chapter 8. Piloting, Navigation, and the Rules of the Road Paper Charts Chart Construction Chart Terminology and Symbols Chart Corrections Other Nautical Publications Buoyage Systems and Lighthouses Lateral and Cardinal Marks Lighthouses Picking out Navigation Marks Compasses and Plotting Compass Basics Compass Installation and Adjustment Transferring Bearings to and from a Chart Plotting Positions Basic Piloting Dead Reckoning Estimated Positions, and Set and Drift Fixes Plotting Conventions Tides, Tidal Currents, and Currents Keeping a Logbook Expanding the Piloting Repertoire Complex Situations, Fog, and Coral Electronic Navigation Chart and GPS Datums Electronic Charting Radar Navigation Rules of the Road Basic Rules Sound (and Light) Signals When Maneuvering Navigation Lights In Perspective Addendum: One Person's Ellipsoid Is Another Person's Shipwreck Newton Versus the Cassini Family From Sphere to Ellipsoid From Ellipsoid to Geoid A New Age Nautical Peculiarities Avoiding Reefs Chapter 9. Anchoring, Running Aground, and Kedging Off Ground Tackle Calculating the Load Matching the Components Chain Rodes Rope Rodes How Much Rode? Anchor Choices Anchoring Routines Anchoring Routine Setting and Retrieving an Anchor under Sail Setting More Than One Anchor Retrieving (Weighing) an Anchor Running Aground and Kedging Off Running Aground under Sail Running Aground on a Rising Tide Running Aground on a Falling Tide Running Aground in Tideless Waters Towing and Salvage Chapter 10. The Ditty Bag Modern Ropes A Look at Construction Caring for Ropes Marlinspike Seamanship Knots Eye Splices Seizings and Whippings Ratlines Sails Materials and Construction Maintenance and Repairs Dinghies Hard versus Inflatable Inflatable Options Getting a Dinghy on and off a Boat Miscellaneous Dinghy Thoughts Foul-Weather Gear Features Layering and the Extremities Safety-Related Equipment Life Jackets and Harnesses Crew Overboard Maneuvers Fire Extinguishers Chapter 11. Weather Predictions and Heavy-Weather Sailing Basic Theory Adding Wind and Putting a Spin on These Processes Pressure Changes, Isobars, and Wind Direction Relative Humidity, Air Masses, Stability, and Instability Frontal Systems The Jet Stream and the 500-Millibar Chart The Big Picture Coastal Cruising: Putting Theory to Use Onshore and Offshore Winds Thunderstorms Fog Offshore Cruising: Putting Theory to Use Things to Monitor Signs of Change Ocean Currents Extreme Weather Situations Hurricanes and Typhoons Rapidly Intensifying Lows (Meteorological Bombs) Microbursts Heavy-Weather Sailing Being Prepared Heaving-To Lying Ahull Running Off Sea Anchors Dealing with Flooding Abandoning Ship Conclusion Chapter 12. Extended Cruising and Staying in Touch Logistical Considerations Provisioning Ensuring Safe Water Environmental Issues Finding Crew Financial Matters and Insurance Bureaucracy Children Onboard Staying Healthy Seasickness Good Health in Tropical Climates Diarrhea Childhood Infections and Infestations Avoiding Mosquito-Borne and Other Transmittable Diseases Cuts, Scratches, Insect Bites, and Marine Hazards Staying in Touch Big Ship Developments VHF Radio Marine SSB and Ham SSB Radio Inmarsat Satellite and Cell (Mobile) Phones E-Mail Making Decisions Snail Mail Postscript Bibliography Metric Conversion Table Index