books about: passagemaking

books about: passagemaking

books:

Passagemaking

Ready for Sea: How to Outfit the Modern Cruising Sailboat and Prepare Your Vessel and Yourself for Extended ...

Tor Pinney

Sheridan House, 2002

Excellent book
I've read Tor Pinney's "Ready for Sea" and, after seeing Christopher Korody's comments below, I can not imagine he even read the same book. Pinney has a friendly, easy-going writing style, a pleasant way of sharing his vast, first-hand knowledge on the subject at hand. ...

Seamanship Secrets: 101 Tips and Techniques for Better Navigation, Cruise Planning, and Boat Handling Under ...
John Jamieson

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2009

Learn how to become a better navigator and skipper . . These seamanship and navigation techniques are designed for maximum usefulness in the cockpits, pilothouses, and navigation stations of sail- and powerboats. Navigation techniques range from traditional to electronic and include highly useful tips for coastal cruise planning under sail or ...

Dog on it; Wanted: boating companion for day cruises, fishing trips, gunkholing, and passagemaking. Good ...
Michael Vatalaro

Thomson Gale, 2007

This digital document is an article from BOAT/U.S. Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1596 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with ...

The Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California: Golden Gate to Ensenada, Mexico, Including the ...

Brian M. Fagan

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001

Outstanding and unique
We have used Brian Fagans guidebooks from SD to SF for many years, but this is the best of the lot. We recently led a cruise to the Channel Islands, and made this a "must" for the cruisers, all of whom praised it highly. Really THE guidebook to coastal cruising in ...

Voyaging Under Power

Robert Beebe, James Leishman

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1994

Ulysses in a world cruising power boat
Although I have never ventured beyond the horizon -- fish for blues out to 25 miles offshore--- I have been fascinated with the modern equivalents of Homer's fabled voyager. This book brings Homer's world-travelling explorer into the 21st century. Make no mistake, this ...

Caribbean Passagemaking: A Cruiser's Guide

Les Weatheritt

Sheridan House, 2004

finding paradise at last
Just the book for me. The review in Caribbean Cruising caught my eye. If they say its good, it is. I've sailed the Caribbean three seasons now and just done all the wet and nasty stuff beating north. Since getting a copy of this book in Trinidad I've got to Bequia in ...

Offshore Sailing: 200 Essential Passagemaking Tips

William G. Seifert, Daniel Spurr

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001

Offshoore Sailing: 2000 passagemaking tips
This is a very comprehensive book explaining what you need to know about offshore sailing.

Ready to Sail: A Captains Guide to Boat Inspection and Repairs, Preparations of Boat and Crew for Offshore ...

Capt. Edward Mapes

Offshore Publications, 2006

"Must-have" before-you-set-sail bible
Written by USCG licensed master mariner Dr. Ed Mapes, Ready To Sail: A Captain's Guide to Boat Inspection and Repairs Preparations of Boat and Crew for Offshore Passage-Making is a practical guide to inspecting every last aspect of a ship from its hull and mast to its ...