Boat Docking Close Quarters Maneuvering for Small Craft
Published by Harvey Island Enterprises, Brockville Ontario, 2002
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88 pp. Drawings. Appears unread. Signed by the author. Inscribed and dated by the author. Help for the dysfunctional boat docker. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.
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- Title
- Boat Docking Close Quarters Maneuvering for Small Craft
- Author
- Low, Charles T.
- Publisher
- Harvey Island Enterprises, Brockville Ontario
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 0968232701
- ISBN 13
- 9780968232705
- Edition
- Fourth Printing.
It contains many concrete examples of boat docking, from the elementary to the advanced, and also has chapters discussing the theory of close quarters maneuvering. The book is comprehensive, yet achieves its depth using language and tone which are accessible and minimally technical.
Although Boat Docking can be read through from start to finish, each of its various sections also stands alone, so items of interest may be referred to individually.
Boat Docking contains an "Overview" section, followed by a chapter describing every basic docking example imaginable, and most of the esoteric ones. Other chapters explain the interactions of the hull with water and air, how a boat steers (it's not completely straightforward!), how to use lines and fenders (there is more to good line work than one would think), and then there is a short section on the psychology and sociology of docking. Don't worry, it's fun to read! The conclusion draws an intriguing parallel between boat docking and affairs of the heart, using an extended metaphor on "close quarters maneuvering"!
If there's anything important to say about close quarters maneuvering, you'll find it in Boat Docking.
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About the Author
Boat Docking was born of the frustration he encountered when first learning how to dock his boat. It started as informal research on the subject, with information culled from a number of sources. Now, it has grown into this more formal study of the skills required for close quarters maneuvering, and their underlying foundations, in terms accessible to every boater.
Charles has a busy and challenging day job, which is a good thing, except that it interferes too much with his boating!
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