Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, Handling, and Gear

<h4>Acknowledgments<h4>Introduction<h2>Part 1. Defining the Capable Boat<h3>1. Seaworthiness<h3>2. Test Your Boat<h3>3. The Essentials<h4>The Hull<h4>The Bulkheads<h4>The Deck<h4>The Cockpit<h4>The Rudder<h4>The Keel<h2>Part 2. Fitting Out<h3>4. Spars and Rigging<h3>5. Ground Tackle<h3>6. Deck, Cockpit, and Superstructure<h3>7. Engine and Propeller<h3>8. Safety Equipment<h3>9. Navigation Gear<h3>10. Electricity<h3>11. The Galley<h3>12. Creature Comforts<h3>13. Self-Steering Gear<h3>14. What About You?<h3>15. The Paper Chase<h2>Part 3. Theory and Practice<h3>16. Surviving Heavy Weather<h3>17. Anchoring in Practice<h3>18. Gastro-Navigation<h3>19. The Black Box Theory<h4>Appendix 1. Overture's Atlantic Adventure<h4>Appendix 2. Beefing Up a Catalina<h4>Bibliography<h4>Index