Adlard Coles' Heavy Weather Sailing [Paperback]

Peter Bruce (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2004

Heavy Weather Sailing has long reigned as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms at sea aboard sailing and motor vessels. The book brings a wealth of expert advice from many of the great sailors of the present, followed by fresh accounts of yachts, both sail and power, overtaken by extreme weather. Techniques for coping with heavy seas are explored, seasick remedies proposed, there are lessons to be learnt for those in command, and a detailed analysis of meteorological conditions leading up to a storm. This is the book for crews of any size contemplating voyages out of sight of land anywhere in the world, whether racing or cruising. It gives a clear message of the sort of preparations required, and the tactics which should be considered when it comes on to blow. 'This book is an institution' Practical Boat Owner 'Compulsory reading for any passage-making yachtsman' The Lifeboat 'A book with a worldwide reputation and rightly so' Kelvin Hughes

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About the Author

After many years spent in the Royal Navy, Peter Bruce continues to spend much time at sea either racing, cruising or researching his pilotage books, based from his home in Lymington. He has achieved a string of victories in his own yachts making him one of the top Corinthian skippers in the world. He has twice been in Britain's winning Admiral's Cup Team and has taken part with distinction in most of the Fastnet races since his first in 1961.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical (March 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713668679
• ISBN-13: 978-0713668674
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,873,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)