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This is an A-Z of seamanship skills for multihull sailors. There are many textbooks on the market which detail general seamanship principles. This is not one of them. Multihull Seamanship is about sea-going catamarans and trimarans and the skills needed to understand and enjoy them to their utmost. Both racing and cruising yachts are catered for, as are trailer-able multihulls. Seamanship is not a black and white skill. It is an evolution of knowledge; a building of information through experiment, thought and experience. There is no definitive word on an evolving skill. Multihull Seamanship started as Dr Gavin Le Sueur's personal index of `how-to's. It has grown through experience and others sharing their knowledge. It should be on the book shelf of every catamaran and trimaran. This book is for people who are already multihull sailors, or for those who are contemplating multihull sailing. It has served this community for over 20 years and this second edition is fully updated. It is illustrated with delightful line drawings by Nigel Allison.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements. Foreword. Author Dr Gavin Le Sueur. Illustrator Nigel Allison. Anchoring. Apparent Wind. Battens. Beaching. Bridles. Capsize Prevention. Capsize Preparation. Capsize Survival Tactics. Cargo. Centreboards. Children. Collision. Crew & Passengers. Cyclones. Dinghy. Dismasting. Electricity. Fire & Gas. Flares & Torches. Foiling. Gusty Conditions. In Irons. Jetty Work. Liferafts. Lightning. Man Overboard. Masts. Motors. Racing Seamanship. Radar & Radar Reflectors. Rigging & Ropes. Righting. Roller Furling. Sails. Seaweed & Fish Nets. Self-Steering & Autopilots. Sheet Systems. Sinking. Slipping. Spinnakers. Steering & Rudders. Storm Sailing. Stress Measurement & Beam Failure. Tacking & Gybing. Targa Bar & Davits. Telltales. Towing. Trailering. Trampolines & Safety Nets. Transfers. Whales. Glossary of Multihull Terms. Index. Notes & Ideas.

About the Author :
Gavin Le Sueur built his first multihull, a 16 ft Mosquito catamaran, while at high school. After graduating from Melbourne University in Medicine, he purchased and moved aboard a 35 ft Hedley Nicol `Wanderer' trimaran. To learn as much as possible about multihull sailing he decided to compete in the two-handed bicentennial Around Australia Yacht Race with his future wife. For this adventure they obtained the then fastest offshore racing catamaran in Australia - a 37 ft Crowther Super Shockwave named D Flawless which they raced in many Southern Ocean races. In one of these they sailed through the eye of a cyclone and completed the race only to be struck by a whale when sailing back home and forced to abandon ship. They were lent another catamaran for the gruelling around Australia race which they completed, getting engaged on the finish line. Since then they have owned 5 different catamarans in which they have cruised and raced in Australia and explored the Pacific and south east Asia.

Review :
“This is the second, updated edition… and it’s excellent. Gavin Le Sueur and his co-skipper Catherine have a lifetime’s experience of cruising, racing and bringing up their children in multihulls. Le Sueur’s approach is both passionate and scientific. His wealth of hard-won experience is organised alphabetically: C, for instance, includes Capsize Prevention, Capsize Survival, Cargo, Children, Cyclones. `Babies in bassinets can be gimballed in a net bag secured strongly to the hull’, is a sentence to be relished. There’s S for Sinking, W for Whales and a huge amount of day-to-day lore in between. Le Sueur conveys eloquently why multihulls are special. His `Seamanship Rules’ should be learnt by heart.” (Yachting Monthly, June 2010) “When I had finished reading it, I started to understand how I should be thinking about handling my multihull, rather than just following general written advice. I started to think about the vessel and its interaction with the forces around it: how one action, say on sail trim, could change the dynamic on another, say dagger board loading. This led to a greater understanding of load dynamics in developing conditions, ensured a more comfortable ride on board and resulted in less wear and tear on gear. This new edition of Le Sueur’s book must be a recommended read for anyone on the multihull journey.” (Royal Cruising Club, October 2018) "A `must read' for anyone with multihull ambitions." (Modern Boating) "Practical... valuable reading for novices as well as those who have been around the scene and want to improve their skills." (Cruising Helmsman) "Could literally be life saving. Anyone preparing to build, buy or just sail a multihull would be advised to read this book." (Multihull World)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781912177080
  • Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited
  • Publisher Imprint: Fernhurst Books Limited
  • Height: 239 mm
  • No of Pages: 148
  • Sub Title: An A-Z of skills for catamarans & trimarans /cruising & racing
  • Width: 172 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1912177080
  • Publisher Date: 20 Mar 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 446 gr


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