Confident Powerboating: Mastering Skills and Avoiding Trouble Afloat

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Item # MH-82578  ISBN: 9780071482578




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A practical how-to guide to handling and avoiding powerboat problems and emergencies

With no secondary method of propulsion, poorer stability profiles, and enough speed to get themselves into trouble fast, powerboats are far more susceptible to emergencies than sailboats.

Confident Powerboating addresses your safety concerns, providing a detailed guide to avoiding problems, coping with difficult situations, and responding to emergencies effectively.

Also, each section contains several anecdotes of problems encountered and resolved (or not).

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Docking Made Easy
• Confidence on Open Water
• Handling Rough Weather
• Running Inlets Safely
• Maintaining Your Poise in Fog and Darkness
• Anchoring and Rafting with Assurance
• Towing Without Tension
• Staying Cool in Emergencies
• Keeping Water on the Outside
• Abandoning Ship
• Appendix: Books on Boating
• Index

About the Author

Stu Reininger is a marine consultant and contributing editor to MotorBoating magazine, reporting on boat handling and seamanship. Previously, he served as senior editor of Boating, Power & Motoryacht and Marine Log. Holder of a USCG 100 ton Master’s license, he has worked as a delivery skipper with seven transatlantic crossings. He has also worked as a marine surveyor, charter captain, and master of ferries and other commercial vessels.

Confident Powerboating: Mastering Skills and Avoiding Trouble Afloat