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33_791431 bindex.qxp 4/28/06 7:29 PM Page 401 Index anchoring backing • A • abeam, 113 anchoring and, 213 abandoned boats, sea laws choosing location for, defined, 384 about, 302 204–205 jib, 107 abeam crowds and, 206 killing speed with, 109 anchoring, 113 Mediterranean style, 220 leaving moorings and, 107 defined, 384 preparations for, 207–208 backstay accessibility, of racing, 274 problems and solutions defined, 51, 384 aft, 384 for, 213–214 example of keelboat, 18 air pressure, weather under sail, 212–213 function of, 248–249 changes and, 159–161 underwater hazards and, bailers, swamped boats aluminum 205–206 and, 138–139 electrical storms and, 298 water depth and current bareboat cruising, 338–340 masts and, 16 and, 206 barometer, gauging weather America (boat), racing wind direction and, 205 with, 161 with, 266 angle of attack battens American Camping controlling sail power defined, 55, 384 Association, finding and, 250 inserting, 57 sailing camps on sails, 246 beaches through, 34 Annapolis Book of bringing sailboats onto, The American Practical Seamanship series, 122–123 Navigator (Bowditch), “Safety at Sea” launching off, 121–122 171 video, 140 beam, 51, 384 American Sailing anvil cleat. See horn cleat beam reach, 85, 86, 384 Association (ASA), 30 apparent wind bearing America’s Cup, 266–268 defined, 384 defined, 384 anchor measuring wind speed fixing position and, chains and, 203 and, 154 188–189 choosing, 215 understanding, 223–225 taking, 186–187 dropping, 209 ASA (American Sailing taking at anchor, 210–211 ensuring set of, 209–211 Association), 30 using hand-bearing kedging with, 291 COPYRIGHTEDA-sails, setting, 262–263 MATERIALcompass for, 184 maintaining, 218 asymmetrical spinnakers, bearing away, 89, 384 overview, 202–203 262–263 Beaufort, Admiral Sir retrieving, 211–212 at tide, 166 Francis (defining wind scope and, 203–204 athwartships speed), 154 securing, 216–217 defined, 384 Beaufort scale, measuring size requirements for, 216 sitting position and, 231 wind speed with, using two, 219–220 154–156 anchor bend knot, 371 • B • becalmed, avoiding anchor line becoming, 11 choosing, 217–218 babies. See children binnacle compass, 183 preparing to drop anchor blind spots, steering and, 207–208 with, 73 33_791431 bindex.qxp 4/28/06 7:29 PM Page 402 402 Sailing For Dummies, 2nd Edition blocks tacking and, 91 recovering from swamped choosing/maintaining, 309 wishbone, 390 boat, 138–139 defined, 56, 384 boom vang, 56, 248, 384 righting boat from, function of, 19 bosun’s chair, mast 135–138 jib sheet systems and, maintenance and, 312 roll jibing and, 234 61–62 bow, 51, 384 turtle, 389 ratchet, 388 Bowditch, Nathaniel (The carbon fiber, masts and, 16 using, 99–101 American Practical cardinal buoy system, 175 blue-water cruiser, 380 Navigator), 171 cardiopulmonary boarding bowline knot, 367–368 resuscitation dinghies, 52–53 box rules, racing and, 270 (CPR), 391 keelboats, 53–54 broaching, 263–264, 384 cascading block boat hook, mooring lines broad reach, 85, 384 arrangement, 99, 100 and, 110 bulkhead compass, 183 casting off, 106 boats. See also specific boat bungee cord, 388 catamarans parts; specific boats buoyancy, maximizing flying a hull on, 239–240 abandoning, 301–302 when overboard, fully battened mainsail checking out cruising, 145–146 on, 240 340–341 buoys making own wind for, childproofing, 327–328 on charts, 179–180 238–239 children’s classes and, 34 defined, 384 overview, 238 classic, 378 overview, 175 recovering from capsize, identifying desired, 380 types of, 176–177 241–242 interviewing schools understanding colors on, tacking, 240–241 about, 32 175–176 understanding multihulls launching, 116–120 watching for shallow and, 13–14 for learning, 24–25 water and, 174 catboat, 384 overview, 12 by the lee CBTF (Canting Ballast Twin parts of, 50–52 avoiding sailing, 87–88 Foil) technology, drag planning use of, 375–376 defined, 384 and, 400 recognizing at night, celestial navigation, 194–195 199–200 sailing speed and, 225 • C • Center of Effort (CE), tying up, 114–115 calculations balancing with CLR BoatWorks, paint resource, apparent wind, 224 397–399 318 dead reckoning, 189–190 Center of Lateral body heat, conserving cam cleats, 100–101, 384 Resistance (CLR), when overboard, 146 can buoys, 176, 177 balancing with CE, bolt rope, 384 Canting Ballast Twin Foil 397–399 books (CBTF) technology, centerboards learning from, 24 drag and, 400 defined, 384 for long-distance family capsize on dinghies, 15 trips, 334–336 death roll, 385 versus keels, 14 boom defined, 384 righting capsize with, danger of swinging, 88 heavy air hazards and, 127 135–136 defined, 51, 384 overview, 134–135 running aground and, 290 example of dinghy, 17 recovering from chafe, 384 jibing and, 96 catamaran, 241–242 chain plate, 384 luffing and, 21 33_791431 bindex.qxp 4/28/06 7:29 PM Page 403 Index 403 chains preparing for boating, 324 clove hitch knot, 370–371 importance of anchor, 203 preparing for racing, 278 CLR (Center of Lateral size requirements for racing, 271 Resistance), balancing anchor, 217 selecting family boats with CE, 397–399 Challenged America, sailing and, 324–327 coasting, to stop, 20–21 with disabilities and, 29 sleeping accommodations cockpit, 18, 51, 385 changing down, 134 for, 332 COG (course over ground), Channel 16 spinnaker flying, 336 heading and, 173 emergency calls with, 150 suggested minimum age collisions, avoiding, 75–76 monitoring, 149 for different boats, 326 colors, understanding Chart No. 1, value of, 179 watching on deck, 329–330 buoy, 175–176 chartering chop, 384 communication adventure opportunities chord, on sails, 246 Channel 16 emergency, 150 for, 345 chute. See spinnakers common types of VHF bareboat cruising, cirrus clouds, weather and, radio, 149 338–340 163 using SSB and satellite defined, 384 Clamcleats, 100–101 radio, 150–151 dinghy care and, 343–344 class size, interviewing compass expectations for, 337–338 schools about, 32 accounting for deviation locations for, 344–346 classes. See lessons with, 184 necessary skills for, 342 classic boats, 378 reading, 184–185 with skippers, 341–342 classified ads, purchasing types of, 183–184 charts from, 377 compass card, 184 fixing position on, 188–189 cleat knot, 369 compass rose, on information displayed on, cleats charts, 180 179–181 cam, 384 computers, using with latitude and longitude on, defined, 56, 384 GPS, 198 178–179 horn, 386 conditions measuring course and overview, 100–101 ideal learning, 28–29 range on, 182–183 securing halyards and, ideal sailboarding, 350 navigating in fog and, 193 66–67 knowing/working with overview, 178 clevis pin, 310, 384 local, 10–11 plotting GPS position clew Conner, Dennis (racer) onto, 196–197 attaching mainsail, 60 America’s Cup and, 267 plotting with GPS, 197–198 defined, 55, 384 Cotton Blossom tips for using, 182 close reach, 85, 384 restoration, 378 Cheval (boat), broken close-hauled, 81, 84–85, 384 Coriolis force, weather and, masts of, 300 clothing 159, 160 children. See also families buoyancy and, 146 cotter pin, shackles and, 310 age of for sailing, 325 choosing, 40–45 Cotton Blossom (boat), choosing sailing schools heavy air preparations restoration of, 378 for, 33–34 and, 127–128 course, measuring on earning water freedom, layering, 41 charts, 182–183 330–331 to be left on shore, 46 course over ground (COG), helping on boat, 331–332 nonskid shoes, 140 heading and, 173 life jackets and harnesses weather and, 41 CPR (cardiopulmonary for, 39–40, 328–329 clouds resuscitation), 391 on long-distance trips, indicating weather, 165 cranes, launching boats 332–336 types of, 163–164 using, 117–118 33_791431 bindex.qxp 4/28/06 7:29 PM Page 404 404 Sailing For Dummies, 2nd Edition crew death roll dividers, 182–183, 385 boat needs and, 376 dealing with, 264 dock learning racing as, 283 defined, 385 casting off from, 106 preparing family, 328 understanding, 135 leaving under sail, preparing for maneuvers, deck, 51, 181, 385 107–109 98, 140 deferral, 385 luffing at, 71 preparing for racing, 276 dehydration, securing boats to, 114–115 righting capsize with, preventing/dealing sliding dinghies off, 135–138 with, 394 120–121 seating position of, 74 density, floating boats speed approaching, 109 crowds, anchoring and, 206 and, 12 docking cruisers, 380 depth. See sail depth; water basic, 111–112 Cruising World, Safety at depth between pilings, 113 Sea courses, 140 depth sounder under power, 112 cumulus clouds, weather defined, 385 dollies, launching boats and, 163 fixing position and, 188 with, 119–120 cunningham, 56, 249, 385 piloting with, 186 dome compass, 183 current development classes, double half hitch knot, anchoring and, 206 racing and, 270–271 369–370 defined, 385 deviation, 184, 385 downhaul, function of, 255 piloting and, 190 dew point, 164, 385 downwind understanding, 165–167 differential, GPS accuracy defined, 385 curriculum and, 199 heavy air and, 131 children’s classes and, 34 dinghies on sailboards, 357–358 interviewing schools boarding, 52–53 sailing speed and, 224 about, 31–32 chartering with, 343–344 using symmetrical cutter, 385 defined, 385 spinnakers and, for families, 326–327 254–262 fine-tuning sailing skills downwind collapse, • D • on, 228 spinnaker, 259 daggerboards, 14, 15, 385 helmsman seating DR (dead reckoning) Danforth anchor, 202, 215 position on, 73 defined, 385 danger areas, avoiding on versus keelboats, 14–15 establishing, 189–190 boats, 74–75 learning on, 25–26 navigating in fog and, 193 danger bearings, mainsheet system on, 20 draft, 51, 385 determining, 191 parts of, 17, 51–52 draft position