The Art of Seamanship: Evolving Skills, Exploring Oceans, and Handling Wind, Waves, and Weather (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP) - Hardcover

Naranjo, Ralph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071493425 ISBN 13: 9780071493420

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2014

Synopsis

Wind, waves, weather, and water demand the practiced art of seamanship

"Planning and reacting to the unanticipated are the flip sides of seamanship. This blending of pre-voyage preparedness with effective on-the-water response is learned rather than inherent--together they define the art of seamanship." -- Author RALPH NARANJO

Each time a sailboat casts off its docklines the sailor enters a marine realm that demands knowledge, preparedness, vigilance, and coolheadedness--these qualities are the foundation of good seamanship. Both an art as well as a science, seamanship is also the mastery of numerous practical details, from the best choice of line for a jib sheet to an accurate assessment of the passage of a deep low-pressure system.

Around-the-world sailor Ralph Naranjo--technical expert, ocean racer, former Vanderstar Chair at the U.S. Naval Academy--delivers a priceless reference for anything that comes up while on the water, sharing all the knowledge today's sailors need to "hand, reef, and steer"--an enduring reference to the collective skills of the bluewater sailor. Naranjo's vast knowledge is supported by real-life examples of sailing mishaps, sample itineraries, vibrant photos, as well as first-hand accounts and sidebarsfrom top sailors and marine experts, including Shelia McCurdy, Chuck Hawley, Lee Chesneau, and Paul Miller, N.A.Seamanship is a dynamic art, demanding full attention from the sailor amidst a constant flow of information and knowledge.

The Art of Seamanship will improve your problem-solving skills, whether daysailing around the harbor or voyaging around the world.

You'll learn:

• The attributes of a good skipper and crew―includingphysical and mental agility, effective communication, andknowledge-based decision making
• Fine-tuning your voyaging with the seaworthiness of your boat and the capability of your crew in mind
• Using weather information and routing resources to lower risks and raise rewards
• Developing advanced boat-handling skills―includingheaving-to, towing a drogue, reefing, setting storm sails,and kedging
• Lines, line handling, and rigging--making sure the right strings are attached, including an in-depth look at modern rope construction
• Anchoring--the art of staying put--with a realistic lookat tackle from lunch hooks to storm anchors
• Sails, modern sail material, sail trim, sail handling, and hardware, from hanked-on headsails to the latest top-down furlers
• Navigating in the satellite age, including paper and digital chartplotting, how to best use the new equipment, plus understanding the role of celestial navigation as a fail-safe
• Sailboat design and dynamics, including the role of vessel structure and stability and a look at what your current boat has to offer and what to look for in a new boat
• Sharing crowded waters and understanding the reasonsbehind the "rules of the road"
• How to be ready for any emergency, including fire, crewoverboard, a flooding bilge, or the need to abandon ship
• Establishing reliable communication, including VHF, AIS, SSB, satellite phones, and beacon signaling (EPIRBS, PLBS)

About this title

About the Author

Ralph Naranjo (Annapolis, MD) was technical editor of Cruising World magazine for 12 years, during which he reviewed and sea-tested hundreds of new boats and their systems. For ten years, as Vanderstar Chair at the U.S. Naval Academy, he directed the Academy’s sail training program with specific focus on safety, seamanship, navigation, and vessel readiness. He was the Academy’s lead agent in the design and acquisition of a fleet of 30 new 44-foot sailing craft―a $15 million, Congressionally funded program. For ten years he managed the Seawanhaka Boatyard and Marina in Oyster Bay, Long Island. He is a marine industry consultant and expert witness, a past chair of the U.S. Sailing Safety at Sea Committee, a frequent U.S. Sailing Safety at Sea seminar moderator, a U.S. Coast Guard licensed master (100 tons), a member of the Explorers Club and the Cruising Club of America, and a past Storm Trysail Club board member. A U.S. Sailing Master Trainer, he understands what recreational boaters need to know about seamanship, and he knows how to teach them. He has written some 200 articles for boating magazines and has won three Boating Writers International awards. He has completed three transatlantic passages, eight Bermuda Races, and numerous other offshore passages under sail and power, and completed a five-year voyage around the world under sail with his wife and children.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071493425
• ISBN 13: 9780071493420
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512