Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FURTHER READING
INTRODUCTION: THE OCEAN SKIPPER

PART 1 THE OFFSHORE YACHT
1 HULLS FOR OCEAN SAILING
2 SAILING RIGS FOR DEEP WATER
3 ENGINES
4 STEERING
5 SYSTEMS
6 ACCOMMODATION

PART 2 OCEAN NAVIGATION AND DEEP-SEA SEAMANSHIP
7 WEATHER
8 HOT AND COLD
9 THE TOOLS OF OCEAN NAVIGATION
10 ESSENTIAL CELESTIAL NAVIGATION
11 PASSAGE PLANNING
12 GREAT CIRCLE SAILING AND PASSAGE EXECUTION
13 DAY-TO-DAY SEAMANSHIP
14 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
15 DEALING WITH HEAVY WEATHER
16 IN HARBOUR
17 EXTREME EMERGENCIES

PART 3 LIFE ON BOARD
18 CREW
19 HEALTH AT SEA
20 BUREAUCRACY
21 FOOD AND WATER
22 COMPUTERS, THE INTERNET AND RADIO COMMUNICATION

CONCLUSION
INDEX

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An essential reference for anyone interested in offshore sailing and ocean passages.

About the Author

'There are all too few authors ... who not only know about their subject but can write well about it. Tom Cunliffe is one,' according to Cruising magazine. 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.

Reviews

Recommended if you're planning to go bluewater cruising for the first time.
*Sailing Today*

Essential reading for anyone planning for or dreaming about sailing long distances
*Soundings (US)*

Cunliffe’s writing draws on 45 years of experience and a positive interest in new ideas…it combines a sense of perspective with an expression of priorities and an essential can-do attitude.
*Yachting Monthly*