| Edition |
6th ed. / Peter Bruce. |
| Description |
ix, 294 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), charts ; 26 cm. |
| Note |
"First published in Great Britain by Adlard Coles Nautical in 1967." -- p. vii. |
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"One third of this edition is completely new...material from the previous edition has been thoroughly revised where appropriate."-- p. ix. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291) and index. |
| Contents |
Part one. Expert advice -- Yacht design and construction for heavy weather / Olin Stephens -- Stability of yachts in large breaking waves / Andrew Claughton -- Influence of heavy weather on yacht design / Peter Bruce -- Spars and rigging for heavy weather / Matthew Sheahan -- Storm sails / Richard Clifford -- Preparations for heavy weather / Peter Bruce -- Use of drag devices / Peter Bruce -- Meteorology of heavy weather / Richard Ebling -- Waves /Sheldon Bacon -- Seasickness remedies / Noël Dilly -- Taking refuge in heavy weather / Richard Clifford -- Storm tactics in RIBs / Hugo Montgomery-Swan -- Storm tactics in powerboats / Dag Pike -- Multihull tactics in heavy weather / Mark Orr -- Monohull storm tactics / Peter Bruce -- Part two. Storm experiences -- Santander Race storm / Adlard Coles -- Short accounts of weather phenomena, 1983-1997 / Peter Bruce -- Channel storm of 1987 / Peter Bruce -- Storm winds, storm lessons / Lin and Larry Pardey -- Queen's Birthday storm of 1994 / Peter Bruce -- Winter storm off the south-west coast of Australia / Deborah Schutz -- Black Velvet's bothersome return from Iceland / Ewen Southby-Tailyour -- Loss of Reliance AC / Richard Heath -- 'Bombed' in the Tasman Sea / Peter Cook -- Berrimilla braves 80-knot winds in the South Atlantic / Alex Whitworth. |
| Subject |
Sailing.
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Heavy weather seamanship.
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| Added Author |
Bruce, Peter.
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| Added Title |
Heavy weather sailing |
| ISBN |
9780071592901 |
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0071592903 |
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