Chapman Piloting & Seamanship, 64th Edition [Hardcover]

Elbert S. Maloney (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1588160890 | ISBN-13: 978-1588160898 | Publication Date: September 28, 2003 | Edition: 64th

With 1,500 full-color illustrations and charts, and a fresh new design, Chapman is the standard text. "This...classic reference used by boating schools and recommended by the Coast Guard Auxiliary covers every imaginable topic related to both powerboats and sailing ships...information is presented in an easy-to-understand text and a user-friendly design."--Publishers Weekly.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This new edition of the classic reference used by boating schools and recommended by the Coast Guard Auxiliary covers every imaginable topic related to both powerboats and sailing ships, from emergency procedures and international signals at sea, to weather conditions, knots, navigation and much more. This heavy dose of information is presented in an easy-to-understand text and a user-friendly design that features sidebars, color and b&w illustrations, maps, etc. While the scope of the book may be more than a casual boater needs, the author assumes many readers are novices. For example, he says, "Among the most important of all piloting tools are ordinary pencils and erasers. Pencils should be neither too hard nor too soft ." More experienced sailors might know this, but a weekend boater may not think to bring one on board. The section on motors provides color photographs with labels designating each part. Appendix material includes a listing of such useful information as state registration offices, boating organizations and marine safety offices.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 928 pages
• Publisher: Hearst; 64th edition (September 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588160890
• ISBN-13: 978-1588160898
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book "manufactured" and edited in China, January 13, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Chapman Piloting & Seamanship, 64th Edition (Hardcover)

This is a great book. It has almost everything. What it does not have, I have not found.

I do have a problem with the book. The number of "typos" is huge. It appears that whoever proofed this book was not fluent in English. The words appear to be spelled correctly; they are just the wrong words. It v. if? "United State" v. United States. I don't know if past editions had this problem, but this one shure does.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Front, Bow! Back, Stern!", July 28, 2006

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J. H. Minde "Everything I need is right here" (Boca Raton, Florida and Brooklyn, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chapman Piloting & Seamanship, 64th Edition (Hardcover)

CHAPMAN'S PILOTING AND SEAMANSHIP is one of the half-dozen or so "essential" technical texts that any sailor should own. Coming into it's 65th edition in September 2006, CHAPMAN'S is the only book that offers serious competition to THE ANNAPOLIS BOOK OF SEAMANSHIP as an overall guide to sailing fundamentals.

Unlike Rousmaniere's book however, CHAPMAN'S is just as applicable to power boating, and because it is updated much more frequently, it's information on changeable topics such as boating regulations and new technologies, among others, is far more current---CHAPMAN'S is in its 65th incarnation, ANNAPOLIS in its seven-year-old third version (Where's the Fourth Edition?).

Did I say "competition"? Actually, the two volumes complement each other, and both are absolutely crucial for the serious skipper.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chapman's a Bible for Boaters, March 1, 2006

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L. Carmean (Cleveland, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chapman Piloting & Seamanship, 64th Edition (Hardcover)

Chapman's Piloting and Seamanship is required reading for anyone
involved with boating. The Coast Guard Auxiliary uses this book for a reference tool for their courses along with applicable CG Publication. The book is heavy though, get a soft bound edition if possible.