Skipper’s Practical Handbook/Практическое руководство капитана парусного судна

Книга на английском языке.
This book covers the practical syllabus a student skipper needs to pass advanced sailing exams. It is also designed to be kept on board as a coaching guide covering common situations that may trip up even the most experienced skipper. It covers the practical side of yacht cruising: how to be a better skipper, berth the yacht, handle under sail, recover an MOB, navigate and make and carry out safe and efficient passages.

Contents
Preface
Introduction
Safety Brief
Skippering Style
Delegation
Clear communication
Running a happy boat
Power Handling
Windage exercise
Prop Kick or Walk exercise
Prop Wash exercise
Pivot Point exercise
Slide exercise
Minimum Operating Speed (MOS) exercise
Turning in a confined space
Power turn game
Coming alongside
Alongside game
Alongside game
Single line mooring
Pile mooring game
Handling Under Sail
Sail shape
Sail twist
Trimming the genoa
Rudderless sailing
Trimming the main
Sailing in and out of harbour
Mooring buoy: exercise
Fender retrieval exercise
Man Over Board
Step A: start the engine
Step B: crash tack and hove-to
Step C: use the engine and leeway
Step D: recover the mob
Alternative method
Navigation
Navigation exercise A: good visibility
Navigation exercise B: blind navigation
Navigation exercise C: finding unlit marks in the dark
Passage Planning
Passage planning: exercise