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Sailing
Questions about wind-propelled water vessels, their maintenance, handling and rules governing their use.
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What are some good books for boat owners or for someone thinking about buying a boat?
This is a nice varied list of books about both sailing and power boating, for the novice and the more experienced boatowner.
Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 64th Edition : The Boating World's Most Respected Reference
The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge: 420 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation
How to Read a Nautical Chart : A Complete Guide to the Symbols, Abbreviations, and Data Displayed on Nautical Charts
Navigation Rules
Quick Reference Navigation Rules
The Complete Sailor: Learning the Art of Sailing
Getting Started in Powerboating
Boating 101: Essential Lessons for Boaters
Boat Docking: (Close Quarters Maneuvering for Small Craft)
Dockmanship
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Boating and Sailing (2nd Edition)
The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring
Pocket Book of Knots: Sailing * Boating * Household * Climbing * Fishing * Crafts
Nautical Knots Illustrated
Quick and Easy Boat Maintenance: 1,001 Time-Saving Tips
Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual: How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems
Sailboat Electrics Simplified
100 Fast & Easy Boat Improvements
DVDs:
The Encyclopedia of Boating Tips
Boating BasicsDVD
Handbook of sailing by Bob Bond
Another thought is to take the United States Power Squadrons Boat Smart Course. It's one night a week for four weeks and not only is it free, but it may help lower your insurance rates. Plus, in many states some sort of boating course is required and this course meets those requirements. Information on the location and times of courses can be found on the USPS website. Good luck.
:I'd like to add in the following to this already excellent list:American Practical Navigator, Nathaniel Bowditch. This two-volume book came into print in the 1700's and has been kept carefully updated by various government offices. Bowditch, one of America's few well-known mathematicians, made the bold statement that he could write a book that would teach any seaman everything needed to learn how to perform any navigational task -- a pretty strong statement in the 1700's. And it does this. It starts with how to do arithmetic, progresses to mathematics and works its way up to spherical trigonometry, and also includes electronic navigation. The section on weather is priceless in its dry understatement of what a hurricane is like.
First Aid Afloat, Eastman, MD -- a hard core Real guide to what to do if you're out of communication and days from landfall, and something happens. Eastman is a good writer, medically accurate, and not afraid of giving you simple, how-to answers I've usually seen handled as CYA's. If you're planning long cruising, this inexpensive book in priceless.
You may also want consider taking sailing lessons from the Red Cross. I did, it's worth it.
You may want to check out 'The Mariners Handbook' NP 100, by United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
This is the go-to recommended to commercial shipping officers it is a book on everything nautical, it has information on most things you will encounter.
It is also very reliable as it is put out by the UKHO (the guys who make admiralty charts).
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Sailing has been around for many many centuries. Ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Chinese all sailed.
Where are Pearson Yachts made?
Bristol, Rhode Island, US, is where Pearson Yachts were manufactured prior to their bankruptcy.
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How much did a boat cost in 1967?
A fishing skiff, a rowboat, a daysailer, a run-about motorboat, and a luxury yacht would each carry a different price.
What is a triangular sail set furthest forward on a vessel?
Depending on how it is rigged it could be the jib, Flying jib or spinnaker.
The most forward sail is normally called a jib.
On vessels with more than one jib, the names of the jibs (from forward to aft) are: Flying jib, Outer jib, Inner jib and Fore (topmast) staysail.
What is the cleat hitch knot used for on ships?
The cleat hitch knot is primarily used to prevent the boat from floating away from the slip. It is merely a half-hitch, secured about the dock's cleat. It is the same knot used to secure the halyards (near the bottom of the mast), and the flag (near the bottom of the flagpole).
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Who is the best at Olympic sailing?
Great Britain is the most successful nation, having racked up the most amount of medals since Olympic sailing started in 1900. The most successful Olympic sailor is Denmark's Paul Elvstrom. He won the first of his four gold medals at consecutive Games in 1948. However, if Great Britain's Ben Ainslie wins Gold at London 2012 he will overtake Elvstrom with one silver and 4 consecutive golds.
A sailing or engine-powered ship used for pleasure is called a?
A sailing or engine powered ship used for pleasure is called a yacht.
Ships have sails to catch the wind and propel them through the water. Some modern vessels have sails out of nostalgia for the older sailing methods, while the actual historical vessels had no engines and, therefore, depended on the wind to carry them. They are testing a type of sail that looks more like a large kite or parasail. They are to be used by large ships to help lessen their fuel consumption. It has been tested on Super tankers
For sailing ships near land the direction of the wind is important. If the wind is blowing towards the land that is the windward coast, and if blowing off the land and out to sea, that is the leeward coast. In strong winds, ships and boats will sometimes shelter close inshore so the land offers some protection - this sheltered area is called a lee. It's effectiveley like getting out of the wind by standing behind a wall
When were lateen sails invented?
It cannot be known for sure -probably in many place at roughly the same time. They have been known for more than 5,000 years.
How long does it take to sail 250 mile in 6 knots of wind?
Depends on the boat, your choice of sail, the sea condition and how the boat is rigged. I'm going to say that, on a broad reach, with nearly calm following seas and a 150% decksweeper, clean fiberglass hull, sloop-rigged, I get I could get that done in 50 hours give or take a lot. Beating into that in a 35,000lb Wetsnail [sic] will take longer (and longer). Broad reachings on a 60' light air sled with a big chute up would take considerably less. Note that this isn't really simple algebra at all. Even headed dead downwind in a constant 6kt breeze, I'm not going to actually make 6kt SOG. I can think of 20 mitigating factors off the top of my head.
A power driven vessel boating at night in which direction should the green side light be shining?
From dead ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the starboard beam
What is the maximum speed of a sailboat?
Maximum Speed of a Single-Hull
Displacement Boat
Hull Speed = 1.34 x the square root of the LWL
LWL: length of the hull at the waterline.
Please note: this is the theoretical maximum speed of a displacement monohull and does not take into account the following criteria:
1. Hull Design - each hull's contours will effect the laminar flow, that is how smoothly and effortlessly the water flows over it. Every design has a certain co-efficient of drag, and depending on the hull, more or less inherent and induced drag.
2. Displacement - just like with a car, the lighter you make a boat, the faster you can make it go.
3. Sail Area/Displacement Ratio - this is a bit like the power/weight ratio in a car. Since the sails are pushing the boat through the water, the heavier the boat, the larger the sails will have to be in order to take maximum advantage of the hull speed formula. If two vessels have the same hull design and the same sail area, the one with the lower displacement will be the faster vessel.
4. Type of Keel - there are two main types of keels, full and fin. Full means that the keel runs the length of the underside of the hull and fin is just what it sounds like - a fin placed roughly amidships. Depending on the weight and shape of the keel the boat will move faster or slower.
If you want to know the hull speed of a particular make and model of boat, see if you can find a polar diagram. Polar diagrams, or plots show the speed of the hull at various points of sail and with various wind velocities.
What on a sailboat are jib sheets?
The jib's sheet controls the angle of the jib (sail) to the wind. It is attached to the lower end of the jib that is farthest aft.
What does Sailing a reach Before a following sea in sailing terms means?
A reach refers to sailing with the wind direction ranging from slightly ahead of the beam to almost direct abaft the direction of travel. A following sea means the waves are coming from behind the boat.
This is a typical point of sail for long range sailing and trade winds traders.
