With more than 3 million copies sold, Chapman remains the boating book of record and the essential reference no sailor or powerboater should be without. Chapman Piloting & Seamanship is the undisputed bible of boating--the one complete reference all boaters trust to be comprehensive and up-to-date. It addresses the best traditions of seamanship with cutting-edge practices, gear, and technology. This edition covers everything a boater needs to know including:
- Understanding boat design--the advantages and possible disadvantages of various hull shapes and constructions;
- Operating marine engines--gasoline or diesel; outboard, inboard, or sterndrive--to make your boat do what you want it to do;
- Combining electronic navigation techniques (including GPS chart plotters and radar) with the time-tested techniques of chart-and-compass piloting;
- Safety equipment, practices, and regulations, including the latest advice on life jackets and recovering a person overboard;
- Sailing theory and sail-handling systems;
- The latest information on anchor designs, rope, hardware, communications on the water, plus a knots primer;
- Weather, tides, and aids to navigation;
- Techniques and regulations for boating on rivers, lakes, coastal waters, and offshore;
- Maintaining the boat and its gear and engine(s), right down to the increasing use of ethanol in fuel and how to guard against fuel tank and engine damage; and much more.
