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INTRODUCTION: THE OCEAN SKIPPER
PART 1 • THE OFFSHORE YACHT
1 HULLS FOR OCEAN SAILING
Hull considerations
Long or short keel
Catamarans
Stability
2 SAILING RIGS FOR DEEP WATER
Bermudan rig
Alternative rigs
3 ENGINES
Accessibility
Servicing
The drive chain
Tools and manuals
Troubleshooting
4 STEERING
Rudders
Tillers and wheels
Self-steering
5 SYSTEMS
Electricity
‘Need-to-have’ systems
‘Want-to-have’ systems
6 ACCOMMODATION
The saloon
Sea berth
The galley
Fiddles
Hand holds
Lighting
On deck
PART 2 • OCEAN NAVIGATION AND DEEP-SEA SEAMANSHIP
7 WEATHER
The big picture
Practical forecasting for mid-latitude weather
Tropical weather
Trade-wind sailing
The Intertropical Convergence Zone
Monsoons
Tropical revolving storms
Navigating in the vicinity of a TRS
Ocean weather forecasting
8 HOT AND COLD
Ice
Coral
9 THE TOOLS OF OCEAN NAVIGATION
Charts
Traditional tools
10 ESSENTIAL CELESTIAL NAVIGATION
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