The Art of Seamanship by Ralph Naranjo
Helps you learn: the attributes of a good skipper and crew - including physical and mental agility, effective communication, and knowledge-based decision making; fine-tuning your voyaging with the seaworthiness of your boat and the capability of your crew in mind; using weather information and routing resources to lower risks and raise rewards.
Ralph Naranjo (Annapolis, MD) was technical editor of Cruising World magazine for 12 years, during which he reviewed and sea-tested hundreds of new boats and their systems. For ten years, as Vanderstar Chair at the U.S. Naval Academy, he directed the Academy’s sail training program with specific focus on safety, seamanship, navigation, and vessel readiness. He was the Academy’s lead agent in the design and acquisition of a fleet of 30 new 44-foot sailing craft—a $15 million, Congressionally funded program. For ten years he managed the Seawanhaka Boatyard and Marina in Oyster Bay, Long Island. He is a marine industry consultant and expert witness, a past chair of the U.S. Sailing Safety at Sea Committee, a frequent U.S. Sailing Safety at Sea seminar moderator, a U.S. Coast Guard licensed master (100 tons), a member of the Explorers Club and the Cruising Club of America, and a past Storm Trysail Club board member. A U.S. Sailing Master Trainer, he understands what recreational boaters need to know about seamanship, and he knows how to teach them. He has written some 200 articles for boating magazines and has won three Boating Writers International awards. He has completed three transatlantic passages, eight Bermuda Races, and numerous other offshore passages under sail and power, and completed a five-year voyage around the world under sail with his wife and children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780071493420 |
| ISBN 10 | 0071493425 |
| Title | The Art of Seamanship |
| Author | Ralph Naranjo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | International Marine Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2014-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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