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Essential Seamanship presents in abbreviated form the most important and practical elements of seamanship and nautical knowledge needed by today's small boat skipper. Essential Seamanship will serve aboard any vessel as a ready up-to-date reference of essential information in condensed and simplified form. Topics covered include boat evaluation and fitting out, including basic design principles, safety features, and simple formulas for performance and seaworthiness; getting underway and securing, including boat handling near docks and moorings; basic rowing, sailing, and maneuvering under power; rules of the road, including collision avoidance and navigation lights, piloting, reckoning, and basic radio navigation; safety and dealing with common emergencies; heavy weather, including types of storms, weather rules, reefing, tactics, and storm gear; anchoring and mooring, including anchorages, lying at anchor, ground tackle, and permanent moorings; and boat care and maintenance, including care of hull, rig, sails, engine, winterizing, and avoidance of electrolysis. Most boating terms are defined when they are introduced. Numerous drawings and photographs illustrate the extremely clear, succinct text by Richard Henderson. Essential Seamanship is essential reading for anyone before heading out on the open sea. -- Midwest Book Review
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This review is from: Essential Seamanship (Cornell Boaters Library) (Paperback)
Henderson's book is well written. I stayed fairly well engaged while reading each chapter. Some of the jargon used on sailing vessels went a bit over my head, but for the most part all terms and concepts are explained. There is just enough information on each topic to educate without overwhelming the beginner. If there is one thing that I would like to have seen, it is an updated edition with more information relating to GPS. The Information contained in the book is somewhat outdated. I definitely would recommend this book.
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