World Cruising Essentials

Author : Jimmy Cornell
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
ISBN 13 : 9780071414258
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Cruising Essentials written by Jimmy Cornell and published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. This book was released on 2003-02-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive third volume in Jimmy Cornell's acclaimed and successful World Cruising series is the ultimate authority on boats, gear, and techniques for long-distance cruising under sail. Distilled from surveys of 15,000 sailors by the world's leading promoter of blue-water voyaging, it answers in detail the most frequently asked questions on world cruising, including what boats people are sailing, what navigation and seamanship practices work best, what equipment is really essential, and more.

Author : Adrian Morgan
Publisher : Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1574092812
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essential Sailing Destinations written by Adrian Morgan and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adrian Morgan was for fifteen years the Daily Mail's sailing correspondent. He now writes a column for Classic Boat. He has sailed the Atlantic twice, and cruised in the Caribbean, Europe, and Scotland.

Author : Jimmy Cornell
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408158884
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Cruising Routes written by Jimmy Cornell and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to nearly 1,000 sailing routes covering all the oceans of the world, geared specifically to the needs of cruising sailors. It advises on the winds, currents, regional and seasonal weather, and optimum times for individual routes, plus over 6,000 waypoints.

Author : Hal Roth
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071778725
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Sail Around the World written by Hal Roth and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2003-10-20 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new classic from one of the world's most respected sailing authors More than 35 years ago, Hal Roth quit his job as a journalist and went sailing. Since then, he's logged more than 200,000 sea miles. Along the way, Roth also has authored eight voyaging classics, including the 1978 bestseller After 50,000 Miles. Taking that book as its starting point, this handsome new volume incorporates the new technologies and discoveries of the last quarter century along with another 150,000 miles of experience. A compendium of mature, time-tested sea wisdom from one of the world's most respected sailing writers, How to Sail Around the World will tell the reader: How to choose and equip a sailboat for long-distance cruising, with an emphasis on simplicity and a modest budget How to plan and conduct a voyage anywhere in the world How to master the arts of navigation, anchoring, and daily life aboard in exotic places How to cope with storms at sea--the most complete and authoritative treatise on this critical topic ever published

Author : Bruce Bingham
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
ISBN 13 : 9780071379632
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cruising World's Workbench written by Bruce Bingham and published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of 200 projects from Cruising World magazines monthly column that aim to make any cruising sailboat safer, more comfortable and more efficient. Typical projects include an adjustable platform for mounting a radar antenna, and a foolproof trick for lubricating the mainsail track using a lamp wick.

Author : Jimmy Cornell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472947460
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Cruising Destinations written by Jimmy Cornell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'What Jimmy Cornell doesn't know about cruising isn't worth knowing' - Yachting World One of the most influential cruising yachtsmen writing today, Jimmy Cornell has sailed over 200,000 miles on all the oceans of the world, including three circumnavigations and voyages to the Arctic and Antarctic. His successful guide to sailing around the world, World Cruising Routes, has helped many aspirational voyagers turn their dreams into reality and follow in his footsteps. Here in its extensively revised edition is its partner, covering all the land-based essentials for cruisers. This substantial handbook profiles every cruising destination in the world, with information on cruising attractions, history, culture, climate(including average monthly temperatures and rainfall, plus tropical storm seasons), local laws, regulations and formalities, facilities available, plus public holidays and events, emergency telephone numbers, and much more. Everything the cruiser needs to know about. Lavishly illustrated throughout, it is not only a must-have onboard reference work for long distance sailors, but will undoubtedly inspire the adventurous to sail where they have never sailed before.

Author : William G. Seifert
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071705929
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Offshore Sailing: 200 Essential Passagemaking Tips written by William G. Seifert and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2001-11-26 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a book that is sure to become a classic, internationally respected boatbuilder, yacht manager, and delivery skipper Bill Seifert shares his hard-won solutions to a host of boat design, construction, and equipment issues and seamanship dilemmas. Unlike other books on the subject, Offshore Sailing doesn’t just tell readers what to do for safe and comfortable passage making; it shows them how to do it with clear, step-by-step instructions and nearly 200 detailed drawings and photographs.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cruising World written by and published by . This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 2188 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Author : Jimmy Cornell
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408156318
Total Pages : 766 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Voyage Planner written by Jimmy Cornell and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jimmy Cornell is the undisputed authority on long distance voyaging. In his new book, he helps the would-be voyager plan their trip step by step. Aimed at those seriously contemplating an extended cruise (and those dreaming about the possibility), this book will give an idea of what is involved in developing the right strategy. Amongst many other aspects, Jimmy looks at: - World weather systems - Strategies for sailing long or short circuits in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans - The pros and cons of different routes at different times of year (taking in account weather, timings, wind directions and strengths, likelihood of fog, icebergs, gales, etc) - The pros and cons, attractions and dangers of different routes (such as the problem of piracy) - Practicalities (repair facilities, common gear breakage on extended voyages, places to leave the boat to fly home if necessary, health considerations, provisioning for a long trip, personal safety measures, and much more) - Jimmy's top ten list of common things that ruin a voyage Written from an international point of view, Jimmy Cornell's Blue Water Voyage Planning can help sailors from any country going to any other achieve a safe and enjoyable cruise.