wrote:

That's an old book. How valid are it's assumptions today?

I don't think the sea has changed very much but the boats have. I think
that modern hull and rudder configurations can be very seaworthy, probably
more than traditional types but only as long as the crew has the energy to
keep them moving with enough speed to provide control. When you have to
just crawl into your bunk and hang on, you are probably better off in
something like a Westsail.

It's not really a detailed "how to" book but good stories of actual
experiences. My copy is from about 1969 and I haven't seen any updated
versions. Good appendix on waves. More useful for mental preparation and
anticipation of what conditions could be like than outfitting and handling
but valuable for that. Some great photos of extreme sea states.

--
Roger Long

I got a copy a year to two ago. From the Introduction it sounds like
there have been some major changes, but I can't attest never having seen
the older editions. I think the changes were in the stories. They do
have an interesting chapter on sea anchors/drogues where they did some
rough testing.


Roger Long wrote:
wrote:

That's an old book. How valid are it's assumptions today?

I don't think the sea has changed very much but the boats have. I think
that modern hull and rudder configurations can be very seaworthy,
probably more than traditional types but only as long as the crew has
the energy to keep them moving with enough speed to provide control.
When you have to just crawl into your bunk and hang on, you are probably
better off in something like a Westsail.

It's not really a detailed "how to" book but good stories of actual
experiences. My copy is from about 1969 and I haven't seen any updated
versions. Good appendix on waves. More useful for mental preparation
and anticipation of what conditions could be like than outfitting and
handling but valuable for that. Some great photos of extreme sea states.

That's an old book. How valid are it's assumptions today?

I don't think the sea has changed very much but the boats have.

I guess I was thinking Roger that tactics may have changed, too.
Different types of drogues, use of sea anchors, forereaching vs running
before or heaving to.

I have a copy from the mid 70's somewhere in storage. curious as to what
may have been updated.