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Illustrated Seamanship
Seamanship is the art of managing a boat. This book is a follow-up to the successful Sail & Rig Tuning and Illustrated Navigation covering knots, docking the boat and anchoring, all illustrated in Ivar Dedekam’s distinctive style and backed up with clear and simple text. These skills are imperative to keep a boat safe and make cruising as enjoyable as possible.
  • Follows on from the success of the author’s previous work, Sail & Rig Tuning (sold approx. 27,000 copies)
  • Covers cruising boats worldwide
  • Covers all the key topics for managing a boat and safety on board (e.g. ropework, mooring, manoeuvring in harbour, anchoring)
  • Highly illustrated


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Title of ebook: Illustrated Seamanship
ISBN: 9780470517536
parent-ISBN: 9780470512203
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Internet download file size: 6292 kb
Pages: 102
Published: 09-2007
Released online for download: 09-27-2007
Author of eBook: Dedekam, Ivar
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Chapter One

Ropework

This chapter outlines the minimum level of knowledge of knots and hitches, whipping, splicing, etc. that you should have in order to make long passages. Remember that it is better to know a few knots well than to half-know many.

Take your time to learn these knots so you are able to tie them quickly. Preferably, you should be able to tie the knots with one hand and blindfolded! A good basic knowledge of ropework, knots and hitches may save both life and gear in dangerous situations.

THE BASICS

Ropes are made of short fibres that are spun into yarns, which are then made into flat or twisted strands. Finally, the strands are spun or braided to make the finished rope (Figure 1.1). The two main types of rope are:

Laid rope: three-strand rope (two- and four-strand ropes also exist) is made of strands twisted together in the opposite direction to that of the yarns, normally to the right (Z-laid), but sometimes to the left (S-laid).

Braided rope is made in ... read full excerpt from Illustrated Seamanship ebook



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