The Blue Book of Sailing/Синяя книга о парусном спорте

Книга на английском языке.
No other sport is as complex or as gear- and technique-intensive as sailing. The details and nuances are vast, but beneath the surface are 22 elements, or core areas of knowledge. By understanding these principles you can attain true mastery: tie any knot, shape any sail, take the helm of any boat, no matter how large or unfamiliar.

Contents
Introduction
ONE Knowing the Angles
How Wind Apportions the World
TWO Getting Where You Want to Go
And Why Sailing Close-Hauled Is Fundamentally Diff erent
THREE How to See the Wind
Observing What You Can’t See, Divining What You Can’t Know
FOUR Catching the Wind
Why Sails Are More Complex Th an Airplane Wings
FIVE Steering with Your Sails
And How the Keel and Rudder Lift You to Windward
SIX Th e Anatomy of a Knot
Th e Role of Friction and Knowing When to Let Go
SEVEN Docking Under Sail and Power
Th e Two Are More Similar Th an You Might Th ink
EIGHT Sail Plans and Lines Drawings
How Sheer Lines, Bows, and Sterns Aff ect Sailing Performance
NINE Keels, Rudders, and Other Hull Features
Diff erent Shapes for Speed, Comfort, and Durability
TEN Why Sailboats Don’t (Usually) Tip Over
And How Best to Leverage Your Center of Buoyancy
ELEVEN Th e Nuts and Bolts of Design Ratios
Comparing Apples and Oranges in the Sailing World
TWELVE Boat Speed
Drag, Waves, Bustles, and Th eoretical Limits
THIRTEEN Sailing Faster Using Telltales
An Elegant, Low-Tech Means of Achieving Perfect Sail Trim
FOURTEEN Using Spring Lines to Leave a Dock
Harnessing a Botta Secreta to Get You Out of a Tight Spot
FIFTEEN Why Sails Are Triangular
And Why So Many Sailboats Have Two of Th em
SIXTEEN Some Th oughts on Heavy Weather
Th e Way of the Windjammer Is Still the Best
SEVENTEEN Th e Making of a Good Boat
Functionality, Like Beauty, Is in the Eye of the Beholder
EIGHTEEN How Fiberglass Boats Are Built
And Why Th ey Are Magnifi cent
NINETEEN Keeping from Running Aground
Th e Wealth of Information on a Nautical Chart
TWENTY Keeping from Running Aground—Part Two
Using a Chart to Navigate
TWENTY-ONE How Racing Can Make You a Better Sailor
Around the Buoys or Around the Harbor, the Skills Are the Same
TWENTY-TWO Why We Sail
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
Bibliography
Index