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Single Handed Sailing Ahead October 1, 2014: The latest edition of this book has now been published on real paper and Kindle e-book by McGraw-Hill. The book is available from Amazon, Chapters-Indigo and other quality booksellers. The new edition has several new chapters and major additions, including: Extended interviews with Craig Horsfield (Mini 6.50), Joe Harris (Class 40) and Ryan Breymaier (IMOCA 60) about sailing their performance racers. A whole chapter on keels, keeping the boat upright and reducing leeway, including water ballast, canting keels, dagger boards and the DSS wing. A big section and lessons from Jessica Watson’s collision with a freighter, including the report from The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau. A long interview and photos from Ruben Gabriel on every singlehander’s dream; what it’s like to break a mast and repair it – half way to Hawaii. Dealing with hull punctures in real life (not the movie version). A long talk with 3-time circumnavigator Jeanne Socrates on living aboard. Discussions with singlehanders about their real life medical emergencies. Dan Alonso’s story of rescuing another singlehander in horrible weather. The good way and not-so-good way to hit a rock, from my own experience. And of course the whole book has now been professionally edited and printed. Enjoy! Thoughts, Tips, Techniques & Tactics For Singlehanded Sailing Andrew Evans ThirdThird EditionEdition Foreword by Bruce Schwab This book is only available as a free download from The Singlehanded Sailing Society at www.sfbaysss.org/tipsbook Front and back covers by Andrew Madding, club photographer for the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. The front cover represents everything it means to be a singlehanded sailor: High winds (two reefs in the main and a storm jib lashed on the bow) the tiller under my knee with the spin sheet in one hand – bracing myself with the other. The back cover represents everything else it means to be a singlehanded sailor: the afternoon nap. Foreword I met Andy when he came to help out my preparations on Ocean Planet for the 2004-2005 Vendee Globe. A nice guy and good sense of humor; after all he's Canadian. In many ways he represents all those who have become successful solo sailors on their own nickel; learning slowly from a mix of hard-earned experience, digging up obscure info, and sharing with each other. It's not like this sort of experience is falling off trees. While a lot of jabber about singlehanded sailing can be found on discussion forums and the odd magazine articles, this is the first collection of the varied aspects of the sport put together in one place. It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of knowledge contained in this book. It also takes a lot of experimentation and a willingness to be wrong nine times before getting it right on the tenth. There are many recipes for successful solo sailing; as many as the actual sailors who do it. And there are many different levels of personal priorities. However many, many of the same mistakes are made over and over by those new to the sport, and by those who simply think they have it already figured out. Most of those mistakes can be prevented by carefully analyzing what Andy has put together. This is good stuff, and I'm especially glad that he did it, because now I don't have to. Cheers, Bruce Schwab This book is dedicated to my wife Sharon, who tells me to "go sailing" every time I get underfoot. This is why I can sail so often. Thoughts, Tips, Techniques and Tactics for Singlehanded Sailing Andrew Evans on Foolish Muse Index Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................................................................ 1-1 Chapter 2: The Mental Challenge ........................................................................ 2-1 Emotions & Crying .................................................................................. 2-1 Stress and Coping .................................................................................... 2-2 Hallucinations & Voices .......................................................................... 2-4 Psychological Breakdown ........................................................................ 2-5 Stress of calms ......................................................................................... 2-7 Emotional Inertia ..................................................................................... 2-8 Sleep ....................................................................................................... 2-10 Polyphasic Sleep .................................................................................... 2-12 Rebuttal .................................................................................................. 2-14 Foolish 50 Miles (poem) ........................................................................ 2-16 Chapter 3: Boat Design, Selection and Setup ...................................................... 3-1 What to look for ....................................................................................... 3-1 Figaro Bénéteau II .................................................................................... 3-2 Insurance .................................................................................................. 3-6 Boat Setup ................................................................................................ 3-9 Falling Overboard .................................................................................... 3-9 Lines ....................................................................................................... 3-13 Sails ........................................................................................................ 3-16 Paper Boat .............................................................................................. 3-20 Chapter 4: Power Systems ................................................................................... 4-1 Power Budget ........................................................................................... 4-2 Batteries ................................................................................................... 4-5 Creating Power......................................................................................... 4-9 Chapter 5: Self Steering Systems ......................................................................... 5-1 Shock Cord Sailing .................................................................................. 5-1 Storm Jib System ..................................................................................... 5-2 Poled Out Jib System ............................................................................... 5-4 Autopilot – Wind Vane Comparison ....................................................... 5-7 Autopilots ............................................................................................... 5-12 Wind Vanes ............................................................................................ 5-14 Chapter 6: Leaving the Dock and Returning ....................................................... 6-1 Anchoring ................................................................................................ 6-3 Climbing the Mast.................................................................................... 6-4 Folding the Headsail ................................................................................ 6-6 Spinnaker Socks and Nets ........................................................................ 6-7 Chapter 7: Sailing Techniques ............................................................................. 7-1 Sail Trim .................................................................................................. 7-1 Changing Foresails................................................................................... 7-4 Reefing ..................................................................................................... 7-5 Tacking .................................................................................................... 7-6 Spinnaker ................................................................................................. 7-7 Gybing...................................................................................................... 7-9 When Things Go Bad ............................................................................. 7-12 Tweakers – Use them properly .............................................................. 7-14 Gybing without the pole..........................................................................7.14 Heaving Too........................................................................................... 7-15 Chapter 8: Racing – Get Into It ............................................................................ 8-1 Starting Line............................................................................................. 8-2 Rounding Marks....................................................................................... 8-4 Moby Dick and the Foolish Muse ............................................................ 8-5 Chapter 8B: Maintaining a Winning Attitude in Long Distance Races .............8B-1 Aggression: Sail Harder than Every Other Boat ....................................8B-2 How are you feeling right now ..............................................................8B-3 Iditarod personality survey ....................................................................8B-5
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