Cruising under Sail Book

Part I. The Yacht and Her Gear1. Hull Form Definitions; Tonnage and displacement; The lines; Stability; Multi-hulls; Bows, sterns, rudders, and balance; Shoal draught; Speed; Size 2. Construction Wood; Metal; Ferro-cement; Glass-reinforced plastics; Corrosion, galvanic action, and electrolysis; Fouling and worm 3. Accomodation Sleeping-berths; Galley, cooking stoves, and refrigerators; Freshwater; Saloon and chart tables; Cockpit and steering arrangements; Lighting, heating, and ventilation; Sanitation 4. Rigs Gaff and bermudian; Sloop; Cutter; Yawl; Ketch; Schooner; Some other rigs; Choice of rig for voyaging 5. Rope and Rope Work Fibre rope; Tools and fittings; Whippings; Knots, bends, and hitches; Seizings; Worming, parcelling and serving; Splicing fibre rope; Wire rope; Making eyes in wire rope; Joining wire to fibre rope; Terminals for wire rope; Belaying ropes; Blocks, tackles, and winches 6. Mast (and more...)