THE COMPLETE SAILING MANUAL US_001-003_TITLE_HALF_TITLE.indd 1 14/12/16 4:39 pm US_001-003_TITLE_HALF_TITLE.indd 2 14/12/16 4:39 pm THE COMPLETE SAILING MANUAL S T E V E S L E I G H T US_001-003_TITLE_HALF_TITLE.indd 3 14/12/16 4:39 pm CONTENTS Senior Editor Kathryn Hennessy REVISED EDITION Senior Art Editor Helen Spencer First American Edition, 2012 Production Editor John Goldsmid Published in the United States by Production Controller Sophie Argyris DK Publishing Pre-Production Producer David Almond 375 Hudson Street Producer Mandy Inness New York, New York 10014 FOURTH EDITION Jacket Designer Mark Cavanagh 12 13 14 15 16 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Produced for DK by Managing Editor Gareth Jones 001—300184—June/2017 Managing Art Editor Lee Griffiths Schermuly Design Co. 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US_004-007_Contents.indd 5 15/12/16 4:51 pm CONTENTS CONTINUED CRUISER SAILING 194 Rafting Alongside 272 Starting to Cruise 196 Berthing Bow- or Stern-to 274 Choosing a Cruiser 198 Pile Moorings 276 Cruiser Design 200 Moorings 278 Stability 204 Anchoring 282 Rigging and Sails 206 Passage Making 288 Above Deck 210 Avoiding Collisions 294 Down Below 214 Running Aground 298 Protection Afloat 218 Man-overboard Procedure 300 Cruiser Ropework 224 Sailing at Night 304 Basic Sail Skills 230 Sailing in Fog 308 Using the Tender 236 Rough-weather Sailing 312 Preparing to Sail 238 Handling Under Power 240 NAVIGATION 316 Handling Under Sail 242 Starting to Navigate 318 Tacking 244 Charts 322 Jibing 246 The Compass 326 Sail Balance 248 Plotting Equipment 330 Reducing Sail Area 250 Navigation Instruments 332 Increasing Sail Area 254 Pilotage 336 Berthing 262 Tides and Tidal Streams 342 Marina Berths 268 Shaping a Course 348 US_004-007_Contents.indd 6 15/12/16 4:51 pm Plotting a Position 352 Engines 412 Fixing a Position 356 Running Repairs 418 Passage Skills 362 STAYING SAFE 420 WEATHER 366 Emergency Repairs 422 Causes of Weather 368 Distress Signals 426 Weather Systems 370 Abandoning Ship 430 Daily Changes 374 The Effects of the Land 376 GLOSSARY 432 Storms 378 INDEX 438 Fog 380 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 448 Forecasting 382 Beaufort Scale 386 PRACTICAL BOAT CARE 388 The Hull 390 The Deck 394 The Rig 396 The Sails 398 The Interior 400 Electrics 404 Plumbing 408 US_004-007_Contents.indd 7 15/12/16 4:51 pm US_008-009_FOREWORD.indd 8 14/12/16 4:39 pm