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For over 50 yearsHeavy Weather Sailinghas been regarded as the ultimate international authority onsurviving storms at sea aboardsailing and motor vessels.
In this book, former Commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club Martin Thomas brings together a wealth ofexpert advicefrom many of the great sailors of the present, includingfresh accounts of yachts overtaken by extreme weather, from Ewan Southby-Tailyour, Alex Whitworth and Dag Pike to Larry and Lin Pardey, Matt Sheahan and Andrew Claughton.
The expert advice section has been updated in line with current thinking, with major new additions tacklingpreventing or coping with lightning strikes, navigating in heavy weather with bothpaper and electronic charts, the choice and use oftendersin severe weather and special problems faced by the new generation offoiled cruising boats. For the first time the book also covers the unique challenges presented byweather in high latitudes, with more yachts crossing the Drake Passage and attempting the North West Passage. These revisions ensure thatHeavy Weather Sailingis as relevant, useful and instructive for today’s sailor venturing offshore as it ever was.
This is the definitive book for crews of any size contemplatingvoyages out of sight of landanywhere in the world, whether racing or cruising. It gives a clear message regarding thepreparationsrequired and thetacticsto consider when it comes on to blow.
Edition: 2022
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