Short-handed Sailing - Second edition

Sailing solo or short-handed

Alastair Buchan

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Fernhurst Books Limited
01 February 2023

Sailing

While relatively few cruise single-handed, many sail short-handed. It may be a couple sailing together or a skipper with a novice crew he may have lots of people onboard but, in terms of the sailing, he is probably short-handed. They soon discover that there is so much more to short-handed sailing than a lack of crew. It demands a different approach, a new mindset.

The skipper has a much greater workload but there are also fewer people, sometimes no-one at all, to consult during the decision-making process. Under these circumstances fatigue can be as dangerous as heavy weather: it creeps up on you, often unnoticed, destroying your morale and ability to make rational decisions.

And when short-handed, the crew's limited physical resources must be watched over and zealously guarded.

In this heavily illustrated book Alastair Buchan passes on the lessons of his hard-won experience gained short- and single-handed sailing in coastal, offshore and ocean waters. It will show you everything you need to know about handling a boat alone or short-handed, from choosing a suitable craft to passage planning, manoeuvring, sleep management and watch keeping.

AUTHOR: Alastair Buchan began sailing on the Clyde. In a Hurley 20 he sailed single-handed round Britain, and made his first single-handed Atlantic circuit. He made his second in a Dockrell 27 (27 ft this time) sailing from Britain to the Caribbean and on to the USA via Venezuela and Cuba before sailing home.

62 colour photos, 145 diagrams

By: Alastair Buchan
Imprint: Fernhurst Books Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 446g
ISBN: 9781912177226
ISBN 10: 1912177226
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 01 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Alastair Buchan began sailing on the Clyde. In a Hurley 20 he sailed single-handed round Britain, and made his first single-handed Atlantic circuit. He made his second in a Dockrell 27 (27 ft this time) sailing from Britain to the Caribbean and on to the USA via Venezuela and Cuba before sailing home.

Reviews for Short-handed Sailing - Second edition: Sailing solo or short-handed

covers the basics from coming alongside... casting off, to sail handling routines and... tricky situations - like going aloft - with diagrams. (Yachts and Yachting) this is the book for everyone who puts to sea in a small boat. (Boat Mart)