Modern boats, modern tactics

Article Abstract:

Seamanship skills and familiaity with a boats' characteristics are key factors in handling a sailboat in heavy weather. Tips on judging wind and waves, choosing the right speed and practicing are offered. Tactics include running, reaching, beating and powersailing to windward.

Author: Dashew, Steve
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2000
Ship handling

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Storm tactics: passive vs. active

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Issues concerning the best tactics to use when sailing in a severe storm are discussed, with a comparison of passive techniques, such as anchoring the boat, and active techniques, such as powersailing the boat out of the storm.

Author: Dashew, Steve, Pardey, Lin, Pardey, Lawrence Fred
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2000
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Backing down under sail

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The basic principles of backing down under sail are keeping the bow close on head to wind, using windage to provide power and steering with the rudder in reverse. The use of the maneuver is described.

Author: Dashew, Steve
Publisher: World Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 1992

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Subjects list: Methods, Sailing, Seamanship
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