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9780071803311

Suddenly Overboard True Stories of Sailors in Fatal Trouble

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  • ISBN13:

    9780071803311

  • ISBN10:

    0071803319

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2013-04-30
  • Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
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Summary

True stories of contemporary sailing disasters that will keep you alert and careful when you are on the water Suddenly Overboardtells stories about sailors who experienced catastrophes when least expecting them and who were rescued, or who died, or who lived to tell the tale simply by good luck. These tales will make you think "if these are the ways most sailors actually die, then what if I were in that situation?" These true-life stories are told in compelling, short narratives, with an insider's analysis of what contributed to the accidents so you know what not to do or what to look out for when you are on the water. You will learn important topics such as decision making under stress and the role of emotions in accident survival. The book also includes an exclusive interview with Gary Jobson, president of US Sailing.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Sources of the Stories * What the Stories Show * What Sailors Can Do About It

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 The Storms We All Fear

Chichester Bar * WingNuts * Rally Boat to Bermuda * Briefly

Chapter 2 Some Incidents Can’t Be Prevented?

Tangled in Rigging * Lost Keel * Keep Treading * The Tether Issue—An Opinion

Chapter 3 A Good Day’s Sail Goes Bad

Just One Little Mistake * Too Much Freeboard * Briefly

Chapter 4 Anchoring, Docking, Dinghying

Long Voyage, Quiet Harbor * Late to the Slip * The Season’s Last Sail * Briefly

Chapter 5 Run Aground

Tidal Estuary * On the Rocks * The Reef of New South Wales * Briefly

Chapter 6 Engine or Equipment Failure

The Delivery Captain * “Take It Easy” * Briefly

Chapter 7 A Gust of Wind

Three Generations Sailing off Puffin Island * A Hobie on the Lake * Briefly

Chapter 8 No Way to Call for Help

Voices * Short Sail on the Sound * The Inverted Cat * Briefly

Chapter 9 A Thousand Ways to End Up in the Water

To Save a Puppy * Gone Fishing * Briefly

Chapter 10 The Perils of Solo Sailing

A Sailboat Comes Ashore * The Fouled Halyard * Briefly

Chapter 11 Can Your Crew Save You?

Saturday on Lake Arthur * Wednesday Evening Club Race * Four Miles off Hyannis * Briefly

Chapter 12 What Could Go Wrong?

Capsize in Puget Sound * Capsize in Lake Huron * Sinking in the Georgia Strait * Bahia Transat Disaster

Interview with Gary Jobson, President of US Sailing

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