Sailpower : Trim and Techniques for Cruising Sailors

, by Nielsen, Peter

Sailpower : Trim and Techniques for Cruising Sailors by Nielsen, Peter, 9781574091779

ISBN: 9781574091779 | 1574091778
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 8/31/2004

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Summary

Table of Contents

Peter Nielsen is editor of SAIL magazine.

Introduction

7

(2)

How Sails Work

9

(3)

Lift and drag

9

(1)

Apparent wind

10

(2)

The Rig

12

(9)

Setting up the rig

13

(2)

Fine tuning

15

(1)

Fractional rig

16

(2)

Keel-stepped masts

18

(1)

How tight is tight enough?

19

(2)

Sailcloth

21

(7)

Polyester rules, OK?

22

(2)

High-tech sails

24

(4)

The Headsail

28

(6)

Design

28

(3)

Headsail cut

31

(3)

The Mainsail

34

(8)

Construction

35

(1)

Shaping the sail

36

(1)

Draft

36

(1)

Twist

37

(1)

Entry angle

37

(1)

Roach

38

(1)

Shelf foot

38

(1)

Battens

39

(1)

The fully battened mainsail

39

(2)

No battens

41

(1)

Controlling the main

41

(1)

Headsail Trim

42

(12)

Shape control

44

(3)

Telltales

47

(2)

Moving the draft

49

(3)

Trim tips

52

(2)

Mainsail Trim

54

(8)

Trimming tools

56

(4)

Windward trim

60

(2)

Downwind Sailing

62

(13)

Downwind sail trim

64

(2)

Poling out the headsail

66

(2)

Trade wind rigs

68

(2)

Twin headsails

70

(3)

Coloured sails

73

(1)

The squaresail

74

(1)

Spinnakers for Cruisers

75

(14)

Construction

76

(1)

Running gear

76

(2)

Launch and recovery

78

(1)

Flying the kite

78

(3)

Gybing the spinnaker

81

(3)

The dreaded broach

84

(1)

Asymmetric spinnakers

84

(5)

Reefing Systems

89

(11)

Slab reefing

90

(2)

Single-line reefing

92

(1)

Furling mainsails

93

(5)

In-boom reefing

98

(2)

Strong Wind Sailing

100

(7)

Trim first -- then reef

100

(3)

Storm sails

103

(1)

The trysail

104

(3)

Cutters, Ketches and Yawls

107

(10)

The cutter

107

(4)

Ketches and yawls

111

(6)

Unstayed Rigs

117

(7)

The case for unstayed rigs

117

(1)

Performance under sail

118

(1)

The Freedom revolution

119

(2)

AeroRig

121

(1)

The junk

122

(1)

The eye of the beholder

123

(1)

Easy Upgrades

124

(12)

The traveller

125

(1)

Genoa cars

126

(1)

Backstay tensioner

127

(2)

The kicking strap

129

(1)

Winches

130

(3)

Better blocks

133

(3)

Running Rigging

136

(6)

What rope?

137

(1)

Rope construction

138

(4)

Troubleshooting

142

(8)

There's too much weather helm

143

(2)

That leech doesn't look right

145

(1)

My sails are too baggy

146

(1)

Getting rid of creases

147

(2)

Get the camera out

149

(1)

Sailcare

150

(10)

Damage limitation

152

(2)

Sail care under way

154

(2)

Cleaning sails

156

(1)

Furling problems

156

(1)

Sail repair kit

157

(3)

Index

160

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