Offshore Sailing: 200 Essential Passagemaking Tips

William Seifert

ISBN 10: 0071374248 / ISBN 13: 9780071374248

Published by International Marine Publishing Co, 2001

About this Item

Presents solutions to a host of boat design, construction, equipment, and seamanship dilemmas. This title tells you what works and what doesn't, and step by step - with the help of detailed illustrations and photographs - fills you in on what you need to know for safe, comfortable passagemaking. Num Pages: 256 pages, 180 illustrations. BIC Classification: WSSN3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574. . 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780071374248

Bibliographic Details

Title: Offshore Sailing: 200 Essential ...

Publisher: International Marine Publishing Co

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

In a book that is sure to become a classic, internationally respected boatbuilder, yacht manager, and delivery skipper Bill Seifert shares his hard-won solutions to a host of boat design, construction, and equipment issues and seamanship dilemmas. Unlike other books on the subject, Offshore Sailing doesn’t just tell readers what to do for safe and comfortable passage making; it shows them how to do it with clear, step-by-step instructions and nearly 200 detailed drawings and photographs.

From the Publisher:

Bill Seifert was a project engineer at Tartan Marine Company, materials manager at Tillotson Pearson Inc., and a project manager at Alden Yachts. In 1991, he started his own yacht management company. He does prerace seaworthiness inspections for the Marion - Bermuda Race.

Dan Spurr was the editor of Practical Sailor newsletter for twelve years. A former senior editor for Cruising World, he is the author of Heart of Glass: Fiberglass Boats and the Men Who Made Them, Spurr's Boatbook: Upgrading the Cruising Sailboat, and Yacht Style, among other books.