編輯推薦:Getting Started. 1 Basic Principles. Powerboat Types. Parts of the Boat. Propulsion Systems. Buying a Powerboat. Transporting and Launching Trailable Powerboats. Knot, Ropes and Running Rigging. 2 Preparing to Sail. What to Wear. Essential Equipment and Safety Briefing. Getting Onboard from Dinghy and Dock. Rules of the Road. 3 First Voyage. Boat Handling and Trim Mooring and Anchoring. Tides and Weather. Basics of Navigation. Radio Etiquette. 4 Safety at Sea. Passage Planning. Navigating in Restricted Visibility. Boat Handling in Heavy Weather. Towing. Fire Prevention and Control. Man Overboard. 5 Glossary of Terms. Acknowledgments.
內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介:New to motorboating? Do you need to learn the basics? Or are you experienced, but wish to broaden your skills and develop your techniques? In either case, Motorboating is the perfect book for you. This, step-by-step companion is packed with information and easy-to-follow illustrations. Motorboating is a complete reference for every level of tender, RIB, fishing boat, motor cruiser or sports boat driver. It is ideal whether you are a beginner and need a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide, or are taking your sport to the next level and looking for the professional tips and tricks that will help you improve your speed, skill, safety and enjoyment. Motorboating covers the following and much more: Basic Principles – powerboat types, propulsion systems, buying a boat Going to Sea – essential gear, navigation, weather, communications Boat Handling – launching, manoeuvring, staying in control Safety at Sea – passage planning, man overboard and boating in heavy weather This is the way to learn, develop and refresh your boating skills.
作者簡(jiǎn)介:BARRY PICKTHALL is a respected writer and photographer who has covered all aspects of sailing and boating for the last 35 years, 20 of them as yachting correspondent for The Times newspaper. He continues to write for magazines across Europe, South Africa and Australasia. He is a qualified sailing instructor and the author of Dinghy Sailing and Yachting, both part of Wiley Nautical’s Start to Finish series.
目錄:Foreword by Douglas Brinkley. Acknowledgments. Prologue. Introduction: At a Crossroads. 1. The Writers' Project. 2. Point of Departure: New York. 3. Chicago and the Midwest. 4. Gathering Folklore, from Oklahoma to Harlem. 5. Rising Up in the West: Idaho. 6. Nailing a Freight on the Fly: Nebraska. 7. Poetic Land, Pugnacious People: California. 8. Raising the Dead in New Orleans. 9. Cigars and Turpentine in Florida. 10. American and Un-American: Back Around the Boroughs. 11. Converging on Washington. 12. Traveling Beyond. Appendix: Resources for Readers and Travelers. Sources. Credits. Index.