The Complete Anchoring Handbook

Author : Alain Poiraud
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071510214
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Anchoring Handbook written by Alain Poiraud and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2007-04-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern, authoritative anchoring guide for sailors and powerboaters A boat swinging safely at anchor can mark the relaxing conclusion to a great day of boating or the successful completion of an essential emergency measure, while failure to anchor properly can be frustrating, inconvenient, or downright dangerous. The Complete Anchoring Handbook is your path to mastering this indispensable seamanship skill. Based on original engineering analysis--and with contributions from such international anchoring experts as Alain Fraysse and Chuck Hawley--The Complete Anchoring Handbook emphasizes the proven best gear and methods for anchoring safely in any situation with any boat, sail or power. Here’s everything you need to know, from the basics to the most advanced techniques. Poiraud and company describe: The physical forces acting on a boat, its ground tackle, and the sea bottom Why the new generation of roll-stable anchors (including the Spade, Rocna, Manson Supreme, and others) is proving superior to traditional favorites How to select and size anchors and ground-tackle components How to connect those components without introducing weak points in your ground-tackle system

Author : Earl R. Hinz
Publisher : Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring written by Earl R. Hinz and published by Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Book addresses anchoring systems, techniques, and permanent moorings for boats from 12 to 80 feet in length. It covers monohulls, multihulls, light displacement sailboats, cruisers, sportfishers, passagemakers, and workboats. In short, it is for all recreational and working boats in this size range. The book deals not only with anchor behavior, but also with the rode assembly, riding stoppers, and the human factors. What formerly was thought of as strength through size (heavy anchors and large rodes) has been refined to decrease weight, lighten loads on the boat, and reduce difficulty in handling. Utilizing a systems approach with respect to equipment and techniques and analytical methods for loads, Earl R. Hinz has made a number of contributions to the state of the art. Among them are bow anchor roller design, chain locker and navel pipe design, elastic anchoring techniques, tandem anchor systems design, and designs for permanent moorings. Sections on ground tackle selection, tandem anchoring techniques, anchoring in coral, and improving hurricane moorings have been revised. Most of these designs and techniques are clearly illustrated in the schematic drawings by Richard R. Rhodes. The latest information on electric windlass troubleshooting, new anchor designs, anchor test data, use of screw anchors for more secure moorings, design of moorings for coral seabeds, and anchoring jurisdictional conflicts makes this second edition a state-of-the-art source book for the boating world.

Author : Michael Lloyd (Captain.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781905331451
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pocket Book of Anchoring written by Michael Lloyd (Captain.) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern ships are larger than in previous eras but anchors have not really changed. This text examines the need to change expectations and seamanship practices with regard to this.

Author : Alex Blackwell
Publisher : White Seahorse, Inc
ISBN 13 : 0981517102
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Happy Hooking - The Art of Anchoring written by Alex Blackwell and published by White Seahorse, Inc. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Happy Hooking - The Art of Anchoring is a very readable book on boat anchoring. It is loaded with valuable information on anchoring tackle, anchoring technique, tying up and rafting, anchoring etiquette, as well as the occasional anecdote - simply stated a must have for any boater or sailor! The second expanded edition of Happy Hooking - the Art of Anchoring features: More gear More photos More illustrations More independent reviews Experience from both sides of the Atlantic Personal anecdotes based on many thousands of miles of sailing and countless times anchoring Unless you are far offshore, at some point or another you are going to need to 'park' your boat. Just like knowing how to stop your car before you start is perhaps the most important part of driving, we feel that anchoring is perhaps the most important skill you can and should acquire in boating. Anchoring a boat can be a lovely dance in a harbor, or a painful and often embarrassing display of Homo sapiens' inability to plan or communicate. We will endeavor to help you find a combination of tackle and technique best suited for your circumstances when anchoring your vessel. By outlining how different anchors work, the pluses and minuses of different adjunctive pieces of equipment, the current thinking about how to deploy this equipment, and how to select an anchorage, we hope you will be armed with enough information to make some informed decisions about what might work best for you. If you could take only one piece of advice from these pages with you on your travels, perhaps you will remember what Tommy Moran, an old salt in the West of Ireland, advised time and again: "Anchor as though you plan to stay for weeks, even if you intend to leave in an hour." Happy Hooking! EDITORIAL REVIEWS: Ocean Cruising Club The definitive textbook on the subject. Cruising Club of America "Happy Hooking" is well organized, well illustrated, and easy to read. It should be mandatory reading for novice sailors and charter operators would do well to place copies throughout their fleet. This would be an excellent gift to up-and-coming boaters. Captain John Jamieson, Author of Skipper Tips and Seamanship Secrets The single most important guide to anchoring for the modern sailor of the 21st century. Easy to read and filled with super clear illustrations and drawings. Add "Happy Hooking-The Art of Anchoring" to your onboard list of "must have guides" for safe anchoring-wherever in the world you choose to cruise! SailWorld.com Might be compulsory reading for the new sailor. Even the most experienced will find much new material here. Latitudes & Attitudes Seafaring This is the bible for all things anchoring. Irish Cruising Club It is hard to imagine a more comprensive study of the topic. This is a remarkably easy book to read.

Author : Marc Hughston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615401348
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anchoring at Catalina written by Marc Hughston and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guidebook for anchoring at Santa Catalina Island. Includes approaches and hazards; how to anchor bow and stern; how to use a single anchor; local knowledge for each cove; chart details and photos to help you pick the best spot

Author : James D. Howard
Publisher : Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781574090932
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Offshore Cruising written by James D. Howard and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Howard has cruised the great oceans of the world for over 25 years, often single-handed.

Author : Rod Heikell
Publisher : Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1786795302
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mediterranean Cruising Handbook written by Rod Heikell and published by Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully updated 6th edition has had a complete facelift and is now published in full colour in a new format. Throughout, the work has been updated, and in places expanded. It now includes a list of useful waypoints and routes for the entire Mediterranean which are shown on overprinted charts folded into the back of the book. The Mediterranean Cruising Handbook is a constant companion to the Imray Mediterranean Almanac and provides information on climate, equipment, radio, naviagation, routes to the Mediterranean, history, marine life, food and basic information on each Mediterranean country.

Author : D. J. House
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781856092128
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anchor Practice written by D. J. House and published by . This book was released on 2002-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work informs those within the marine environment of the changing aspects and new innovations currently surrounding the topic of anchors and anchoring practice. It is not expected that ships and structures should experience the need to use anchors in an emergency, but it is not a perfect world and that day may come. However, it should be borne in mind that anchors and associated equipment and that day may come. However, it should be borne in mind that anchors and associated equipment are not designed to hold thousands of tons of ship and cargo off a 'lee shore'. They are specifically designed for routine anchor operations in average weather conditions and in current stream conditions of up to three knots.

Author : George D. Dangas
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000738299
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Chronic Total Occlusions written by George D. Dangas and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-08-22 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic total occlusions (CTO) are common, and found in approximately one third of patients with significant coronary artery disease who undergo angiography. CTO constitute one of the main criteria when selecting between angioplasty and bypass surgery. Angioplasty for CTO is intricate and requires excellent operator skill, but even when perfor

Author : Drew Frye
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781948494076
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rigging Modern Anchors written by Drew Frye and published by . This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rigging Modern Anchors, by Drew Frye, is possibly the most comprehensive guide ever written to demystify the subject of anchoring, especially about today's new anchors. The author, over years of systematic testing with a variety of different anchors and rigs, has produced a new benchmark for anchoring knowledge based on empirical data. Most anchoring mythology is based on anecdotal wisdom passed from one sailor to the next. Often what seems to work or doesn't work has no basis beyond the fact that it was handed down as the conventional wisdom. Finally, Frye has produced a book on anchoring that digs deeply into the how and why of anchoring. This book contains in-depth discussions of anchoring basics, loads, scope, cyclical loading and soil consolidation, discussions of bottom characteristics and holding power. There are anchor-specific observations, discussions of tandem anchors and rigging schemes, plus an extensive appendix containing data tables, test data, open source designs for bridle plate and anchor turner, Strength and toughness of different types of chain and rope, data tables on chain and line thickness, choosing connectors, extensive anchor size recommendations based on different manufacturers, and much more.Proper anchoring and anchor choice is critical to the safety of ship and crew. Instead of hoping that your anchor and rigging scheme will hold in a given situation, read Rigging Modern Anchors and be sure of it.