Hand, Reef and Steer by Tom Cunliffe

Hand, Reef and Steer by Tom Cunliffe

Explaining the sailing characteristics of classic craft, this book describes how to handle heavy loads using tackles and making the boat work for you. It offers advice on setting up the rig; sail handling skills; manouevring a long-keel boat; steering with sails, topsails, watersails, single-luff spinnakers and fisherman staysails.

"'Superb' Cruising 'A delightful book' WoodenBoat"

Tom Cunliffe first took charge of an engineless 20ft gaff sloop when he was 14 years old. Since then, he has sailed and skippered boats of all types from the UK all over the world including the Arctic, Brazil, Russia and the Caribbean.

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ISBN 13	9780713672244
ISBN 10	0713672242
Title	Hand, Reef and Steer
Author	Tom Cunliffe
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2004-12-02
Number of pages	176
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.