Fast Track to Cruising - Colgate, Steve

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Résumé :
Learn how to handle a cruising sailboat in as little as seven days-even if you've never sailed before! Who says you have to be an experienced daysailor before you can think about cruising? Steve and Doris Colgate know that most of us don't have that kind of time. At the Offshore Sailing School, the Colgates have helped more than 100,000 adults-three-quarters of whom started as beginning sailors or complete newcomers--take the helm of a midsize cruising sailboat. Now Fast Track to Cruising offers these proven instructional methods to all aspiring sailors with big dreams and little time. This is the very first guide that teaches sailing and cruising together, taking you from your first sail to independent cruising in one leap. You can make that leap in as little as seven days-as in the Colgates' Fast Track to Cruising course-or you can get there at a more leisurely pace. Either way, no other book will take you from your first tacking or docking maneuver to a mastery of navigation and diesel engines as efficiently as this one. America's most experienced sailing instructors present a thorough and easy to understand look at cruising. Leisure time is precious. Safety is paramount. The Colgates will help you maximize your time on the water.--Gary Jobson, ESPN's lead sailing analyst and editor at large for Cruising World and Sailing World Doris and Steve Colgate understand that people want to reach their sailing goals as quickly as possible and they've built the excellent Fast Track program to accomplish it.--Bernadette Bernon, former editorial director of Cruising World magazine Together Steve and Doris Colgate have been teaching beginners to sail for over half a century. In Fast Track to Cruising they have included every concept and procedure you need to get yourself from a want-to-be sailor to one who is knowledgeable and competent to take the helm--with confidence and a smile.--Charles Mason, Executive Editor, SAIL magazine...

Biographie:
Steve Colgate founded the Offshore Sailing School in 1964. He has participated in two America's Cup trials, seventeen Newport-Bermuda races, seven Fastnet Races, the Pan American Games, the Olympics, and six transatlantic races. The Offshore Sailing School operates from four Florida locations (Captiva Island...

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

Important Words to Know

How to Measure a Sailboat

How to Describe a Sailboat

Standing Rigging

Running Rigging

Sails and How to Describe Them

Sailing Comfort is All about Preparation

Getting Aboard

Getting Ready to Sail

Getting Underway

Steering

Make Yourself Comfortable

Finding Wind Direction

Your Boat is Always on a Tack

Cycling Through the Points of Sail

Changing Course Downwind

Sailing toward the Wind

When Tacks Don't Go as Planned

Wind Creates Lift

Two Sails are More Efficient than One

The Effect of Heeling

Using Telltales

Wind Flow on a Run

Jib Leads

How Sails are Made

Sail Controls

Reading and Using the Wind

How Weather and Lee Helm Affect Balance

How Sails Affect Balance

How Weight Affects Balance

How the Keel and Hull Shape Affect Stability

How to Control Stability

Determining Speed

Sailing Dinghies

Sailing in Heavy Weather

What to Do in a Squall

Crew Overboard!

Mooring Pickup without a Motor

How to Anchor Under Sail

How to Dock Under Sail

If You Go Aground

How to Determine if You are on a Collision Course

Rules of the Road

Navigation Basics

Cruising Lingo

Learning the Systems Aboard

Proper Engine Use

Maneuvering Under Power

Before You Leave

Leave the Dock in Style

Setting Sail

Safe and Efficient Winch Use

Tidying Up on Deck

When and Where to Tack

How to Tack a Cruising Boat

How to Jibe a Cruising Boat

Dousing Sails at Day's End

Approaching a Dock

Picking Up a Mooring

Med-Moor Docking

How to Back in from a Preset Mooring

Shutting Down

Anchors and their Holding Power

Where to Anchor

Setting Your Anchor

When Two Anchors are Better

Anchoring in Deep Water

Special Circumstances

How to Get Going Again

How to Steer Comfortably

When Wind Velocity Changes

Why Sail Shape is Important

Mainsail Control and Shape

Proper Genoa Trim

Control in Heavy Air

How to Avoid Being Seasick

Other Health Conditions You Might Encounter

Equipment Failures Can Cause Accidents

Tips for Going Up a Mast

What to Do if Someone Goes Overboard

What to Do if You Go Aground

What to Do if Steering Fails

A Collision Can Ruin Your Day

Sailing at Night and in Restricted Visibility

Becoming a Navigator

How to Use Charts

Where You Can and Cannot ...