In Hand, Reef & Steer - winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award - Tom explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and shares his grasp of the special skills required to handle them. He describes how to handle heavy loads using tackles rather than winches and reveals the mysteries of making the boat work for you rather than fighting with her gear. He shares step by step advice on setting up the rig; sail handling skills (hoisting, setting and reefing) heavy and light air sailing; manouevring a long-keel boat; losing way, scandalizing and steering with sails, topsails, watersails, single-luff spinnakers and fisherman staysails; and much, much more.
Hand, Reef & Steer, with its wonderful watercolour drawings and atmospheric photos, will delight all who love the unique character and grace of classic craft.
'Superb' Cruising
'A delightful book' WoodenBoat
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Hand, Reef and Steer 2nd edition
Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats
- 208 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Print ISBN
9781472925220
Edition
2Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- I. Gaff in perspective
- II. Gaff options and essential running rigging
- III. Masts and spars
- IV. Standing rigging
- V. Running gear
- VI. Mainsails
- VII. Topsails
- VIII. Headsails
- IX. Making the rig work
- X. Shortening sail
- XI. Heavy weather
- XII. Light weather
- XIII. Downwind sailing
- XIV. Slow-speed sailing
- XV. Practical manoeuvring
- XVI. The question of authenticity
- Appendix 1. Ditty bag
- Appendix 2. Glossary
- eCopyright