Index The Parts of the Sailboat ..........................................................................10 The parts of the Sail .................................................................................12 Naming the Rigs.......................................................................................13 Crab Claw Bermudan Gaff Sloop Cutter Ketch Yawl ...................................................................................................16 Freedom Schooner Caravel Sails of a Ship ..........................................................................................19 Theory of Sailing .....................................................................................20 How the Boat Sails...................................................................................22 Running ..............................................................................................23 Reaching.............................................................................................24 Close-Hauled......................................................................................25 Tacking...............................................................................................26 Depart From the Dock..............................................................................27 Wind Blows From the Dock Wind Blows Parallel to the Dock Wind Blows Toward the Dock ...........................................................29 Arrival to the Dock ..................................................................................30 Wind Blows From the Dock Wind Blows Parallel to the Dock Wind Blows Toward the Dock Catching a Mooring .................................................................................32 With no Current With Current in the Wind Direction 8 With Current Against the Wind With Current Across the Wind Anchoring.................................................................................................36 Leaving an Anchorage..............................................................................38 By Pleasant Wind By Strong Wind Grounded Sailboat....................................................................................39 Manoeuvring in Bad Weather ..................................................................40 Rolling To Heave to Broaching to .......................................................................................41 Manoeuvre of a Man at Sea......................................................................42 Motions of Rough Waters Pitch Yaw Roll Sway ...................................................................................................44 Surge The Spinnaker ..........................................................................................45 Flying the Spinnaker Controlling the Spinnaker Similar Light sails ....................................................................................47 Meteorology........................................................................................48 Pressure Sky Beaufort Scale Currents....................................................................................................50 The Gulf Stream The Labrador El Nino La Nina Sail Repairs ..............................................................................................54 Rip Patch Sheet Repair Knots ........................................................................................................56 The Reef Knot The Clove Hitch The Rolling Hitch The Bowline 9 The Turk’s Head.................................................................................58 The Sailor's Gripping Hitch The Cringle The Handle The Grommet Safety Equipment.....................................................................................62 Fender Anchors Spade Bruce CQR Fisherman Britany Danforth Delta..............................................................................................66 Safety Check VHF radio ................................................................................................68 Calling Another Boat Distress Call Manifesto References................................................................................................71