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Heavy Weather Sailing Since this book was first published in 1967, it has become the standard work on seamanship under gale conditions.  Over 100,000 copies have been printed in the English language, and there are editions in French, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, and Spanish. This much-expanded edition is the first thorough revision in 16 years.  Twenty new chapters from expert contributors on both sides of the Atlantic cover modern hull shapes and rigs, the latest gear and strategies for outlasting storms at sea, and advances in weather knowledge.  There are also chapters on powerboat and multihull management in heavy weather.  And the material carried over from the third edition remains as gripping and useful as ever.  Under such titles as "September Hurricane" and "Twice Rolled Over," they tell spine-tingling-we-were-there stories followed by postmortems analyzing which gear and tactics worked and which didn't.   With the aid of the comprehensive index, the sailor of a vessel designed and equipped to the standards of the 1990s will be ready for any weather. If ever there were a definitive volume, based on a lifetime's cruising and racing, and profiting from the knowledge of experienced yachtsmen and organizations, this is it. About the Author Adlard Coles sailed and cruised for more than fifty years, taking up ocean racing after the Second World War.  His experience in gale conditions made him a frequent winner in heavy-weather races.  He won the 1950 Transatlantic Race in Cohoe, followed by many other successes, including Class III in the Fastnet in Cohoe III in 1957, when he was elected Yachtsman of the Year.  Adlard Coles continued ocean racing for ten more years in Cohoes III and IV.  He also cruised extensively, and in 1969 was awarded the Royal Cruising Club medal for services to cruising, and in 1971 the gold medal of the Royal Institute of Navigation.  He died in 1985. About the Editor During many years of seagoing in the Royal Navy, Peter Bruce encountered extraordinarily rough winter weather in the mid-Atlantic, off Nova Scotia and Cape Town, and in typhoons off Japan and Baja California. Much of his time is still spent at sea, racing, cruising, or researching his pilotage books.  He has achieved a string of victories in his own yachts, and though these successes have occurred in all weather conditions, the very stormy races have brought his most remarkable results.  He has twice been on Britain's winning Admiral's Cup team, and has taken part with distinction in most of the Fastnet races since 1961, finishing the infamous Fastnet of 1979 in the top British boat. "This book should be read and reread by every yachtsman." -- Peter Blake, from the foreword "A seafaring classic.  We cannot recommend it too strongly." -- Yachting Monthly "A really important work . . . brilliant and authoritative." -- Yachting World "Undoubtedly the most authoritative and complete book on the subject available." -- Ensign