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  • The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating: An A-Z Compendium of Navigation, Seamanship, Boat Maintenance, and Nautical Wisdom

    The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating by Vigor, John;

    An A-Z Compendium of Navigation, Seamanship, Boat Maintenance, and Nautical Wisdom

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    • Kiadó International Marine
    • Megjelenés dátuma 2007. szeptember 16.

    • ISBN 9780071498883
    • Kötéstípus Puhakötés
    • Terjedelem384 oldal
    • Méret 274x213x14 mm
    • Súly 841 g
    • Nyelv angol
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    Rövid leírás:

    “Vigor is one of the finest boating writers of our time.”--Cruising World

    “You name it, it’s in here. Covers every boating situation. This book is both informative and entertaining.”--Latitudes & Attitudes

    “John Vigor is the answer guy if you’re having onboard arguments about nautical terminology or the science of sailing in general, and his new book lives up to the promise in its title.”--Good Old Boat

    Whether it’s boat maintenance, navigation, boat handling in all kinds of weather, or the physics of how boats function, every sailor and powerboater needs a comprehensive go-to source for specialized information. Now you have it with The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating:

    • Addresses virtually every aspect of powerboating and sailing in 500 entries
    • Covers seamanship and boat handling, navigation, routine boat maintenance, boat design and building, and nautical reference data
    • Ranges from vital techniques--such as recovering overboard crew and measuring distances off--to essential concepts like reading the water and sky and evaluating a boat’s seaworthiness
    • Includes numerous cross-references and an exhaustive index to direct you quickly to the right entry and to unify related topics
    • Makes delightful browsing as well as a source of sound guidance for practically any boating situation

    John Vigor has been sailing for more than 40 years in boats ranging from 11 to 72 feet, logging 15,000 miles of ocean voyaging. A journalist by profession, he has written for major metropolitan newspapers in Great Britain, South Africa, and the United States, is the author of seven nautical books, and contributes articles to Cruising World, SAIL, and Yachting Monthly.

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    Hosszú leírás:

    “Vigor is one of the finest boating writers of our time.”--Cruising World

    “You name it, it’s in here. Covers every boating situation. This book is both informative and entertaining.”--Latitudes & Attitudes

    “John Vigor is the answer guy if you’re having onboard arguments about nautical terminology or the science of sailing in general, and his new book lives up to the promise in its title.”--Good Old Boat

    Whether it’s boat maintenance, navigation, boat handling in all kinds of weather, or the physics of how boats function, every sailor and powerboater needs a comprehensive go-to source for specialized information. Now you have it with The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating:

    • Addresses virtually every aspect of powerboating and sailing in 500 entries
    • Covers seamanship and boat handling, navigation, routine boat maintenance, boat design and building, and nautical reference data
    • Ranges from vital techniques--such as recovering overboard crew and measuring distances off--to essential concepts like reading the water and sky and evaluating a boat’s seaworthiness
    • Includes numerous cross-references and an exhaustive index to direct you quickly to the right entry and to unify related topics
    • Makes delightful browsing as well as a source of sound guidance for practically any boating situation


    “Vigor is one of the finest boating writers of our time.”--Cruising World

    “You name it, it’s in here. Covers every boating situation. This book is both informative and entertaining.”--Latitudes & Attitudes

    “John Vigor is the answer guy if you’re having onboard arguments about nautical terminology or the science of sailing in general, and his new book lives up to the promise in its title.”--Good Old Boat

    Whether it’s boat maintenance, navigation, boat handling in all kinds of weather, or the physics of how boats function, every sailor and powerboater needs a comprehensive go-to source for specialized information. Now you have it with The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating:

    • Addresses virtually every aspect of powerboating and sailing in 500 entries
    • Covers seamanship and boat handling, navigation, routine boat maintenance, boat design and building, and nautical reference data
    • Ranges from vital techniques--such as recovering overboard crew and measuring distances off--to essential concepts like reading the water and sky and evaluating a boat’s seaworthiness
    • Includes numerous cross-references and an exhaustive index to direct you quickly to the right entry and to unify related topics
    • Makes delightful browsing as well as a source of sound guidance for practically any boating situation

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    Tartalomjegyzék:

    Acknowledgments

    Introduction

    A

    Abandoning Ship
    Accidental Circling
    Accidents on Board
    Adhesives
    Air Masses
    Air Pressure on Sails
    Albatrosses
    Alternators
    Aluminum Hulls
    America's Cup
    Amp-Hour Ratings
    Anchors, Anchoring
    Anchoring Rights
    Anchor Types
    Antifouling Paints
    Apparent Wind

    B

    Backstaff
    Bahamian Moor
    Balanced Helm
    Ballast Ratios
    Ballast Taboo
    Barometer
    Barge Hazards
    Barrier Coats
    Battens in Sails
    Battery Choices
    Battery Needs
    Beam-to-Length Ratio
    Beaufort Scale
    Berths
    Bilge
    Bilge Pumps
    Binoculars
    Black Box Theory
    Blisters in GRP
    Block and Tackle
    Block Sizes
    Boarding Ladders
    Boat
    Booms
    Borers
    Bosun's Chair
    Bottom Painting
    Bower and Kedge
    Brake and Shaft Horsepower
    Brightwork
    Broaching To
    Bulwarks
    Buoyage Systems
    Buys Ballot's Law

    C

    Calling for Help
    Capsize
    Capsize Screening
    Castaways
    Catching Water
    Cavitation
    Centerboards
    Center of Buoyancy
    Center of Effort
    Center of Gravity
    Chafe
    Chain
    Chain Locker
    Chain Stoppers
    Chart Datums
    Charts
    Chart Scales
    Chart Stowage
    Checking a Battery
    Chines
    Choosing a Boat
    Circles of Position
    Circumnavigation
    Cleats
    Clouds
    Coast Guard
    Cockpit Drains
    Cockpits
    Code Flags
    Coiling Line
    Coin Under Mast
    Collision Bearings
    Collision Regulations
    Color at Sea
    Color Blindness
    Commissioning
    Companionway Formula
    Compass Bearings
    Compass Courses
    Compass Tests
    Compass Types
    Complex Lights
    Computers
    Cooking Afloat
    Coral Reefs
    Coriolis Force
    Counting Seconds
    Course Corrections
    Cranking Ratings
    Crew Overboard
    Cruising Anchors
    Cruising Boat Size
    Cruising Lifestyle
    Currents

    D

    Dacron
    Danger Angles
    Danger at Sea
    Danger Bearings
    Dead Reckoning
    Deadrise
    Delivery Trips
    Depth-Finders
    Depth-Sounders
    Deviation Cards
    Diesel Engines
    Diesel Fuel
    Diesel Maintenance
    Diesel Smoke
    Dinghies
    Dinghy Capacities
    Dinghy Life
    Dinghy Oars
    Dipping Lights
    Direction
    Displacement
    Displacement Ratio
    Distance Logs
    Distance Off
    Distress Signals
    Dockage Costs
    Docking
    Dock Lines
    Dodger
    Doldrums
    Downburst
    Dragging Anchor
    Drinking Seawater
    Drogue
    Drowned Outboard Motors
    Dry Rot

    E

    Eating Plankton
    Echo Pilotage
    Electrical Bonding
    Electrical Wiring
    Emergency Navigation
    Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
    Engine Life
    Engine Oil
    Enlarging Plans
    EPIRBs
    Epoxy
    Estimated Position
    Estimating Angles
    Exhaust Line

    F

    Faint Lights
    Fathometer
    Fathoms
    Fear
    Fenders
    Fetch
    Fiberglass
    Fid

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