Seamanship 2.0 - by Mike Westin & Olle Landsell & Nina Olofsson & Par Olofsson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>An illustrated practical handbook covering essential seamanship skills--everything a skipper will need to know when the tech goes down, or when they encounter a challenge at sea.</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>A comprehensively illustrated practical handbook covering essential seamanship skills - everything a skipper will need to know when the tech goes down, or when they encounter a challenge at sea.</b> <p/>The basic knowledge to sort yourself out when encountering problems at sea is largely forgotten. How to find your way when the GPS plotter has a blackout, how to save the life of someone in your crew when the ambulance or SAR helicopter is hours away... Too many rely on technology to navigate and run their boats, and this beautifully illustrated handbook will be a literal backup when the tech fails, as well as a bible of core knowledge - seamanship - that all skippers should know anyway, whether they're in the middle of an emergency or not. <p/>Covering all the basics, with handy fact boxes to highlight especially important information, the authors have lent a modern, real-world approach to the subject matter, and the wonderful illustrations bring it to life. Contents include: <p/>- Introduction<br>- Navigation: chart symbols, radar fact box, using the sounder, finding your position on the chart<br>- Seamanship: your crew, passage planning, anchoring, manoeuvering, mooring, towing, catching a buoy, heaving to<br>- Safety and emergencies: identifying likely emergencies (grounding, loss of rigging/mast, leaks, loss of steering, man overboard, sinking and taking to the liferaft) with self-help solutions, calling for help, equipment, VHF procedures, fire and gas, fixing an engine, knowing when help should be sought without delay<br>- First aid: CPR, breathing problems, drowning, shock, trauma, treating wounds, burns, hypothermia, seasickness<br>- Weather: sea breeze, low pressure, wind, fog, squalls, forecasting<br>- Environment: bird/seal protection areas, microplastics, holding tanks, old boats, bottom paint<br>- Appendix: rules of road, traffic separation zones, day and night signals, light characteristics, life saving signals, flags/morse <p/>Published in Sweden by the Swedish Cruising Association, this fantastic book has sold over 30,000 copies. Read this now to give yourself the knowledge to get out of trouble and (even better) avoid getting into it in the first place.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Living up to their promise, the authors deliver vital information on the core skills of seamanship in an easy-to-read manner, making this book a good corrective to digital dependency... Novices will find it invaluable, but even skilled veterans will pick up helpful (and potentially lifesaving) hints." - <i>Nautilus Telegraph</i> <p/>"Everything is clearly explained. Many of the illustrations are worth a thousand words, and every scenario gets you thinking about how you'd cope with it on your boat. Highly recommend." - <i>Practical Boat Owner</i> <p/>"This excellent book covers the full range of possible emergencies at sea with brief text and clear instructions." - <i>Practical Boat Owner</i> <p/>"The authors appear to have a common-sense approach, with plenty of coloured sketches in hand-drawn style to supplement the text." - <i>CA</i> <p/>"Highly recommended... Ollie Landsell's lively and abundant illustrations are as stimulating as the text itself and frequently memorable." - <i>Julia Jones, Yachting Monthly</i> <p/><i></i>This book covers all the basics, with handy fact boxes to highlight especially important information. The authors have lent a modern, real-world approach to the subject matter, and the wonderful illustrations bring it to life. -<i>Noonsite</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Mike Westin has been a boating journalist since 1997, and was Editor-in-Chiefof of two Swedish boating magazines between 2003-2015. He's been a lifeboat cox'n for ten years with the Swedish Lifeboat Institution, and a fast craft navigation trainer for other skippers.
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