Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, Handling, and Gear
Year: 2001 Language: english Author: John Vigor Genre: Handbook Publisher: International Marine ISBN: 978-0-07-137616-7 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 400 Description: All sailors want to believe their boats can go anywhere and stand up to anything. Who knows when you might get caught by bad weather? It's enough to worry about your own responses without worrying about the safety of your boat. This book explains feature by feature how you can refit your boat for worry-free bluewater voyaging. Take the unique diagnostic questionnaire to determine whether your boat is capable of offshore sailing, then let John Vigor show you step by step how to get there, as he covers everything from structural modifications and reinforcements to rigging, engines, systems, and gear. Whether you're planning an offshore voyage or just dreaming of one, this book is the perfect guide. Vigor's practical wisdom gives you the know-how and confidence to prepare your boat for the sea; not only hands us practical advice in a clear format but also the hope that an offshore voyage is fully within our grasp if we are willing to follow his roadmap. Vigor's questionnaire offers hard-to-find, honest evaluations of whether or not a boat is bluewater capable. This clear, objective reference will make fearless, prudent skippers.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You cannot download files in this forum
Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, Handling, and Gear
Language: english
Author: John Vigor
Genre: Handbook
Publisher: International Marine
ISBN: 978-0-07-137616-7
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 400
Description: All sailors want to believe their boats can go anywhere and stand up to anything. Who knows when you might get caught by bad weather? It's enough to worry about your own responses without worrying about the safety of your boat. This book explains feature by feature how you can refit your boat for worry-free bluewater voyaging. Take the unique diagnostic questionnaire to determine whether your boat is capable of offshore sailing, then let John Vigor show you step by step how to get there, as he covers everything from structural modifications and reinforcements to rigging, engines, systems, and gear. Whether you're planning an offshore voyage or just dreaming of one, this book is the perfect guide. Vigor's practical wisdom gives you the know-how and confidence to prepare your boat for the sea; not only hands us practical advice in a clear format but also the hope that an offshore voyage is fully within our grasp if we are willing to follow his roadmap. Vigor's questionnaire offers hard-to-find, honest evaluations of whether or not a boat is bluewater capable. This clear, objective reference will make fearless, prudent skippers.
Contents
Screenshots
Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat.pdf
Download [8 KB]
Share