Basic Cruising: The National Standard for Quality Sailing Instruction
Year: 2002 Language: english Author: U S Sailing Association Genre: Guide Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages + text layer Number of pages: 126 Description: This book will lay out how to responsibly skipper and crew an auxiliary powered cruising sailboat, during daylight hours, within sight of land in moderate wind and sea conditions.
Contents
Contents Acknowledgments ............................................ 2 Forel1;ord .......................................................... 3 Part 1: Introduction to Cruising Weluurne to Cruising ........................................ 6 Personal gear .................. .................................. 8 Parts of'the hull .............................................. 10 Parts of the <..:ruising rig .................................. 12 Parts of the interior .............. ...... .. .................. 14 Points of sail .............................. ...................... 16 Sailboat dynamics ...................................... .. .. 18 Apparent wind ................................................ 19 Getting there and returning .......................... 20 Windage ........................ .... .......................... 43 Stopping .............................................. .. ...... 44 Prop walk .................................................... 4,5 uaving the do<..:k ........ .......... ........................... 46 Hoisting the main .. ... ........ ........... .......... ....... .48 Hoisting the jib ............................................... .49 Sailing upwind ....... ....... ................ ............. .. .... 50 Sailing downwind ............. .......... ..... ... ... ...... .... 52 Tacking ............................................................. 54 Jibing .............................................................. 55 Lowering sails ......................... ............. .......... 56 Returning to the dock .................................... 57 Returning to the slip ...................................... 58 Securing the boat ........... ......................... ........ 59 Part 2: Basic Cruising Systems The engine ...................................................... 22 Engine systems ........... .................................. . 24 Electrical system ............................................ 26 Fresh water system .. .... .................................. 27 VIIF radio ................... ............. .. ........... ..... .... 28 Stoves .............................................................. 29 MSD (head) system .................................... .... 30 Bilge system ........... ... ..... ................................. 31 Sail controls ..................................................... 32 Part 3: Preparation Weather ............................................................ 34 Getting ready .................................................. 36 Boarding ... .... ..... ............... ........................ ... ... . 36 Safety check .................................................... 36 Checking the sailing environment ................ 37 Rigging the sails ........ .. .................................... 38 Working as a crew .................... ................... .... 40 Part 5: Improving Your Skills Adjusting sail shape ........................................ 60 Shortening sail Options ......... ....... .............. .......................... 62 Changing headsails .................................... 63 Roller furling .............................................. 64 Slab reefing ................................................ 65 Anchoring Types of anchors ................................ ........ 66 Setting an anchor ... .. ............ ............... ........ 67 Anchoring decisions .................................. 68 AnchOring under power ............................ 70 Raising an anchor ...................................... 71 More leaving and retuming .......................... 72 Knots .......... .... .................... ..................... ......... 74 Coiling a line .......................................... ........ 77 Heaving a line ...................... ..... ....... ........ ...... 77 Part 6: The Sailing Environment Part 4: Your First Sail Maneuvering under power Steering ...................................................... 42 Tides and currents ...................................... .... 78 Navigation Rules .......................... .................. 80 Basic navigation aids ........... ................. .. ......... 82Contents 5 Basic navigation (piloting) Reading a chart .......................................... 84 Planning with chart and compass ............ 85 Compass variation and deviation ............. .86 Plotting ............ .. ......... ........................ ...... ... 87 Determining your position .. ..... ................ .88 Time, speed and distance .......................... 89 Danger bearings ........................................ 90 Part 7: Health, Safety and Emergencies Hyputhermia, seasickness and heat emergencies ....... ........................... .................. 91 On-deck safety .......... ............... ....................... 92 Overboard recovery methods Quick-Stop recovery .................................. 93 Lifesling-type recovery .............................. 94 Quick-Turn recovery .................................. 95 Under power recovery .............................. 95 Running aground ............................................ 96 Fire safety .............. ................... ... ...... ............ 97 Steering failure ........... ........... .......................... 98 Towing ...................... ,"""", .. " ... ,., .................. 99 Flooding ........................ ,., ....... , ..................... 100 Signaling for help ............................. ..... ........ 100 Safety equipmenl. ....... .................................. lOl Federal safety requirements ........ ... ......... .... 102 ii=;£] SAIUNC. Appendix Rig and hull types ........................................ 103 Glossary ...................... , ......... " ...................... 105 Navigation Rules, Inland-Intemational ...... 1l2 US SAILING Ba'lic Cmising Certification 120 Inlroduction to US SAILING .................... 123 What can US SAILING do for you? .......... 124
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Basic Cruising: The National Standard for Quality Sailing Instruction
Year: 2002
Language: english
Author: U S Sailing Association
Genre: Guide
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages + text layer
Number of pages: 126
Description: This book will lay out how to responsibly skipper and crew an auxiliary powered cruising sailboat, during daylight hours, within sight of land in moderate wind and sea conditions.
Contents
ContentsAcknowledgments ............................................ 2
Forel1;ord .......................................................... 3
Part 1: Introduction to Cruising
Weluurne to Cruising ........................................ 6
Personal gear .................. .................................. 8
Parts of'the hull .............................................. 10
Parts of the <..:ruising rig .................................. 12
Parts of the interior .............. ...... .. .................. 14
Points of sail .............................. ...................... 16
Sailboat dynamics ...................................... .. .. 18
Apparent wind ................................................ 19
Getting there and returning .......................... 20
Windage ........................ .... .......................... 43
Stopping .............................................. .. ...... 44
Prop walk .................................................... 4,5
uaving the do<..:k ........ .......... ........................... 46
Hoisting the main .. ... ........ ........... .......... ....... .48
Hoisting the jib ............................................... .49
Sailing upwind ....... ....... ................ ............. .. .... 50
Sailing downwind ............. .......... ..... ... ... ...... .... 52
Tacking ............................................................. 54
Jibing .............................................................. 55
Lowering sails ......................... ............. .......... 56
Returning to the dock .................................... 57
Returning to the slip ...................................... 58
Securing the boat ........... ......................... ........ 59
Part 2: Basic Cruising Systems
The engine ...................................................... 22
Engine systems ........... .................................. . 24
Electrical system ............................................ 26
Fresh water system .. .... .................................. 27
VIIF radio ................... ............. .. ........... ..... .... 28
Stoves .............................................................. 29
MSD (head) system .................................... .... 30
Bilge system ........... ... ..... ................................. 31
Sail controls ..................................................... 32
Part 3: Preparation
Weather ............................................................ 34
Getting ready .................................................. 36
Boarding ... .... ..... ............... ........................ ... ... . 36
Safety check .................................................... 36
Checking the sailing environment ................ 37
Rigging the sails ........ .. .................................... 38
Working as a crew .................... ................... .... 40
Part 5: Improving Your Skills
Adjusting sail shape ........................................ 60
Shortening sail
Options ......... ....... .............. .......................... 62
Changing headsails .................................... 63
Roller furling .............................................. 64
Slab reefing ................................................ 65
Anchoring
Types of anchors ................................ ........ 66
Setting an anchor ... .. ............ ............... ........ 67
Anchoring decisions .................................. 68
AnchOring under power ............................ 70
Raising an anchor ...................................... 71
More leaving and retuming .......................... 72
Knots .......... .... .................... ..................... ......... 74
Coiling a line .......................................... ........ 77
Heaving a line ...................... ..... ....... ........ ...... 77
Part 6: The Sailing Environment
Part 4: Your First Sail
Maneuvering under power
Steering ...................................................... 42
Tides and currents ...................................... .... 78
Navigation Rules .......................... .................. 80
Basic navigation aids ........... ................. .. ......... 82Contents
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Basic navigation (piloting)
Reading a chart .......................................... 84
Planning with chart and compass ............ 85
Compass variation and deviation ............. .86
Plotting ............ .. ......... ........................ ...... ... 87
Determining your position .. ..... ................ .88
Time, speed and distance .......................... 89
Danger bearings ........................................ 90
Part 7: Health, Safety and Emergencies
Hyputhermia, seasickness and heat
emergencies ....... ........................... .................. 91
On-deck safety .......... ............... ....................... 92
Overboard recovery methods
Quick-Stop recovery .................................. 93
Lifesling-type recovery .............................. 94
Quick-Turn recovery .................................. 95
Under power recovery .............................. 95
Running aground ............................................ 96
Fire safety .............. ................... ... ...... ............ 97
Steering failure ........... ........... .......................... 98
Towing ...................... ,"""", .. " ... ,., .................. 99
Flooding ........................ ,., ....... , ..................... 100
Signaling for help ............................. ..... ........ 100
Safety equipmenl. ....... .................................. lOl
Federal safety requirements ........ ... ......... .... 102
ii=;£]
SAIUNC.
Appendix
Rig and hull types ........................................ 103
Glossary ...................... , ......... " ...................... 105
Navigation Rules, Inland-Intemational ...... 1l2
US SAILING Ba'lic Cmising Certification 120
Inlroduction to US SAILING .................... 123
What can US SAILING do for you? .......... 124
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