Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Parts of the Yacht -- Hull/deck -- Below -- Living on a Yacht -- Food and cooking -- The fresh water supply -- The heads (toilet) -- Electricity supply -- Rubbish -- Sleeping on board -- Ropes and Knots -- Rope names -- Coiling a rope -- The winch -- Cleating off a rope -- Knots -- Yacht under Motor -- The engine control -- Starting the engine -- Stopping the engine -- Steering under engine -- Prop walk -- Prop wash off the rudder -- Yacht under Sail -- How sails work -- Trimming the sails -- Points of sail -- Coming up to wind -- Bearing away -- Tacking -- Gybing -- Steering under sail -- Steering a compass course -- Steering close-hauled -- Sailing downwind -- The preventer -- Handling the Mainsail -- Hoisting the mainsail -- Dropping the mainsail -- Reefing the mainsail -- Shaking out a reef -- Handling the Headsail -- The headsail -- Roller furling headsail -- Unfurling the headsail -- Furling the headsail -- Reefing and unreefing the headsail -- Conventional headsails -- Hoisting a headsail -- Dropping a headsail -- How to fold a sail -- Berthing -- Pontoons -- Arriving at a pontoon -- Leaving a pontoon -- Rafting on to other boats -- Harbour walls -- Mooring -- Swinging moorings -- Picking up a mooring -- Leaving a mooring -- Rafting on a mooring -- Fore-and-aft moorings -- Anchoring -- Anchoring a yacht -- Setting the anchor -- Lifting the anchor -- The dinghy -- On Passage -- Crew tasks and watches -- Lookout -- Taking bearings -- Helming -- Cooking and housekeeping -- Keeping the log -- Off-watch -- At the End of the Trip -- Typical end-of-trip tasks -- On deck -- Down below -- Safety and Emergencies -- Safety briefing -- Personal safety -- Lifejacket -- Safety harness -- Gas -- Fire -- Emergency equipment -- Emergencies -- Man overboard -- VHF Mayday message -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F.

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