Fast Track to Sailing by Colgate, Steve -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page FAST TRACK to SAILING Copyright Page Contents FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION DAY ONE GETTING TO KNOW YOUR BOAT

1 THE LANGUAGE OF SAILING

IMPORTANT WORDS TO KNOW HOW TO MEASURE A SAILBOAT HOW TO DESCRIBE A SAILBOAT STANDING RIGGING RUNNING RIGGING SAILS AND HOW TO DESCRIBE THEM

2 START SAILING

SAILING COMFORT IS ALL ABOUT PREPARATION GETTING ABOARD GETTING READY TO SAIL

Preparing the Boat Preparing the Sails

GETTING UNDERWAY STEERING MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE

3 THE POINTS OF SAIL

FINDING WIND DIRECTION YOUR BOAT IS ALWAYS ON A TACK CYCLING THROUGH THE POINTS OF SAIL CHANGING COURSE DOWNWIND SAILING TOWARD THE WIND WHEN TACKS DON'T GO AS PLANNED

DAY TWO BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS

4 WIND AND SAILS A POWERFUL TEAM

WIND CREATES LIFT TWO SAILS ARE MORE EFFICIENT THAN ONE THE EFFECT OF HEELING USING TELLTALES WIND FLOW ON A RUN JIB LEADS HOW SAILS ARE MADE SAIL CONTROLS READING AND USING THE WIND

Headers and Lifts Apparent Wind Lulls and Puffs

5 BALANCE AND STABILITY

HOW WEATHER AND LEE HELM AFFECT BALANCE HOW SAILS AFFECT BALANCE HOW WEIGHT AFFECTS BALANCE HOW THE KEEL AND HULL SHAPE AFFECT STABILITY HOW TO CONTROL STABILITY DETERMINING SPEED SAILING DINGHIES

6 HANDLING HEAVY WEATHER AND RESCUING CREW

SAILING IN HEAVY WEATHER WHAT TO DO IN A SQUALL CREW OVERBOARD!

DAY THREE GOING AND COMING WITH EASE

7 MOORING, DOCKING, AND ANCHORING UNDER SAIL

MOORING PICKUP WITHOUT A MOTOR HOW TO ANCHOR UNDER SAIL HOW TO DOCK UNDER SAIL

Wind Direction and Your Approach Tying and Tidying Up

IF YOU GO AGROUND

8 RIGHT-OF-WAY RULES AND NAVIGATION

HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE ON A COLLISION COURSE RULES OF THE ROAD

When Sailboat Meets Sailboat When Two Boats Meet, Both Using Engines When Pure Sail Meets Power

NAVIGATION BASICS

How to Use a Compass How to Calculate Distance How to Plot a Course How to Read a Chart Taking Bearings

9 SPINNAKER

PREPARATION FOR SETTING THE SPINNAKER THE HOIST THE SET THE JIBE THE DOUSE

10 MARLINSPIKE SEAMANSHIP

SAFE AND EFFICIENT WINCH USE KEEPING LINES ORGANIZED

APPENDIX 1 THREE-DAY STUDY PROGRAM APPENDIX 2 TIPS AND CHECKLISTS GLOSSARY Index