Front Matter Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: The Boat Chapter 1. A Boat for Cruising Basic Design Parameters Length-Beam Ratio; Keel Types; Displacement Calculations; Ballast Ratio; Displacement-Length Ratio; Overhangs; Waterplanes and Immersion; Comfort Factor; Sail Area-Displacement Ratio; Stability Curves and Ratio; Capsize Screening Value and STIX Number; Maintaining Control; Speed-Length Ratio; Buttocks, Diagonals, and Aft Sections; Speed versus Comfort Getting Down to Details Construction Materials; Cored Hulls and Decks; Hull-to-Deck Joints; Structural Reinforcements; Keels; Rudders and Skegs; Skegs and Propellers; Bilge Water and Tankage Conclusion Chapter 2. On Deck Rigs and Rigging Rig Options; Masts, Spreaders, and Shroud Angles; Holding Up the Mast; Roller-Reefing Foresails; Mainsail; Odds and Ends Cockpits and Deck Layout Center or Aft Cockpit; Basic Parameters and the Comfort Factor; Steering; Dodgers and Biminis; Cockpit Flooding; Deck Design and Layout; Stowage Dealing with Ground Tackle Bow Platform; Deck Layout; Anchor Wells; Chain Locker; Windlasses Addendum: Carbon Fiber Masts Lightning and Other Survival Issues Chapter 3. Cruising Accommodations: Fusing Functionality at Sea with Comfort on the Hook General Considerations Minimizing Motion; Keeping Things in Place; Insulation; Ventilation; Air Conditioning and Heating Specific Spaces Navigation Station; Wet Locker; Galley; Saloon; Forecabins, Quarter Berths, and Aft Cabins; Head Compartment Conclusion Addendum: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Carbon Monoxide Alarms Chapter 4. Electrical Systems A Balanced System Keeping the Load Down; The Supply Side; Supplementary Sources of Power; Defining the Limits; Miscellaneous DC Systems Issues DC to AC Inverters Sizing an Inverter; DC and AC Installations Over-Current Protection and High-Current Circuits What Size Fuse or Circuit Breaker?; High-Current Circuits; Check Your Own Boat Low-Energy Refrigeration Efficiency; Versatility; Insulate, Insulate, Insulate; Enhancing Performance; Effective Refrigeration Low-Energy Lighting Fluorescent Lights; LED Lighting; Halogen Lights AC Systems Safety; Corrosion; Miscellaneous AC Systems Comments Bonding, Zinc Anodes, and Lightning Protection Stray-Current Corrosion and Bonding; Lightning Protection Conclusion Chapter 5. The Rest of the Systems The Engine and Propeller How Big an Engine?; Propeller Sizing; Propeller Matters; Peripheral Systems; Living with an Engine Fuel and Water Tanks Metal Tanks; Plastic Tanks; Freshwater Systems; Watermakers Bilge Pumps Flooding Rates and Pumping Capacities; Improving Performance: Hoses and Check Valves; Improving Performance: Electrical Considerations; Float Switches; Keeping Dry Below Decks Through-Hulls, Seacocks, and Hoses Quality Through-Hulls and Seacocks; Hoses Propane Installations The Problem of Refills When Cruising Making Equipment Choices What Spares to Carry? Chapter 6. Acquisition Strategies Defining Priorities What Size Boat?; To Build or Not to Build; Commissioning Costs Used-Boat Market Refurbishing an Older Sailboat; Old Racing Boats; A Survey; Go Sailing as Soon as Possible! Cruising-Boat Questionnaire and Checklist of Desirable Features Part Two: Cruising Skills Chapter 7. Boat Handling under Power and Sail Maneuvering under Power Close Quarters Maneuvering under Power; Docking (Mooring) Lines; Docking Situations; The Mediterranean Moor; Getting in and out of Slips; Picking up and Leaving a Mooring Sailing Skills A Little Theory (of Sorts!); Going to Windward; Using Telltales; Adjusting Draft; Tacking; Reaching; Running before the Wind; Double Headsails; Spinnakers; Cruising Spinnakers; Weather Helm and Lee Helm; Motor Sailing Tuning a Rig Preparatory Measurements; Static Tuning; Dynamic Tuning at Sea Chapter 8.

Piloting, Navigation, and the Rules of the Road Paper Charts Chart Construction; Chart Terminology and Symbols; Chart Corrections; Other Nautical Publications Buoyage Systems and Lighthouses Lateral and Cardinal Marks; Lighthouses; Picking out Navigation Marks Compasses and Plotting Compass Basics; Compass Installation and Adjustment; Transferring Bearings to and from a Chart; Plotting Positions Basic Piloting Dead Reckoning; Estimated Positions, and Set and Drift; Fixes; Plotting Conventions; Tides, Tidal Currents, and Currents; Keeping a Logbook; Expanding the Piloting Repertoire; Complex Situations, Fog, and Coral Electronic Navigation Chart and GPS Datums; Electronic Charting; Radar Navigation Rules of the Road Basic Rules; Sound (and Light) Signals; Navigation Lights In Perspective Addendum: One Person''s Ellipsoid Is Another Person''s Shipwreck Newton versus the Cassini Family; From Sphere to Ellipsoid; From Ellipsoid to Geoid; A New Age; Nautical Peculiarities; Avoiding Reefs Chapter 9. Anchoring, Running Aground, and Kedging Off Ground Tackle Calculating the Load; Matching the Components; Chain Rodes; Rope Rodes; How Much Rode?; Anchor Choices Anchoring Anchoring Routine; Setting and Retrieving an Anchor under Sail; Setting More than One Anchor; Retrieving (Weighing) an Anchor Running Aground and Kedging Off Running Aground under Sail; Running Aground on a Rising Tide; Running Aground on a Falling Tide; Running Aground in Tideless Waters; Towing and Salvage Chapter 10. The Ditty Bag Modern Ropes A Look at Construction; Caring for Ropes Marlinespike Seamanship Knots; Eye Splices; Seizings and Whippings; Ratlines Sails Materials and Construction; Maintenance and Repairs Dinghies Hard versus Inflatable; Inflatable Options; Getting a Dinghy on and off a Boat; Miscellaneous Dinghy Thoughts Foul-Weather Gear Features; Layering and the Extremities Safety-Related Equipment Life Jackets and Harnesses; Crew Overboard Maneuvers; Fire Extinguishers Chapter 11. Weather Predictions and Heavy-Weather Sailing Basic Theory Adding Wind and Putting a Spin on These Processes; Pressure Changes, Isobars, and Wind Direction; Relative Humidity, Air Masses, Stability, and Instability; Frontal Systems; The Jet Stream and the 500-Millibar Chart; The Big Picture Coastal Cruising: Putting Theory to Use Onshore and Offshore Winds; Thunderstorms; Fog Offshore Cruising: Putting Theory to Use Things to Monitor; Signs of Change; Ocean Currents Extreme Weather Situations Hurricanes and Typhoons; Rapidly Intensifying Lows (Meteorological Bombs); Microbursts Heavy-Weather Sailing Being Prepared; Heaving-To; Lying Ahull; Running Off; Sea Anchors; Dealing with Flooding; Abandoning Ship Conclusion Chapter 12. Extended Cruising and Staying in Touch Logistical Considerations Provisioning; Ensuring Safe Water; Environmental Issues; Finding Crew; Financial Matters and Insurance; Bureaucracy; Children Onboard Staying Healthy Seasickness; Good Health in Tropical Climates; Diarrhea; Childhood Infections and Infestations; Avoiding Mosquito-Borne and Other Transmittable Diseases; Cuts, Scratches, Insect Bites, and Marine Hazards Staying in Touch Big Ship Developments; VHF Radio; Marine SSB and Ham SSB Radio; Inmarsat; Satellite and Cell (Mobile) Phones; E-Mail; Making Decisions; Snail Mail Postscript Bibliography Metric Conversions and Trademarks Index.