Heavy Weather Sailing

Heavy Weather Sailing

Heavy Weather Sailing has long reigned as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms at sea aboard sailing and motor vessels. The book brings together a wealth of expert advice from many of the great sailors of the present, including fresh accounts of yachts overtaken by extreme weather, from Ewan Southby Tailyour, Alex Whitworth, Peter Cook, and Larry and Lin Pardey.

Content Overview

• Techniques for coping with heavy seas are explored.
• New chapters have been added, giving advice on:
• Use of storm sails
• Taking shelter in heavy weather
• Handling multihulls in storms
• Handling RIBs in high seas
• Seasickness remedies are proposed.
• A detailed analysis is given of the meteorological conditions leading up to a storm.

Target Audience

This is the definitive book for crews of any size contemplating voyages out of sight of land anywhere in the world, whether racing or cruising. It gives a clear message regarding the preparations required, and the tactics to consider when it comes on to blow.

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