Illustrated Seamanship

✍ Scribed by Ivar Dedekam

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 101
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Seamanship is the art of managing a boat. This book is a follow-up to the successful Sail & Rig Tuning and Illustrated Navigation covering knots, docking the boat and anchoring, all illustrated in Ivar Dedekam’s distinctive style and backed up with clear and simple text. These skills are imperative to keep a boat safe and make cruising as enjoyable as possible.Follows on from the success of the author’s previous work, Sail & Rig Tuning (sold approx. 27,000 copies)Covers cruising boats worldwideCovers all the key topics for managing a boat and safety on board (e.g. ropework, mooring, manoeuvring in harbour, anchoring)Highly illustrated

✦ Table of Contents

Illustrated Seamanship......Page 3
Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
The basics......Page 11
Bowline......Page 13
Sheet bend......Page 15
Rolling hitch......Page 16
Coiling ropes......Page 18
Cleats......Page 20
Making fast on a bollard......Page 22
Splicing......Page 25
Swigging (sweating)......Page 27
Various useful knots......Page 29
The basics......Page 33
The propeller......Page 35
The rudder......Page 36
Wind impact......Page 37
The boat’s turning curve......Page 38
Getting to know your boat......Page 39
Turning the boat in confined spaces......Page 42
Entering and leaving a berth......Page 43
Coming alongside......Page 45
Mooring......Page 48
Using bow and stern springs......Page 50
More about mooring......Page 57
More about slip lines......Page 66
Currents......Page 67
The basics......Page 71
Ground tackle......Page 73
Foredeck arrangement......Page 77
Anchoring techniques......Page 79
Weighing anchor......Page 88
Using two bow anchors......Page 91
Using a dinghy......Page 93
Using a bow or stern anchor and mooring line ashore......Page 96
Anchoring examples......Page 97
Miscellany......Page 98
Summary......Page 101