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Single handed does not imply nonstop, so a single handed circumnavigation counts as such even with stops, as in joshua slocums voyage. Download singlehanded sailing in pdf and epub formats for free. Harry pidgeons beautifully written account of the second person to sail around the world alone in an engineless 34 foot sailboat. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers.
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An excellent summary of sailing fundamentals not only for single handed sailors but for any yachtsperson racing or cruising over long or short distances. After five years of singlehanded sailing, he logged over 100,000 miles at sea and set the record for the fastest solo circumnavigation by an american, with a. The only bible for how to sail your boat fast, safe, and alone. At the age of 65, chichester had once again revolutionised singlehanded sailing. For the first eight years of sailing, i can confidently say that something. Oct 16, 2014 singlehanded sailing by andrew evans, 9780071836531, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. Though focused on the prospect of becoming racing sailor, it is non the less relevant for all single handed sailors they all sail the same, racing just doesnt afford you the option of heaving to when. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. I bought this book thinking that i would be learning new techniques to improve my single handed sailing. The author is a highlyexperienced, singlehanded, offshore racer who hails from victoria, british columbia in canada. A delivery trip when no crew is available, or much more often, when cruising as a family. So while i thank this solo sailor for his free book and will find his experiences interesting i actually enjoy the company of my crew and of sharing the joy especially when racing and mostly now could not be bothered going sailing alone.
Duncan is correct when he says that your confidence in handling the boat on your own is key to taking pressure off the rest of the novice crew or passengers. Jeanneau sailboat, power boats, yachts, trimarans and bali catamarans. Twenty days out, 28 days back in a year of hurricanes and a stationary north pacific high. Covering everything from sailing techniques to power consumption to safety at sea of a single hander, this book is very thorough on the subject.
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Singlehanded does not imply nonstop, so a singlehanded circumnavigation counts as such even with stops, as in joshua slocums voyage. Unfortunately almost all the content is general sailing information and tips that are essentially generic sailing information if you have done asa classes youll have most of that info already. Upgrade your sailing skills to enable singlehanded coastal or short offshore passages sailing fundamentals. Quantum sails on november 6th of this year, 30 singlehanded sailors will set off on the most challenging sailing endeavor in the history of yacht racing. This book is about how great it is to single hand a sailboat under challenging conditions. It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of know. Briton duncan wells is a royal yachting association rya instructor and runs a sailing school, which gives him the chops to produce this. By the way, there are great books for single handed sailing, which also have many tips for single handed sailing, read them and try out some things beforehand.
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