| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| Introduction |
4. Navigation
Starting to navigate
Equipment
Charts
Navigating in tidal waters
Shaping and plotting courses
Position fixing
Electronic navigation
Navigation in fog
Navigation when sailing to windward
Errors
Pilotage
Planning a passage
Buoyage
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1. Basic sailing
Starting to sail
Choosing a sailboat
Car topping and trailing
Clothing and safety equipment
Rigging the boat
Primary controls
Role of the crew
Basic seamanship
Going afloat
Leaving from and returning to beaches, docks and mooring
Capsizing and righting a boat
Man overboard drill
Reefing
Anchoring
Stowing
Rules of the road
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5. Meteorology
Understanding weather
Daily weather variation
How weather develops
Passage of weather
Winds
Storms
Fog
Forecasting
Causes of tides
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2. Advanced
sailing
Improving your sailing
Advanced techniques
Trapezing
Advanced tacking and jibing
Spinnaker techniques
Single-handed boats
Catamarans
Rough weather techniques
Tuning a boat
Racing
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6. Maintenance
& safety
General maintenance
Engines
Electrical systems
Water systems
Emergency repairs
General safety
Fire fighting
Grounding
Rescuing a boat
Distress signals
Abandoning ship
First aid
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3. Cruising
Starting to cruise
Choosing a cruising boat
Basic cruising boat
Planning a cruise
Internal layout and accommodation
Deck equipment
Tenders
Handling under power
Docking
Mooring and anchoring
Seamanship techniques
Sails and sail handling
Night sailing
Sailing in fog
Rough weather techniques
Rules of the road
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7. Appendix
Aero- and hydrodynamics
Ropework
Boat ownership -- finance, insurance, foreign travel
Glossary of terms
Index
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