Hand, Reef and Steer 2nd edition: Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats

by Tom Cunliffe

Overview

In Hand, Reef&Steer - winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award - Tom explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and shares his grasp of the special skills required to handle them. He describes how to handle heavy loads using tackles rather than winches and reveals the mysteries of making the boat work for you rather than fighting with her gear. He shares step by step advice on setting up the rig; sail handling skills (hoisting, setting and reefing) heavy and light air sailing; manouevring a long-keel boat; losing way, scandalizing and steering with sails, topsails, watersails, single-luff spinnakers and fisherman staysails; and much, much more.




Hand, Reef&Steer, with its wonderful watercolour drawings and atmospheric photos, will delight all who love the unique character and grace of classic craft.

'Superb' Cruising
'A delightful book' WoodenBoat

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472925886
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	07/14/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	20 MB
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About the Author

Tom Cunliffe first took charge of an engineless 20ft gaff sloop in 1961 when he was 14 years old. Since then he has sailed and skippered boats of all types from traditional craft both large and small to competitive modern racing yachts. He has voyaged in his own gaffers from the UK all over the world, from the Caribbean to Russia and from Brazil to the Arctic. The author of 30 books, Cunliffe is a columnist with Yachting Monthly and a Yachtmaster Examiner. He was the presenter of The Boats That Built Britain (BBC Four/Two) and for many years has owned the powerful 20-ton gaff cutter Westernman, which he sails with his family.
Tom Cunliffe has many years of experience cruising all round Europe and from the Caribbean to Russia and Brazil to the Arctic. He is an RYA Yachtmaster examiner and a training consultant for Sailing USA - the governing body of yachting in the USA. He is a regular columnist for Sailing Today, Classic Boat and Yachting World in the UK, and SAIL in the USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

I Gaff in perspective 12

II Gaff options and essential running rigging 20

III Masts and spars 32

IV Standing rigging 48

V Running gear 62

VI Mainsails 74

VII Topsails 84

VIII Headsails 96

IX Making the rig work 108

X Shortening sail 122

XI Heavy weather 134

XII Light weather 148

XIII Downwind sailing 156

XIV Slow-speed sailing 170

XV Practical manoeuvring 178

XVI The question of authenticity 194

Appendix 1 Ditty bag 206

Appendix 2 Glossary 216

Index 223

Editorial Reviews

"Superb." —Cruising

"A delightful book." —WoodenBoat

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