Yacht a vela: libri - storia, imbarcazioni e tecnica

Multihull Seamanship - A A-Z of skills for catamarans & trimarans / cruising & racing

Questo è un corso di abilità nautiche per velisti di multiscafi. Tratta di catamarani e trimarani d'altura e delle competenze necessarie per comprenderli e apprezzarli al meglio. Vengono prese in considerazione sia le imbarcazioni da regata che quelle da crociera, così come i multiscafi trasportabili su rimorchio.

L'arte marinaresca non è un'abilità netta e definita. È un'evoluzione della conoscenza. Una costruzione di informazioni attraverso la sperimentazione, la riflessione e l'esperienza. Non esiste una definizione univoca di abilità in continua evoluzione.
"Multihull Seamanship" è nato come indice personale di "guide pratiche" del Dr. Gavin Le Sueur.
È un'opera che si è arricchita grazie all'esperienza e alla condivisione delle conoscenze altrui. Dovrebbe essere presente nella biblioteca di ogni catamarano e trimarano.

Questo libro è pensato per chi già naviga su multiscafi o per chi sta valutando di cimentarsi con questo tipo di imbarcazione.
È al servizio di questa comunità da oltre 20 anni e questa seconda edizione è completamente aggiornata. È illustrata con deliziosi disegni a tratto di Nigel Allison.

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Hinckley Yachts - An American Icon

Celebrating more than eighty-five years of the prestigious yacht company, Hinckley Yachts traverses decades, oceans, and seas, capturing the joy, excitement, and serenity of the ultimate boating experience. A highly respected name in the yachting world, Hinckley sets the standard for high quality, performance, and lasting beauty.

This book showcases the rich history, classic design, and legendary work of the handcrafted Hinckley yachts from 1928 to today. With historic and contemporary photographs and drawings from Hinckley's extensive archive-featuring the incredible craftsmanship and technical innovations of both its sailing yachts and jet boats-this is the first book to celebrate Hinckley's rich history.

Chronicling the company's early years, which includes boats used for World War II, to its integral role in the fiberglass revolution and the evolution of today's modern yacht, it offers an in-depth look at some of the most legendary and renowned boats in the world. "Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon" is a must for any boating, yachting, or sailing enthusiast, as well as those interested in classic design and craftsmanship.

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Dinghy Sailing - Start to Finish

"Dinghy Sailing" is the perfect book if you are new to sailing and want to learn the basics, or are an experienced sailor who wants to broaden your skills and develop your techniques.
This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide is packed with clear illustrations and photographs and contains everything you need to know, including basic principles, what to wear, preparing to sail, the first sail, advanced sailing and racing.

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Rigging - Rig your boat right for racing or cruising

Covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat. The book explains the various options and materials with clear illustrations and photographs.
An easy step-by-step guide, you will learn how to choose and fit equipment on cruising and racing yachts of all sizes before learning 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 need and want to know about the mysterious art of rigging.

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The Golden Age of Yachting

In this great book, the author presents a panoramic view of yachting, providing an insightful introduction to the pleasures, craft and history of yachting with emphasis on the era of the great steam yachts. What gives the book true life and depth is the individualistic style of the author.
It is fresh and original, with subtle humor and a bit of gentle sarcasm.

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Voile - Les courses les plus célèbres, les plus grands navigateurs et leurs bateaux

This unique work invites us to a complete overview of all the major races on the planet, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, via the Mediterranean and the southern seas, without forgetting the Olympic Games and the ever-young America's Cup, the oldest sporting trophy in existence.
Both a very well-documented reference work and a succession of stories mixing anecdotes and poignant details, VOILE takes the reader on a breathtaking surfing experience on all the seas of the globe.

Abundantly illustrated with exceptional photos, VOILE also unfolds like a gigantic human, technical and sporting epic. We find with emotion all the legendary characters who built it, from the Tabarlys, Chichesters, Moitessiers and Peter Blake to the giants like Kersauson, Dennis Conner, the Peyron brothers or Russell Couttts but also the skippers of the young generation launched to conquer the most prestigious victories.

The author also does not forget to give pride of place to the women sailors, from Florence Arthaud to Ellen Mac Arthur and Isabelle Autissier. To produce this exceptional work in its scope, the author Timothy Jeffery surrounded himself with the best specialists such as the Australian champion and journalist Vanessa Dudley as well as the technical expert of Yachting World, Matthew Sheahan.

Contents:
1) The races.
2) The pinnacle of sailing.
3) Offshore races.
4) Round the world races.
5) Coastal and inland waterway races.
6) Sailors.
7) The boats.

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La belle plaisance - 100 ans de yachting classique

Un tempo appannaggio dell'élite, la vela conobbe una notevole democratizzazione nell'immediato dopoguerra. Questa democratizzazione, frutto di un lungo processo iniziato sulle rive della Marna all'epoca degli impressionisti, si sviluppò lentamente, e la scuola velica di Glénan giocò un ruolo significativo, sia attraverso lo sviluppo di una nuova filosofia della navigazione da diporto, sia attraverso la creazione di piccole imbarcazioni in legno costruite con metodi tradizionali e successivamente in compensato, come il Muscadet, il Corsaire e il Béluga.

Queste modeste barche a vela, rispetto ai grandi yacht di un tempo, hanno aperto un nuovo capitolo nella storia marittima, quello di Belle Plaisance, del campeggio in mare, che è stato la scuola di molti grandi velisti degli ultimi decenni.

Questo libro narra la storia di questa modesta epopea, illustrata con documenti d'epoca e informazioni sulla costruzione, la storia e i successi di tutte queste piccole imbarcazioni che hanno rivoluzionato il concetto stesso di navigazione da diporto e hanno portato gioia alla generazione degli anni '60 e successivi, prima dell'avvento del poliestere e della nautica di massa.

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Vent, voile, vitesse - 150 ans de records en mer, des clippers aux multicocques

For over 150 years, ships of all sizes have embarked on crazy sailing races across all the world's oceans. First, it was the large merchant sailing ships that attempted to reach ports in the shortest possible time.
With the advent of steam, yachting took over in the 1880s with the famous challenges between American and English schooners, then between English and French. But the record for crossing the Atlantic, set in 1905, was not beaten until... 1980, by Eric Tabarly.

Since then, the largest transoceanic multihulls have regularly faced the clock, around the world, with a crew or solo, on the Atlantic or on many other perilous courses. In October 2001, billionaire adventurer Steve Fossett relaunched the international competition by crossing the Atlantic in 4 days, at the same time as Olivier de Kersauzon was tacking his new giant trimaran Geronimo for the first time. The year 2002 was full of record attempts on the most legendary courses, including the Jules Verne Trophy and the Transatlantic Challenge.

"Vent, voile, vitesse" traces the epic of all the sailors who tried or will try to sail faster than the wind against the raging elements. This album tells the story of one hundred and fifty years of a quest for the absolute, and takes the reader from the era of the legendary clippers with square headlights to the craziest multihulls of the 21st century.

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Jollen - Die wichtigsten Klassen

The small, open sailing boats with a flat underwater hull, equipped with a centerboard instead of a keel, are particularly popular with sailing beginners and young people.
They are often used as sailing school boats and are mainly sailed in inland waters.

In addition, multi-day trips are also possible with so-called touring dinghies, and regattas are held for racing dinghies at different levels up to the Olympic boat classes.

This Typenkompass provides an overview of the individual dinghy types and the common boat classes in a handy format.

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