Cuprins
Foreword
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction
A
Abandoning
Ship;
Aground;
Air
Pressure,
on
Sails
and
Rigging;
Albatross,
Superstition
Concerning;
Alternators;
Anchors
and
Anchoring;
Angles,
Horizontal,
Estimating;
Atoll
Passes,
Current
Movement
in
B
Balanced
Helm,
Factors
Affecting
Monohull
Sailboats;
Ballast
and
Bad
Luck;
Ballast
Ratios,
Safe,
for
Monohulls;
Barometers;
Battens,
Sail,
Eliminating;
Batteries;
Beam,
Proportion
to
Length;
Bearing,
Collision;
Bearing,
Definition
of;
Berths,
Dimensions
of;
Bilge
Pumps,
Minimum
Requirements;
Binoculars;
Black
Box
Theory,
Vigor's;
Blistering
of
Fiberglass
Hulls;
Blocks,
Size
of;
Boarding
Ladder,
Side
for;
Boat,
Choosing
the
Right
One
for
You;
Boat,
Definition
of;
Boom,
Metal,
Recommended
Minimum
Sizes;
Bosun's
Chair,
Safe
Use
of;
Bottom
Painting,
Golden
Rule;
Breakers,
Spilling
and
Plunging;
Brightwork;
Bulwarks,
Depth
of;
Buoyage;
Buoys,
Effect
of
Color;
Buoyancy,
Center
of;
Buys-Ballot
Law
C
Capsize;
Carbon
Monoxide,
Dangers
of;
Carrying
Capacity,
Boats
Under
20
Feet
Overall;
Castaways,
Survival
Rate
of;
Center
of
Effort,
Position
of;
Center
of
Lateral
Resistance,
Position
of;
Chain,
Strength
of;
Chain
Locker,
Estimating
Size
of;
Chart
Table,
Size
of;
Charts;
Chartwork,
Best
Pencil
for;
Circles
of
Position;
Circling,
Accidental;
Circumnavigation,
Definition
of;
Cockpit,
Self-Draining;
Color
and
Distance,
Assistance
in
Judging;
Color
Blindness,
Frequency
Among
Crew;
Colors,
Unlucky;
Companionway
Ladder,
Proportions
of;
Compass;
Coral
Reefs,
Navigating
by
Eye;
Course
Correction
for
Variation
and
Deviation;
Crew
Overboard
Routine;
Cruisers,
Success
Rate
Among;
Cruising,
Cost
of;
Currents;
Currents
and
Tidal
Streams,
Face-Saving
Facts
D
Dangers,
Keeping
Clear
of;
Decks,
Teak;
Delivery
Trips,
Documentation
for;
Depth
Sounders,
Choices;
Design,
of
New
Yachts;
Diesels;
Dinghies;
Direction,
Measurement
of;
Displacement,
Definition
of;
Displacement-to-Length
Ration;
Distance
Off,
Estimating
by
Eye;
Distress
Signals,
Reliability
of;
Dock
Lines,
Length
of;
Dock
Lines,
Size
of
Splices;
Dockage,
Cost
of
E
Ear
Infections,
from
Sea
Water;
Echo
Pilotage;
Electrical
Bonding;
Electrical
Grounding;
Electrical
Wiring;
Engines;
Exhaust
Line,
Pitch
of
F
Fathom,
Derivation
of;
Fear,
Experience
of;
Fear,
Widespread,
Occurrence
of;
Fiberglass
Construction;
Fiddles,
Height
of;
Figureheads,
Derivation
of;
Fire;
First
Aid;
Fishing,
Definition
of;
Flags;
Flotation,
Requirements
for
Ballasted
Hulls;
Flotsam
and
Jetsam,
Definitions
of;
Fog;
Foresail
Sheets,
Fouling
of;
Foresails,
Headsails,
and
Jibs;
Freeboard
in
Sailboats,
Classic
Proportions
of;
Friday,
Sailing
on;
Fuel;
Fuel
Tanks,
Shape
of
G
Gaff
Mainsail,
Proportions
of;
Gales,
Frequency
of;
Galley,
Placement
of;
Galley
Stove,
How
to
Gimbal;
Global
Positioning
System
(GPS),
Limitations
of;
Green
Flash,
at
Sunset;
Griping,
Causes
of
H
Hallucinations,
Occurrence
of;
Halyards,
Types
of;
Hatches,
Dimensions
of;
Headroom,
Definitions
of;
Height
of
Eye,
for
Sextant
Navigation;
Hobbyhorsing,
Causes
of;
Hooks,
Shackles,
and
Rings,
Strength
of;
Horsepower;
Horses,
Live,
Provisions
for;
Hull
Color,
Best
of
Resale;
Hull,
Cost
of;
Hull,
Steel,
Resale
Value
of;
Hurricanes;
Hypothermia,
Diagnosis
and
Treatment
of
J
Jib
Numbering
and
Naming
System;
Jib
Sheet,
Strain
on
K
Keels
and
Keel
Boats;
Knots
L
Lateral
Plane,
as
a
Percentage
of
Sail
Area;
Latitude,
Approximate;
Lead,
Sounding;
Leaks,
Emergency
Actions
to
Take;
Lee
Helm,
Effect
of;
Leeway,
in
Sailboats;
Lifelines,
Height
of;
Liferaft,
Chances
of
Survival
in;
Light,
Jumping;
Lightning
Protection,
Principles
of;
Lights;
Lines,
Suggested
Color
Coding
of;
Lines
of
Position,
Permissible
Angles;
Log,
Patent,
Overhauling
of;
Log,
Ship's
Official
M
Mainsail
Slides,
How
to
Attach;
Making
Fast,
Correct
Terms;
Maneuvering;
Masts;
Mechanical
Similitude,
Law
of;
Miles;
Motions
of
a
Sailboat
at
Sea;
Motorsailer,
Definition
of;
Multihulls,
Speed
of;
Multihulls,
Stability
of
N
Name,
Attracting
Bad
Luck
with;
Name,
Changing
of;
Navigation;
Navigation
Lights,
Specifications
for
O
Oars;
Ocean;
Ocean
Voyaging,
Size
of
Boat
for;
Oceangoing
Sailboat,
Basic
Requirements
for;
Oil,
Color
of;
Osmosis;
Outboard
Motors;
Overhangs,
Dangers
of;
Overloading,
the
Safety
Limit
P
Paint;
Passages
and
Gangways,
Dimensions
of;
Performance,
Human,
Variation
with
Time
of
Day;
Planing;
Planking,
Sizes
of,
for
Wooden
Boats;
Plankton,
As
Survival
Food;
Plywood
Decks,
Spacing
of
Beams
for;
Porthole,
Definition
of;
Position
Determination,
Frequency
of;
Pounds
per
Inch
Immersion;
Powerboats,
Atkin's
Suggestions
for;
Preventers,
Manifold
Uses
of;
Price,
to
Convert
for
Cruising;
Price
Apportionment,
Yard-Built
Yacht;
Price
per
Pound,
New
Cruising
Sailboat;
Privacy,
the
Need
for;
Propellers;
Pull,
Maximum,
by
One
Person;
Purchase,
Calculation
of,
in
Block
and
Tackle
R
Radar;
Radar
Reflector,
Efficiency
of;
Radio;
Radio
Direction
Finder,
Emergency;
Range
Markers,
Which
One
to
Follow;
Red
Right
Returning;
Reefing,
When
to
Reef;
Rigging;
Right
of
Way;
Rising
and
Dipping
of
Lights;
Roller
Furling,
Reliability
of;
Rope;
Rudders;
Rule
of
Thumb,
the
Original;
Rules
of
the
Road;
Rum
Punch,
Caribbean,
Recipe
for;
Running
Aground,
First
Action
to
Take;
Running
an
Inlet
S
Sail
Area;
Sail
Cloth,
Weight
of;
Sailmaker's
Palm,
Care
of;
Salt,
Spilled;
Salvage
Claims;
Schooner
Masts,
Names
of;
Screws,
Dimensions
for
Use
in
Wood;
Sculling
Notch,
Dinghy;
Scurvy,
Incidence
of;
Seacocks;
Seakindliness,
Definition
of;
Seamanship,
the
Highest
Order
of;
Seamanship,
Where
It
Starts;
Seasickness;
Seawater;
Seaworthiness,
Definition
of;
She,
As
a
Nautical
Pronoun;
Sheets,
Headsail
and
Mainsail,
Diameter
of;
Ships,
Large,
Stopping
Distance
of;
Singlehanded
Boats;
Singlehanded
Voyagers,
Motivation
of;
Size,
According
to
Age;
Size,
Down
Below;
Skid
Fin,
Size
and
Placing
of;
Sound
Signals,
When
to
Make
Them;
Sound,
Speed
of,
in
Water
and
Air;
Soundings,
Definition
of;
Speed;
Spreaders,
Angle
of;
Stability;
Stainless
Steel,
Corrosion
of;
Staysail
Stay,
Movable;
Stern
Glands,
Rate
of
Drip;
Sun,
Distance
Away;
Swigging
T
Tacking,
Downwind,
Advantages
of;
Tacking,
to
Windward,
Increased
Distance;
Teak,
Whether
to
Varnish;
Tender,
Ideal
for
Yacht;
Through-Hull
Fittings,
Precautions;
Thumb,
Original
Rule
of;
Thunder,
Distance
off;
Thunderstorms,
Most
Likely
Times
of;
Tidal
Streams;
Tides;
Tiller,
Ideal
Handgrip;
Time,
Estimating;
Time
Signals
for
Navigation;
Tonnage,
Different
Determinations
of;
Trade
Goods,
Suggestions
for;
Traffic
Separation
Schemes,
Navigation
of;
Trysail,
Area
of;
Twin-Screw
Installations
U
Upkeep,
Estimating
Costs;
Useless
Articles
on
a
Boat,
the
Three
or
Four
Most
V
Varnish;
Ventilation;
Voices,
Illusion
of
Hearing;
Voyage,
Definition
of
W
Watches,
the
Seven
Parts
of
the
Day;
Water,
Danger
of
Receding;
Water,
Drinking;
Waterplane
Area;
Waterspouts,
Recognition
of;
Waves;
Weather,
Forecasting;
Weather
Helm,
Benefits
of;
Weatherliness,
Improvements
in;
Weight,
Crew
and
Stores,
Estimates
of;
Weight-Carrying
Capacity;
Wheel
Steering,
Turns
from
Lock
to
Lock;
Whistling
and
Bad
Weather;
Winch,
Size
of;
Wind;
Windlass,
Definition
of;
Winterizing,
the
Main
Points;
Wire
Terminal
Connectors;
Wood,
as
a
Boatbuilding
Material;
Wooden
Spars,
Filling
Cracks
in;
Writers,
Yachting,
Rules
for
Y
Yacht,
Definition
of
Z
Zinc,
Sacrificial
Appendix:
Useful
Tables
and
Formulas
Bibliography