Book: The Boat owner's Mechanical
& Electrical Manual.
Book Description
Before you buy a boat or before you install your next equipment, do yourself a favor:
buy and read
the Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual. Written in a simple,
accessible style, the Manual is aimed at helping the no expert solve
problems in marine systems--think of it as a friendly mechanic. Author
Nigel Calder explains how the systems work, helps you troubleshoot and
identify problems, and presents clear and concise instructions on how to
repair them. Best of all, Calder also offers helpful advice on how to
prevent future system failure. Absolutely indispensable for boat owners
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Book: World
Cruising Routes
Book Description
This newly updated, comprehensive cruising guide to all the world's
oceans is a valuable reference for cruising sailors and armchair
dreamers. More than 500 sailing routes are detailed, including 40 new
routes to such high-latitude destinations as Scandinavia, Iceland,
Greenland, Alaska, and Antarctica.
The book includes 150 pages of two-color maps, updated GPS coordinates
for navigation, and route-by-route descriptions of weather and hazards.
From the Back Cover
World Cruising Routes is a comprehensive guide to nearly 1000 sailing
routes covering all the oceans of the world, from the tropical South
Seas to the high latitudes of the Arctic and Antarctic. The book is
geared specifically to the needs of cruising sailors and contains
essential information on winds, currents, regional and seasonal weather
as well as valuable suggestions concerning optimum times for individual
routes. Most of the materials was gathered during the author's two
circumnavigations and supplemented by sailors taking part in Jimmy
Cornell's offshore rallies.
All the necessary information for planning a voyage in any of the
world's oceans has been brought together here in a single volume. This
thoroughly revised new edition features new data collected by the author
on his recent voyage from Antarctica to Alaska via Tahiti and Hawaii. To
simplify the planning of individual routes, some 6000 essential
waypoints are listed, and specific routing suggestions given to maximize
the chances of encountering favorable conditions en route. Because
cruising boats now venture further afield, main ports of entry as well
as essential landfall information are given with each route to assist
the planning of passages from beginning to end.
The continuing success of World Cruising Routes is due not only to its
unparalleled value as an excellent aid to route planning, but equally to
its lasting appeal to those who are not yet ready to leave on an
offshore voyage and who find, in its pages, a ready source of pleasant
dreams of voyages to come. A companion volume to World Cruising Routes
is World Cruising Handbook, a comprehensive cruising guide to over 180
countries around the world.
The information in this book is continuously updated on the website of
Jimmy Cornell's for cruising sailors.
- Essential information on all sailing routes of the world
- 6000 individual waypoints
- Advice on route planning
- Regional weather
- Winds and currents
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Book: World Cruising Essentials
Book Description
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.
From the Back Cover
"No one should think of setting off around the world without first
consulting Jimmy Cornell's works."--Practical Boat Owner
World Cruising Essentials is a unique book that presents a comprehensive
overview of the current world cruising scene.
Based primarily on data Jimmy Cornell has collected during his 15 years
as organizer of 27 transatlantic and 5 round-the-world rallies, as well
as his own circumnavigations, this book distills the experiences of over
15,000 rally sailors who collectively have sailed 18 million miles, as
well as the views of thousands of other sailors worldwide. It is this
collective knowledge and consensus viewpoint that distinguish this book
from other cruising handbooks, most of which present only their author's
opinions and experiences.
World Cruising Essentials examines trends and changes that have taken
place in the world cruising scene since its forerunner volume, World
Cruising Survey, was published in 1989. It explores all areas of
interest to anyone making preparations for an offshore voyage. The size
and type of boats, equipment installed, electrics and electronic gear,
practical aspects of life afloat, communications, formalities worldwide
and the human aspects of cruising are all considered, and frequently
asked questions addressed.
World Cruising Essentials includes a wealth of practical advice and
information for all long-distance cruisers and will be welcomed by the
cruising community for its invaluable insight.
Where do the boats go? World movement and distribution of cruising
yachts
The cruising boat today: Size, material, rig, equipment, breakages
Life afloat: Provisioning, refrigeration, watermakers, engines and fuel,
energy consumption, generation, self-steering gear, anchors, tenders,
watch keeping, weather, pets
The ideal cruising boat: Improvements and comforts
Safety: Piracy, firearms, personal safety, collisions, abandoning ship
Practical aspects of cruising: Formalities and restrictions, cost,
communications, tourism, long term planning
Psychological aspects of the cruising life: Crew, expectations,
seasickness, the female point of view
The future: Significant incidents and lessons
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