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9780470996119

Boating Handbook : The waterproof guide to life on the water

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470996119

  • ISBN10:

    0470996110

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-09-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

A handy, waterproof guide to the skills you need to get afloat safely and enjoyably. Covering navigation, first aid, provisioning, manouvering and hundreds of other essential aspects of boating this is the ideal book to keep aboard and to hand whenever you are on the water.The Boating Handbook is the ideal reference for people getting on the water in yachts, dinghies, motorboats or powerboats, covering as it does techniques and ideas common to everyone afloat. Fully illustrated, it highlights aspects to consider when afloat with children or the inexperienced, and introduces the fundamentals of launching, recovering and moving a boat at slow speed in confined areas. Navigation is covered at a level to give confidence to those starting out as well as providing an essential reminder to those with more experience. Essential advice for looking after your vessel and equipping it as well as provisioning and clothing are all given, as well as what to do in distress situations.Contents: Introduction The Basics The Boat Equipping your Boat Basic Navigation Cooking and Provisions Activities and Skills Pitfalls and Problems References and Resources

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Basics
Why Go Boating?
Documents, registrations, and Licenses
When and Where
Singles, Couples, and Families
Is Boating For Me?
A Day in the Life
The Boat
Different Kinds of Boat
Buying a Boat
Understanding Your Boat
The Boating Year
Mooring
Storing Your Boat
Insuring Your Boat
Equipping Your Boat
Basic Safety Rules
Vessel Safety Check
Provisioning the Galley
Clothing
Activities Checklist
Pre-Cast-Off Checklist
First-Aid Kit
Basic Navigation
Launching the Boat
Moving Off
Rules of the Road
Etiquette Afloat
Navigational Aids and Aids to Navigation
Using Charts
Returning Safely
Cooking and Provisions
Cooking on Board
The Galley: Kitchen Ingredients
Easy Breakfasts
Quick Lunches
Delicious Evening Meals
Treats Afloat
Waste Disposal
Activities and Skills
Waterside Attractions
Aquatic Scavenger Hunt
Semaphore Flag Code
Castaway for a Day
Supervised Activities
Fishing
Watching Wildlife
Measuring Wind Speed
Making a Telescope
Swimming
Ghost Stories, Sea Shanties, and Games
Celestial Navigation
Pitfalls and Problems
The Unpredictable Elements
Mechanical Trouble
Getting Lost
Help!
References and Resources
First Aid
Carbon Monoxide
Useful Knots
The Beaufort Scale
Distress Signals
Glossary of Terms
Index
Additional Resources
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