Singlehanded sailing, andrew evans shop online for books. Designs such as those by ian farrier are excellent single handers and are definately not extreme. Hints on singlehanded sailing the mediterranean sea. Bill robinson, one of americas foremost sailors and writers on sailing, was editor of yachting magazine from 1967 to 1978. Sailing single handed, tips and ideas to make it easier part2. Singlehanded sailing ebook by andrew evans rakuten kobo. Here are our best tips for staying safe and enjoying solo sailing. As a result i am slowly developing techniques and set ups to allow me to safely sail single handed. How to prepare for a singlehanded transatlantic sailing. Minimizing use of the rudder is a key racing skill and the techniques apply to all light boats. A journey of fifty thousand miles begins with a single step.
The best tips for single handed sailing insure4boats. Our first film on sailing single handed was so well received that we thought we would do another. Nova scotianborn, joshua slocum was the first man to sail singlehandedly around the world from 1895 to 1898. During a gybe, the aft end of the boat turns through the wind. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book, all 146 pages 70,00 words is formatted to be easily printed doublesided. Sailing alone around the world by joshua slocum, the long way by bernard moitessier, a voyage for madmen by peter nichols, maid. He has skippered a series of voyages in the north atlantic, the. Evans discusses, for example, setting and gybing a spinnaker, finding time to sleep, and dealing with heavy weather and psychological challenges, and. Solosailor at sea for 178 days has isolation advice for us all during. It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of knowledge contained in this book. Practice rudderless sailing to improve your boat speed. We covered rudderless sailing at our monday afternoon advanced dinghy lessons last week. If you practise, it can be less risky than pulling the clew inside the luff and is a great.
Follow these seven seatested sailing tips aboard your small sailboat for saf. So here is how to gybe a sailboat when you are operating single handed. The singlehanded community is fairly small and a few names are well known. People who have sailed singlehanded around the world. So i was pleasantly surprised when i discovered the ebook thoughts, tips, techniques, and tactics for singlehanded sailing third edition by andrew evans. It includes several important tips as well which can be very useful. One of the most difficult thing to do is to keep the boat pointing in the wind long enough to take down the sail when it is quite windy. I usually manage to balance the boat with the genoa and let go of the main so i can take. Written by a sailor who learned about singlehanding through experienceand including tips from other singlehandersthis useful book features solutions to the unique challenges of sailing solo.
I must say that this book provided me exact and reliable information on boat sailing as a starter. Apart from the actual racing itself, these boats represent a melting pot of ideas and were lots of smart people invent ways to sail fast when alone or with only two people. I love the choice but not quite a primer for a leadmine. The sailing spirit by john hughes, about his 1986 boc challenge race, published by seal books. John was born and brought up in bermuda and started sailing as a child, racing locally and offshore before turning to cruising. My office has autographed posters of dame ellen macarthur and sir robin knoxjohnston.
The us sailing small boat level 1 instructor course is designed to provide sailing instructors with information on how to teach more safely, effectively, and. Regular readers will know of my interest in the mini transat, ostar, vendee globe, figaro and similar solo and doublehanded races. This includes all sailors that can also be found in the subcategories. May i suggest that you get an experienced multihull sailor to assist you in rewriting the bit about multihulls.
The book was written before the advent of gps, when satellite navigation or satnav was the latest in electronics. Us youth championship us sailing youth match racing championship chubb us sailing junior championship us junior womens singlehanded championship. Sailing books sailing instruction books offshore sailing. Short note on stories, i collect them and my experience tells me that most really good sea stories come from a seed of really bad seamanship. I am grateful to kurt fenton the author of this book, for composing such a fine and a very useful material. Good evening andy, well written book and a good read. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read singlehanded sailing. A sail is a tensile structuremade from fabric or other membrane materialsthat uses wind. If you feel like we left a good one off the list then share your favorites in the comments the criteria is that the book is about a particular voyage or sailing adventure. This video from norman sailing shows optis using the sails and body weight to steer the boat.
Andrew evans has gone singlehanded sailing more than eight hundred times over the past ten years for a total of 3,500 hours of singlehanded sailing a reasonable start. Be adept at reefing, heaving to, and depowering the main in a flash. Although i found the prose rather longwinded at times, and skipped some of the authors countless detours and side notes, i still rate it as a must read for any singlehanded sailor, or aspiring singlehanded sailor. Single handed sailing is one of the greatest joys you can experience while boating. The topper is one of the most popular second hand buys in the dinghy market. Here are a few extra tips for crewing a boat on your own. Seven ways to simplify singlehanded sailing april 23, 2016 how can short or singlehanded sailors save time and effort when reefing, changing sails, or anchoring. It seems that of any activity in the world, singlehanded sailors have the best odds of being knighted.
Offshore sailing school books all students enrolling in offshore sailing school sailing or powerboating courses receive colgate and us sailing textbooks in advance, depending which course they choose. Although neither man made a major singlehanded offshore passage, macgregor achieved some fame for sailing a 21foot 6 m yawl from london to paris and back in 1867. I want to thank the members of the sailing community who have contributed to the book. Sailing smart is for every sailor who wants to increase his or her knowledge, understanding, and sailing expertise. Anyone looking to educate themselves on either the basics or the details of sailboats and sailing will enjoy the library of books available at the motor bookstore on the topic. Hasler is known as the father of singlehanded sailing, owing to his invention of the first practical selfsteering gear for yachts. As jeremy evans says in yachts and yachting in most other respects, the. Singlehanded sailing by andrew evans overdrive rakuten. Singlehanded sailing received a great impetus in the middle of the 19th century, when it was popularised by two british sailors, r. Outside gybing is not purely reserved for boats with extrashort poles or top notch race crews. Chapman book of piloting various contributors, hearst corporation, 1999. Evans is a lawyer, chartered financial analyst, and president of a small company in the solar power industry. These spars are called yards and their tips, beyond the last stay, are called the yardarms. Bob bond, acknowledged throughout the world as an authority on the teaching of sailing, was training manager to the royal yachting association, and is the author of the r.
For those students of single handed and double handed sailing, november has two dont miss events coming up. See the links below for examples in a 29er and additional tips on rudderless sailing. I am particularly unlucky with my friends and family. Evans is a lawyer, chartered financial analyst, and president of. I have sailed round the world as a merchant seaman for 12 years and did not fall off the edge. In 1960, hasler competed in the first observer singlehanded transatlantic race ostar, from plymouth to new york. Buddy melges, one of the worlds bestknown sailors, has at last. Either they are phobically afraid of the water, are extremely busy or hate the idea of sailing. So, this is not a top eight sailing books, its just eight great sailing books. However, high performance sailing may be better suited for experienced racers who will read it, look back on experiences and say oh, that s what. If you get good at a swift, youll be good at helm on a leadmine. Things to think about when anchoring inbrief enewsletters news.
Andrew evans, 3rd edition july 10, 2015 by skipper jayr in books. Know your limits and consider any sail with inexperienced sailors a singlehanded operation. Popular sailing books meet your next favorite book. Thats a goal that will take a lifetime to perfect and its a particular challenge singehanded. I find the reflexes, boat feel, and anticipation required to be very good at a swift or any high performance dinghy, make you an even better leadmine sailor.
Originally published in 1989, an illustrated handbook on singlehanded sailing on coastal passages, ocean voyages and races. Gybing a sailboat single handed sailing blog by nauticed. Even as a sailing couple you are actually a singlehanded sailor half the time. Since then electronics have improved greatly in both accuracy and reliability, but the authors basic point that a voyaging yacht must have aboard.
Sailing club noticeboards, especially when there is a topper event on. After a gybe the sails are on the opposite side of the boat. Even if you are not the typical antisocial loner, the occasion may arise, either for choice or necessity, when you may have to tackle a crossing on your own, so i provide the following suggestions to make things a lot easier and in particular, much more safer. Often we see trimarans with single handed or double handed crew on board. Im mostly in the latter category as my singlehanded. Singlehander andrew evans learned the hard way how to sail and race alonewith lots of mishaps, including broaches and a near tumbling over a waterfalland in singlehanded sailing he shares the techniques, tips, and tactics he has developed to make his solo sailing adventures safe and enriching. The handbook of sailing by bob bond, paperback barnes. This week its how we fly a spinnaker single handed. Singlehanded sailing offers a rare chance in this noisy hyperconnected world to step off the fast track, slow down, and listen to the quiet, if only for a short while. Knowing how to rudderlessly sail is crucial not only in the sort of rare at csc event that your rudder falls off. I highly recommend this book for you to gain information on sailing. For convenience, all singlehanded circumnavigating sailors should be included in this category. See the books below and enroll in one of our courses today.
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