The Annapolis Book of SeamanshipBased on the U.S. Naval Academy's courses in navigation, piloting, and seamanship, the first edition of this work became the bible for sailing schools and pleasure sailors across America. Its new revised edition is packed with invaluable information and is an indispensable resource for any sailor. Drawings and charts. |
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4sec alter course anchor angle apparent wind bearing boat boat's boom boom vang buoyancy buoys called celestial navigation centerboard channel CHAPTER chart cleat Coast Guard cockpit COLREGS compass crew member cruising Dacron DAYMARK deck dinghy distance False Ducks feet flashes float forward gear halyard head headstay heel helmsman hook hull hull speed Island jacket jibe keel keep knots leech leeward light lighthouse Loran Loran-C luff magnetic mainsail mast miles nautical miles object outhaul pilot plot points of sail pole port position powerboats pull racer-cruiser radar radio range reef rode rope rudder sail sailboat sailors shackle Shoal shore short blasts side signal skipper speed spinnaker spinnaker pole starboard steer stern storm tack tide tion trim vessel visibility warm waves weather helm winch windward wire yacht