Offshore Sailing. Оффшорный парусный спорт

In boating terms, Dick McClary was a relatively late starter. A civil engineer by training, he was in his mid-twenties when he bought himself an outboard motor powered boat, solely to extend his passion for fishing. Although the boat served its purpose, the costs associated with its thirsty 85hp two-stroke were considerable and he became intrigued with those other boats he could see gliding silently around, harnessing the wind for free. A second passion was born. He acquired an Etap 24 and a few years later traded upwards to a Nicholson 32, Jalingo, which he sailed to the Mediterranean, largely single-handed. Shortly afterwards he met Mary Swift who had never been sailing before but expressed an interest in giving it a go. Dick, the now somewhat reluctant single-hander, needed no further encouragement and Mary found herself accompanying him on the first leg of a homeward bound voyage from Mallorca to Gibraltar, non-stop and in winter.
Only rarely have a crew proved so well suited. Back in the UK and with Jalingo sold they pooled their resources and commissioned the construction of a 38ft light displacement cutter named Alacazam. After a couple of seasons cruising northern European waters, they made a two-handed crossing to the Caribbean where the boat remains to this day, cruising among the islands.

Содержание
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1.THE OFFSHORE YACHT
2.SAILS & RIGS
3.ON DECK
4.ACCOMMODATION
5.SELF-STEERING
6.WATER SUPPLY & CONSERVATION
7.CREW COMFORT
8.PREPARING FOR THE TROPICS
9.ELECTRONICS
10.COMMUNICATION
11.FRIDGES, FREEZERS & COOKERS
12.THE HEADS
13.THE ENERGY EQUATION
14.GOING ALOFT
15.ANCHORING & MOORING
16.THE TENDER
17.PROPELLERS & THINGS
18.SPARES & CONSUMABLES
19.SAFETY & EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT
20.PLANNING & STRATEGY
21.... & FINALLY
APPENDIX
INDEX