Ivar Dedekam 
Illustrated Seamanship [PDF ebook] 

Seamanship is the art of managing a boat. This book is a follow-up to the successful Sail & Rig Tuning and Illustrated Navigation covering knots, docking the boat and anchoring, all illustrated in Ivar Dedekam s distinctive style and backed up with clear and simple text. These skills are imperative to keep a boat safe and make cruising as enjoyable as possible. Follows on from the success of the author s previous work, Sail & Rig Tuning (sold approx. 27, 000 copies) Covers cruising boats worldwide Covers all the key topics for managing a boat and safety on board (e.g. ropework, mooring, manoeuvring in harbour, anchoring) Highly illustrated