Sailing Skills & Seamanship

, by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Assoc., Inc.

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ISBN: 9780071470292 | 0071470298
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/20/2007

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The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary has a sterling reputation as the nation's largest public boating educator, providing seamanship courses to 100,000150,000 students each yearApproved by the National Association of State Boating Law AdministratorsPacked with 600 full-color illustrations and photographs

Letter from U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Commodore Introduction
Basic Skills and Seamanship
About Sailboats
What Is a Boat? Language of the Sea Components of a Sailboat Hull
Types Steering Systems
Other Rigs Boatbuilding Materials Coast
Guard Customer Infoline Marine Surveyors
Buying a Boat Practice Questions
How a Boat Sails
Reading the Wind Points of Sailing
Running Points of Sailing
Close Hauled Points of Sailing
Reaching Sail Shape Sail Adjustments
When the Wind Picks Up Practice Questions
Basic Sailboat Maneuvering
Tacking and Jibing Sailing a Course
Stability and Angle of Heel Knowing Your Boat
Practice Questions
Rigging and Boat Handling
Stepping the Mast Making Sail Sailing Away
Under Sail Returning to Port Anchoring Practice Questions
Equipment for Your Boat
Requirements for Your Boat Fire Prevention and Detection
Your Boat's Equipment Legal Considerations
Practice Questions
Trailering Your Sailboat
Legal Considerations Practical Considerations
The Towing Vehicle Trailer Hitches Balancing the Load Handling
Your Trailer Predeparture Checks
Preparing to Launch Sailboat Trailering
Raising the Mast Launching Retrieving Storing
Your Boat and Trailer Theft Prevention
Aquatic Nuisance
Species Float Plan Practice Questions
Your 'Highway' Signs
Buoyage Systems
Waterway Marks
How Waterways Are Marked Light Characteristics Chart Symbols
Light Structures
Lights on Bridges Electronic Aids to Navigation
Navigation Publications Practice Questions
The Rules of the Nautical Road
Two Sets of Rules To Whom Do the Rules Apply? Vessel Definitions
The General Responsibility Rule
General Considerations Conduct in Narrow Channels
Traffic Separation Schemes Stand-On or Give-Way?
Rules for Special Vessels Risk of Collision
Bend Signals Restricted Visibility Vessel Lights and Shapes
Distress Signals Homeland Security Measures Courtesy and Safety Drawbridges Penalties
Practice Questions
Inland Boating
Inland Waters Inland Navigation Inland Seamanship River
Currents Maintaining Inland Waterways
Dams Locks River Charts Commercial Traffic
Before You Go Practice Questions
Sailing Safety
Small Boat Safety Man Overboard Cold Water
Sharing the Water with Other Boats
Fueling Your Boat Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning Weather Practice Questions
More Sailing Skills
More On Sail Trim and Boat Handling
Setting Up the Standing Rigging
Fractional Rigs Lee and Weather Helm Mainsail
Trim and Shape Headsails and Headsail Trim
When the Wind Increases Disabled
Rudder Practice Questions
Introduction to Navigation
Nautical Charts Ship's Compass
Fixing Your Position Sources of Compass
Error Correcting a Compass
Reading Finding Your Position
Speed-Time-Distance Dead
Reckoning Tides Electronic
Navigation GPS Operation Practice Your
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