Sailing yachts: books - history, ships and construction (3/3)

Multihull Seamanship - A A-Z of skills for catamarans & trimarans / cruising & racing

This is an A-Z of seamanship skills for multihull sailors. It is about sea-going catamarans and trimarans and the skills needed to understand and enjoy them to their utmost. Both racing and cruising yachts are catered for, as are trailer-able multihulls.

Seamanship is not a black and white skill. It is an evolution of knowledge; a building of information through experiment, thought and experience. There is no definitive word on an evolving skill.
"Multihull Seamanship" started as Dr Gavin Le Sueur's personal index of `how-to's.
It has grown through experience and others sharing their knowledge. It should be on the book shelf of every catamaran and trimaran.
This book is for people who are already multihull sailors, or for those who are contemplating multihull sailing.
It has served this community for over 20 years and this second edition is fully updated. It is illustrated with delightful line drawings by Nigel Allison.

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Dinghy Sailing - Start to Finish

"Dinghy Sailing" is the perfect book if you are new to sailing and want to learn the basics, or are an experienced sailor who wants to broaden your skills and develop your techniques.
This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide is packed with clear illustrations and photographs and contains everything you need to know, including basic principles, what to wear, preparing to sail, the first sail, advanced sailing and racing.

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Multihulls for Cruising and Racing

An analysis of the design, performance and handling of multihulls. Beginning with their evolution, how they are designed and their sailing performance, the author goes on to examine reasons for choosing a multihull.

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Rigging - Rig your boat right for racing or cruising

Covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat. The book explains the various options and materials with clear illustrations and photographs.
An easy step-by-step guide, you will learn how to choose and fit equipment on cruising and racing yachts of all sizes before learning how to tune your rig to increase safety and achieve better performance.

Hundreds of alternate configurations are examined and the bewildering array of lines is simply explained. Where calculations are used they are kept easy and straightforward.

Whether you sail a gaff-rigged classic, a weekend cruiser or a high tech racer, this book contains everything you need and want to know about the mysterious art of rigging.

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Jollen - Die wichtigsten Klassen

The small, open sailing boats with a flat underwater hull, equipped with a centerboard instead of a keel, are particularly popular with sailing beginners and young people.
They are often used as sailing school boats and are mainly sailed in inland waters.

In addition, multi-day trips are also possible with so-called touring dinghies, and regattas are held for racing dinghies at different levels up to the Olympic boat classes.

This Typenkompass provides an overview of the individual dinghy types and the common boat classes in a handy format.

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