Even the old salts wouldn't want to give up their modern systems. So how do you acquire "sea sense" without learning the hard way? The answer to this puzzle lies in Steve and Linda Dashew's eighth book, Practical Seamanship — Essential Skills for the Modern Sailor. This new reference tool provides the foundation on which to build and improve your seamanship skills. Covering more than 930 topics, with over 800 detailed illustrations, it is the most thorough and detailed book ever written on the subject.
From preparation and boat handling (under sail and power), to working on deck, you'll be inspired by the breadth and depth of knowledge at your fingertips. The section on watchkeeping alone covers 84 subjects and has 79 illustrations, including the most detailed instructions for collision avoidance ever written. There is extensive information about tropical seamanship and an in-depth look at cruising in ice. You may never need to cross a harbor entrance with a breaking bar, but if you do, what you learn in Practical Seamanship could save your vessel. 644 pgs. 800 illustrations. 2001 Pub.
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