The Concise Competent Crew Guide

Howard Cheadle (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

1994
David & Charles (Verlag)
978-0-7153-0193-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Written with the complete beginner in mind, this guide explains what the novice sailor needs to know in order to pass the RYA's Competent Crew exam, to be welcomed on board as a useful deck-hand, or simply to be a helpful passenger. It covers many subject areas, including the name of each part of a boat, how the sails work, how to use ropes and tie the essential knots, the correct use of cleats and winches, setting sail, reefing, how to moor, and how to anchor.

Inhalt

Stepping aboard; knots and ropework; safety equipment; sails and sail handling; boats and boat handling; tides and currents; navigation; weather; pilotage; engines; anchoring, mooring and marinas; life aboard; rules of the road and etiquette; emergency procedure.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.6.1994
• Zusatzinfo: 100 line drawings, index
• Verlagsort: Newton Abbot
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
• ISBN-10: 0-7153-0193-4 / 0715301934
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7153-0193-7 / 9780715301937
• Zustand: Neuware