Passagemaking Handbook - A Guide for Delivery Skippers and Boat Owners

Whether you're contemplating your first overnight venture outside protected waters or looking to hone your bluewater cruising skills, this book is the definitive reference. Consider this. Most voyagers take months and sometimes years planning, equipping and provisioning their vessels for an extended passage. The authors can prepare a boat for sea in a matter of days. They've had to... their livelihood depends on it. Professional delivery captains who have between them logged more than 325,000 sea miles, they have worked full-time in the business for 12 years with not one insurance claim against them. Their wealth of knowledge is condensed here into 30 comprehensive chapters, covering everything from preparing yourself and your vessel to reading the weather, provisioning, stowing, standing watch, navigating and cooking. The book includes routing information and hard-earned opinions on what to look for in both power and sailing vessels and much more...