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Contenido:

How does it feel to be 2000 miles offshore in a boat that's a lot smaller than the last wave... and with another 1000 miles to go?

How does it feel to leave behind the cold of northern Europe, to sail where the breezes are made softer by their warmth and the sea in like swimming in silk?

"Your First Atlantic Crossing" is now established as an essential read for ocean novices and dreamers, and is packed with advice based on the author's own hard-won experience. A book for ordinary sailors rather than fearless heroes, it tackles a multitude of subjects, providing down to earth advice and reassurance about:
- How experienced do you have to be to tackle the Atlantic?
- What are the pros and cons of the various routes?
- How big do the seas get?
- Should you really keep a night watch?
- What is most likely to sink you - ehales, floating containers or a failing seacock?
- What if a medical emergency arises mid way?
- What is it like when you get there?

This guide isn't just about how to sail an ocean for the first time, but how to enjoy it. Les Weatheritt's entertaining accounts will fuel long winters spent dreaming about ocean crossings and Caribbean cruising. They will encourage you, inspire you and bring you closer to that magical moment of casting off.



Índice:

FOREWORD

CHAPTER. GETTING PAST GO
What I really want to know...
A day in the life... despite everything, it's fun.
Life on earth - not burning all your bridges
What is out there? A breaking wave of fear

CHAPTER 2. THE BOAT
Built like a rock, so what if she sinks?
One hull or two?
Get a boat with a smile
Fan fare.
Less is more

CHAPTER 3. PREPARATION
How do I phone the Samaritans?
Oh goody, a crisis
The best of friends
One minute to midnight

CHAPTER 4. PASSAGE PLANNING
Shall we just go now?
Plan in some fun
A good read
The probably sell screws in Spain
Guardian angels don't fix diesels

CHAPTER 5. CREW
There's nowt so queer as folk
A crewed commitment
And then we were three
Sweet music of the spheres
Falling out with Fred and Jung
A nagging question
Cash-and-carry crisis
Of course we were all equals
The enemy within
Hypothesis, antithesis, synthesis. Eureka!
No corpses
The ideal crew
Crew pstscript

CHAPTER 6. WEATHER
Average for Biscay
The south is another country
Forecasts - well, there's another surprise!
Becalmings to boast about
Is this the trades?
Ah, there's the rub!
A crossing of two halves
Full speed ahead on the last lap
A long way from Thames, Dover and Dogger Bank
No one told me it would be this bad

CHAPTER 7. NAVIGATION AND SEAMANSHIP
We should see land by now
No more index errors
We have no time to stand and steer
Watch out
Scope to improve
Kitbag
New aerial routes

CHAPTER 8. SAILS
Two of everything, three of some
Roll up, roll up
Main work
Drive out that calm
A sail for all seasons
Hoist by hi-tech
Hang about
Trade in that rig
Reefing and unreefing: we lay waste our hours

CHAPTER 9. ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENTS
Nothing is as it seems
The empty sea and the sky
Sweet treats
Gone fishing
Hoo are yoo?

CHAPTER 10. MEDICINE
Where's the anaesthetic?
Band aid - the ineluctable modality of motor dysfuncion
First aid - missing potions
Worst aid - something we drank
Thirst aid - more than a headache
Pre-aid - shots in the arm

CHAPTER 11. PLACES
Spain
Madeira and Porto Santo
The Canaries
Africa - off the chart
Paradise

CHAPTER 12. IS THAT IT?
I'm going to home yet
And what about you?

CHAPTER 13. LESSONS FROM LINGERING LONG IN THE CARIBBEAN
Why wouldn't you want to sail there?
Perturbations in what prevails
The rocks don't stay the same
Prevailing conditions
Palm tree anchoring
A swell anchorage
Boat boys
Navigating with GPS is better than a hungry pig
Email in the air
A fine net to be caught in
The aft gantry
Dehydration
Security
What mistake was that?
Learning from the stars
ARCing across
Places I'll remember

APPENDIX 1. Petronella: he boat
APPENDIX 2. References

INDEX