Books of Catamaranes - Multicascos

Tuning: Rigging Up; Tuning the Rig; Gears and Sails; Land-Based Gearing; Water-Based Gearing. Handling: Smoking Upwind; Offwind Speed; Crewing: Pre-Start DutiBased Gearing. Handling: Smoling Upwind; Offeind Speed; Crewing: Pre-Start Dutiees; Crewing: Circling the Course. Strategy: Rules, Wind, and Strategy; Starting; ...

Illustrated with photo-squences of all the popular classes of catamaran in action, this is the book to take both helm and crew to championship standard. The authors draw on their success and experience at the highest level. Speed Sailing. Race ...

Learning the Basics: Shopping Around for a Cat; Anatomy of a Catamaran; The Sailing Circle; Gaining Proper Trim; Changing Tacks; Rigging for a Sail; Getting Underway adn Returning to Shope, Heavy Weather Sailing. Mastering the Fine Points: Intermediate Sail Handling; ...

Origen y evolución. La embarcación. Un poco de teoría. Entorno y maniobras. Catamaranes ligeros. Catamaranes tipo. Multicascos de crucero. A bordo de un multicasco. Catamaranes a motor. Persiguiendo el récord.

Anchoring. Apparent wind. Battens. Beaching. Bridles. Capsize prevention, preparation and survival tactics. Cargo. Centeboards. Children. Collision. Crew and passengers. Cyclones. Dinghy. Dismasting. Electricity. Fire and gas. Flares and torches. Gusty conditions. In irons. Jetty work. Liferafts. Lightning. Man overboard. Masts. ...

The boatS: safety first, multihull evolution, speed, comfort and economy: a compromise, trailerabilty: an added complication, payload and size, arrangement, saling rigs, hulls and appendages, tri, cat, proa, and foiler, auxiliary power, accessories, dinghies and liferafts. The voyaging: in port, ...

In the Beginning: The origins and evolution of the multihull, and the lessons learned through trial and error. Why a Multihull?: The features in their favour, and a few against. Design and Performance: Handicapping, hull shapes and computer-aided design; Stability ...

A comprehensive guide to rigging, launching and sailing all types of trailable catamaran - ideal for anyone taking up this extremely popular sport. 'Highly recommended' - Yachts and Yachting. Which catamaran?. Parts of the boat. Putting the boat together. A ...