A Square Rig Handbook. Operations, safety, training, equipment

book summary

Modern sailing ship desing and construction
Modern Equipment: Radar and Electronic instruments; Sails; Running and Standing Rigging; Rigging & Maintenance Schedules; Masts and Spars; Square Sail Roller Furling Gear
Manoeuvring Under Sail
Sail Handling and Trimming: Rigging and Sail Handling Variations; Fixes and Hoisting Yard Systems Compared; Handling Roller Furling Square Sails
Auxiliary Power and the Sailing Vessel>Heavy Weather
Passage Planning: Coastal Passage Planning Examples
The Rule of the Roadand Shipping Problems Under Sail: How is She Heading?
Routines and Trading
Safety onboard
Manover Sail: How is She Heading?
Routines and Trading
Safety onboard
Manoverboard: Onboard MOB Location Developments; Night Search and Lifeboat Capabilities
Emergency Helicopter Transfers
Abandon Ship and Liferaft Drills
Sailing Theory and Liferaft Drills
Sailing Ship Stability: Stability Abbreviations & Formulae; Further Stability Considerations
Legal aspects of working with trainees: Emergency Reference Cards; Recommended Reading & Bibliography; Useful German, Norwegian & Polish Sailing Terms; List of Abbreviations