Rigging
Rig Your Boat Right for Racing or Cruising
Seiten
2008
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-470-72568-9 (ISBN)
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-470-72568-9 (ISBN)
An easy, step-by-step guide containing everything you need to know about standing and running rigging on a boat.
Rigging covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat. The book explains the various options and materials with clear illustrations and photographs. An easy step-by-step guide, you will learn how to choose and fit equipment on cruising and racing yachts of all sizes before learning how to tune your rig to increase safety and achieve better performance. Hundreds of alternate configurations are examined and the bewildering array of lines is simply explained. Where calculations are used they are kept easy and straightforward. Whether you sail a gaff-rigged classic, a weekend cruiser or a high tech racer, this book contains everything you need and want to know about the mysterious art of boat rigging.
Rigging covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat. The book explains the various options and materials with clear illustrations and photographs. An easy step-by-step guide, you will learn how to choose and fit equipment on cruising and racing yachts of all sizes before learning how to tune your rig to increase safety and achieve better performance. Hundreds of alternate configurations are examined and the bewildering array of lines is simply explained. Where calculations are used they are kept easy and straightforward. Whether you sail a gaff-rigged classic, a weekend cruiser or a high tech racer, this book contains everything you need and want to know about the mysterious art of boat rigging.
Danilo Fabbroni is an internationally renowned rigger with Harken, the leading global manufacturer of rigging equipment. He travels the world rigging superyachts.
Preface; Running rigging; Genoa sheets: the forces involved; The genoa cars; The mainsheet; Spinnaker sheets & afterguys; Halyards & reef lines; Standard rigging; Setting up a swept back rig; Winches
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.4.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 118 Diagrams; 70 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 282 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-72568-0 / 0470725680 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-72568-9 / 9780470725689 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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