Rigging: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Ropes and the Rigging, the Winches and the Mast of a Cruising or Racing Boat - Tapa blanda

Fabbroni, Danilo

 
9780470725689: Rigging: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Ropes and the Rigging, the Winches and the Mast of a Cruising or Racing Boat
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 0470725680 ISBN 13: 9780470725689
Editorial: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2008

Sinopsis

Everything you wanted to know about the mysterious art of rigging but were afraid to ask.

Rigging covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat, explaining the role of every part and how they influence eachother. Easy step-by-step guides explain how to choose and fit your equipment before going on to describe how to tune your rig to achieve better performance. Alternate configurations are examined and the bewildering array of lines simply explained. Where calculations are used they are kept easy and straightforward to understand.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 - Running Rigging
  • Chapter 2 - Backstay
  • Chapter 3 - Genoa Sheets
  • Chapter 4 - Genoa Cars
  • Chapter 5 - Main Sheet
  • Chapter 6 - Afterguys and Sheets
  • Chapter 7 - Halyards and Reefing Lines
  • Chapter 8 - Standing Rigging
  • Chapter 9 - Spreaders and Mast Tuning
  • Chapter 10 - Winches

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Acerca del autor

Danilo Fabbroni is an internationally renowned rigger with Harken, the leading global manufacturer of rigging equipment. He travels the world rigging superyachts.

De la contraportada

Rigging covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat. Danilo Fabbroni, an internationally renowned rigger with Harken, explains the various options and materials with clear illustrations and photographs.

Rigging is an easy step-by-step guide that explains how to choose and fit equipment on cruising and racing yachts of all sizes before going on to describe how to tune your rig to increase safety and achieve better performance.

Hundreds of alternate configurations are examined and the bewildering array of lines is simply explained. Where calculations are used they are kept easy and straightforward.

Whether you sail a gaff rigged classic, a weekend cruiser or a high tech racer, this book contains everything you wanted to know about the mysterious are of rigging.

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Editorial
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Año de publicación
2008
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0470725680
ISBN 13 
9780470725689
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
184
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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