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Prospector
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Initially Posted - 12/17/2008 :  09:47:10  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
A friend at the office just gave me a book he found on a discount table. At first I guffawed at it, but then found myself absorbed in it, and now have a copy for myself. Funny how that goes.

The book: "On-Board Emergency Reference - A handbook for resolving any boating crisis" by Tony Meisel - ISBN #1-84566-070-6

The book is a pile of ideas of what to do when something goes wrong. It is printed in a waterproof jacket, and has heavy pages that are coated in something shiny that may prevent immediate soaking (haven't tested the theory yet). The book only deals with sailing emergencies, but goes through everything from losing a rudder (steer by dragging drogues, rigging a jury rudder from a hatchboard, Steer with an oar, invert a wind vane and use the wind portion as a rudder, etc.), to how to erect a jury rig in th eevent of being dismasted, to dealing with lee shores, lost crew, injuries on board, radio protocols in emergencies, engine fires, stove fires, and so on.

Quite a comprehensive read that is structured in a "build-your-own adventure" way that means you can pinpoint your situation quickly, and find the right fix.

If you can find it, it may be worth checking out and adding to your on-board library.
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Justin
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Response Posted - 12/17/2008 :  20:43:23  Show Profile  Visit Justin's Homepage
My girlfriend got me the book "Dove" by Robin Lee Graham. It's about how in the 1960's he set sail to circumnavigate the globe at the age of 16 on a 24' sailboat. The youngest to complete a solo circumnavigation at the time. I just finished it the other night and thought it was great. It's a quick and easy read being 200 pages, and was quite enjoyable. It gets me thinking about cruising again although I do not have any desire to do a solo circumnavigation!
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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 12/18/2008 :  10:13:25  Show Profile
As a young boy I could not wait for each month's National Geographic to arrive so to follow Robin's voyage. He is one of my childhood hero's and I agree the book, fourty years later, is just as interesting. Seeing the world through the eyes of a teen into twenties is intersting and everytime I read it I think of how today I still could not handle most of what he had to deal with (dismasting, minimal nav/com gear, stroms, etc)
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redeye
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Response Posted - 12/19/2008 :  12:16:25  Show Profile
Distant Water

The Fate of the North Atlantic Fisherman

1983

by William W. Warner
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