Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook by Calder, Nigel -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Nigel Calder’s Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: The Boat

Chapter 1. A Boat for Cruising

Basic Design Parameters

Length–Beam Ratio Keel Types Displacement Calculations Ballast Ratio Displacement–Length Ratio Overhangs Waterplanes and Immersion Comfort Factor Sail Area–Displacement Ratio Stability Curves and Ratio Capsize Screening Value and STIX Number Maintaining Control Speed–Length Ratio Buttocks, Diagonals, and Aft Sections Speed versus Comfort

Getting Down to Details

Construction Materials Cored Hulls and Decks Hull-to-Deck Joints Structural Reinforcements Keels Rudders and Skegs Skegs and Propellers Bilge Water and Tankage

Conclusion

Chapter 2. On Deck

Rigs and Rigging

Rig Options Masts, Spreaders, and Shroud Angles Holding up the Mast Roller-Reefing Foresails Mainsail Odds and Ends

Cockpits and Deck Layout

Center or Aft Cockpit Basic Parameters and the Comfort Factor Steering Dodgers and Biminis Cockpit Flooding Deck Design and Layout Stowage

Dealing with Ground Tackle

Bow Platform Deck Layout Anchor Wells Chain Locker Windlasses

Addendum: Carbon Fiber Masts

Lightning and Other Survival Issues

Chapter 3. Cruising Accommodations: Fusing Functionality at Sea with Comfort on the Hook

General Considerations

Minimizing Motion Keeping Things in Place Insulation Ventilation Air Conditioning and Heating

Specific Spaces

Navigation Station Wet Locker Galley Saloon Forecabins, Quarter Berths, and Aft Cabins Head Compartment

Conclusion Addendum: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Chapter 4. Electrical Systems

A Balanced System

Keeping the Load Down The Supply Side Supplementary Sources of Power Defining the Limits Miscellaneous DC Systems Issues

DC to AC Inverters

Sizing an Inverter DC and AC Installations

Over-Current Protection and High-Current Circuits

What Size Fuse or Circuit Breaker? High-Current Circuits Check Your Own Boat

Low-Energy Refrigeration

Efficiency Versatility Insulate, Insulate, Insulate Enhancing Performance Effective Refrigeration

Low-Energy Lighting

Fluorescent Lights LED Lighting Halogen Lights

AC Systems

Safety Corrosion Miscellaneous AC Systems Comments

Bonding, Zinc Anodes, and Lightning Protection

Stray-Current Corrosion and Bonding Lightning Protection

Conclusion

Chapter 5. The Rest of the Systems

Engine and Propeller

How Big an Engine? Propeller Sizing Propeller Matters Peripheral Systems Living with an Engine

Fuel and Water Tanks

Metal Tanks Plastic Tanks Freshwater Systems Watermakers

Bilge Pumps

Flooding Rates and Pumping Capacities Improving Performance: Hoses and Check Valves Improving Performance: Electrical Considerations Float Switches Keeping Dry Below Decks

Through-Hulls, Seacocks, and Hoses

Quality Through-Hulls and Seacocks Hoses

Propane Installations

The Problem of Refills When Cruising

Making Equipment Choices

What Spares to Carry?

Chapter 6. Acquisition Strategies

Defining Priorities

What Size Boat? To Build or Not to Build Commissioning Costs

Used-Boat Market

Refurbishing an Older Sailboat Old Racing Boats A Survey Go Sailing as Soon as Possible!

Cruising-Boat Questionnaire and Checklist of Desirable Features

Part Two: Cruising Skills

Chapter 7. Boat Handling Under Power and Sail

Maneuvering under Power

Close Quarters Maneuvering under Power Docking (Mooring) Lines Docking Situations Mediterranean Moor Getting in and out of Slips Picking up and Leaving a Mooring

Sailing Skills

A Little Theory (of Sorts!) Going to Windward Using Telltales Adjusting Draft Tacking Reaching Running before the Wind Double Headsails Spinnakers Cruising Spinnakers Weather Helm and Lee Helm Motor Sailing

Tuning a Rig

Preparatory Measurements Static Tuning Dynamic Tuning at Sea

Chapter 8. Piloting, Navigation, and the Rules of the Road

Paper Charts

Chart Construction Chart Terminology and Symbols Chart Corrections Other Nautical Publications

Buoyage Systems and Lighthouses

Lateral and Cardinal Marks Lighthouses Picking out Navigation Marks

Compasses and Plotting

Compass Basics Compass Installation and Adjustment Transferring Bearings to and from a Chart Plotting Positions

Basic Piloting

Dead Reckoning Estimated Positions, and Set and Drift Fixes Plotting Conventions Tides, Tidal Currents, and Currents Keeping a Logbook Expanding the Piloting Repertoire Complex Situations, Fog, and Coral

Electronic Navigation

Chart and GPS Datums Electronic Charting Radar Navigation

Rules of the Road

Basic Rules Sound (and Light) Signals Navigation Lights

In Perspective Addendum: One Person’s Ellipsoid Is Another Person’s Shipwreck

Newton versus the Cassini Family From Sphere to Ellipsoid From Ellipsoid to Geoid A New Age Nautical Peculiarities Avoiding Reefs

Chapter 9. Anchoring, Running Aground, and Kedging Off

Ground Tackle

Calculating the Load Matching the Components Chain Rodes Rope Rodes How Much Rode? Anchor Choices

Anchoring

Anchoring Routine Setting and Retrieving an Anchor under Sail Setting More than One Anchor Retrieving (Weighing) an Anchor

Running Aground and Kedging Off

Running Aground under Sail Running Aground on a Rising Tide Running Aground on a Falling Tide Running Aground in Tideless Waters Towing and Salvage

Chapter 10. The Ditty Bag

Modern Ropes

A Look at Construction Caring for Ropes

Marlinespike Seamanship

Knots Eye Splices Seizings and Whippings Ratlines

Sails

Materials and Construction Maintenance and Repairs

Dinghies

Hard versus Inflatable Inflatable Options Getting a Dinghy on and off a Boat Miscellaneous Dinghy Thoughts

Foul-Weather Gear

Features Layering and the Extremities

Safety-Related Equipment

Life Jackets and Harnesses Crew Overboard Maneuvers Fire Extinguishers

Chapter 11. Weather Predictions and Heavy-Weather Sailing

Basic Theory

Adding Wind and Putting a Spin on These Processes Pressure Changes, Isobars, and Wind Direction Relative Humidity, Air Masses, Stability, and Instability Frontal Systems The Jet Stream and the 500-Millibar Chart The Big Picture

Coastal Cruising: Putting Theory to Use

Onshore and Offshore Winds Thunderstorms Fog

Offshore Cruising: Putting Theory to Use

Things to Monitor Signs of Change Ocean Currents

Extreme Weather Situations

Hurricanes and Typhoons Rapidly Intensifying Lows (Meteorological Bombs) Microbursts

Heavy-Weather Sailing

Being Prepared Heaving-To Lying Ahull Running Off Sea Anchors Dealing with Flooding Abandoning Ship

Conclusion

Chapter 12. Extended Cruising and Staying in Touch

Logistical Considerations

Provisioning Ensuring Safe Water Environmental Issues Finding Crew Financial Matters and Insurance Bureaucracy Children Onboard

Staying Healthy

Seasickness Good Health in Tropical Climates Diarrhea Childhood Infections and Infestations Avoiding Mosquito-Borne and Other Transmittable Diseases Cuts, Scratches, Insect Bites, and Marine Hazards

Staying in Touch

Big Ship Developments VHF Radio Marine SSB and Ham SSB Radio Inmarsat Satellite and Cell (Mobile) Phones E-Mail Making Decisions Snail Mail

Postscript Bibliography Metric Conversions and Trademarks Index

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