The best book ever written about the terrifying business of singlehanded sailing. Originally published in 1989, an illustrated handbook on singlehanded sailing on coastal passages, ocean voyages and races. Gybing a sailboat single handed sailing blog by nauticed. As it turns out, evans has been sailing about as long as i have. A british columbiabased lawyer and businessman, andrew evans sails his olson 30 out of the royal victoria yacht club and often finds himself solo cruising and racing in many contests, including the singlehanded transpac across the pacific ocean. Singlehanded sailing offers an account of the experiences and techniques of the lone voyagers, and penetrating insights into the psychology of singlehanders, their vessels, gear, strategies, and techniques, plus vivid accounts of emergency experiences alone against the elements. The singlehanded sailing society was conceived to provide a forum where sailors and others interested in the sport of singlehanded sailing could share their ideas and experiences.
Singlehanded sailing has become a major competitive sport, and there are a number of prominent singlehanded offshore races. Andrew evanss most popular book is the firstyear experience cookbook. Andrew evans has gone singlehanded sailing more than eight hundred times over the past ten years for a total of. I am particularly unlucky with my friends and family. Singlehanded sailing offers a rare chance in this noisy hyperconnected world to step off the fast track, slow down, and listen to the quiet, if only for a short. Theres more information about single handed lock working in colin edmondsons little book going it alone see right. This is a guest post by andrew evans, author of the book singlehanded sailing. The techniques he describes for single handed sailing are often exactly what we are trying to do on a fully crewed boat. Although i found the prose rather longwinded at times, and skipped some of the authors countless detours and side notes, i still rate it as a must read for any singlehanded sailor, or aspiring singlehanded sailor. Im currently doing a skippers course which will take me up to advanced cruising, coastal navigation and radio operation, although blue water cruising is not included since im based in montreal. Either they are phobically afraid of the water, are extremely busy or hate the idea of sailing.
Any dinghy that is designed to be single handed will not handle at all like a keelboat. Singlehanded sailing by andrew evans, 9780071836531, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Andrew evans, 3rd edition july 10, 2015 by skipper jayr in books. Sailnet john kretschmers singlehanded sailing this is one of the best articles i have read. Singlehanded sailing ebook by andrew evans rakuten kobo. This book is about how great it is to singlehand a sailboat under challenging conditions. This race for singlehanded boats starts and ends in france, going south. There is little that is more dangerous for a singlehander than trying to free jib. Andrew evans has 47 books on goodreads with 201 ratings.
The autopilot is a useful aid for singlehanders, but never turn your back on it especially when you need it most in heavy seas and winds. This week its how we fly a spinnaker single handed. Singlehanded sailing by andrew evans overdrive rakuten. Andrew evans has gone singlehanded sailing more than eight hundred times over the past ten years for a total of 3,500 hours of singlehanded sailing a reasonable start. This book is about how great it is to single hand a sailboat under challenging conditions. It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of knowledge contained in this book. This is probably the most important safety issue to provide for single handed sailing.
Hasler is known as the father of singlehanded sailing, owing to his invention of the first practical selfsteering gear for yachts. It is the intent of the sss to make it possible for such sailors to compete in seaworthy sailing vessels of various types and designs on a fair and equitable basis. I spend about a half an hour talking about the gear that i use for basic anchoring in the next few episodes i hope to remember to talk about the techniques that i use for singlehanded sailing while med mooring. Buy a discounted paperback of singlehanded sailing online from australias leading online bookstore. Singlehanded sailing ebok andrew evans 9780071836548. Daysailors that can be singlehanded that respond more like a keelboat are the o day daysailor and a flying scott. Techniques for singlehanded sailing and single handed. Why dont you write a free book on single handed sailing multihulls. You will get more tactical racing experience sailing a laser in close quarters than sailing a jib equipped single hander in a vacuum. Im mostly in the latter category as my singlehanded.
As a result i am slowly developing techniques and set ups to allow me to safely sail single handed. Evans is a lawyer, chartered financial analyst, and president of. Single handed sailing my story about sailing a flying. Singlehanded sailing download free pdf and ebook by. Sailing in a fairly hot ff fleet really shows the importance of sailing with a regular crew. Learn everything you need to know to meet any solo. It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of know. I would add that i met one fellow who would sleep for a couple of hours at a time during the day, when he figured that ships. Singlehander andrew evans learned the hard way how to sail and race alonewith lots of. How to prepare for a singlehanded transatlantic sailing. Evans is a lawyer, chartered financial analyst, and president of a small company in the solar power industry. There are a number of single handed dinghy classes available and which class is the best depends on personal preferences, abilities and sailing venues.
Often we see trimarans with single handed or double handed crew on board. The version here was developed from the one in the sextant users guide by andrew evans. Sailing single handed, tips and ideas christine demerchant. Single handed dinghy sailing has a special pleasure and a challenge which some find uniquely satisfying. Gybed the spinnaker and everything but was dsq for too few crew. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rigging for singlehanded sailing a minidiscussion with patrick oconnell of cyprus. Singlehander andrew evans learned the hard way how to sail and race alonewith lots of mishaps, including broaches and a near tumbling over a waterfalland in singlehanded sailing he shares the techniques, tips, and tactics he has developed to make his solo sailing adventures safe and enriching. Why dont you write a free book on singlehanded sailing multihulls. Books by andrew evans author of singlehanded sailing. In 1960, hasler competed in the first observer singlehanded transatlantic race ostar, from plymouth to new york. They were designed in the days of horse boating and if they had been on the towpath.
This includes all sailors that can also be found in the subcategories. Keep an eye out for his book on single handed sailing. Andrew evans is a member of cf and posts under the forum name foolish muse. Lift bridges and swing bridges also create problems for single handed boaters. Its so easy but you just need to know the order of things. A free ebook version andrew uploaded for free viewing contains. No pics yet im afraid as i havent been able to get my sailing efforts in front of a lens. After the first one on single handed sailing, i put the rest in alphabetical order since i dont consider one factor more important than anotherthey are all important. Even if you are not the typical antisocial loner, the occasion may arise, either for choice or necessity, when you may have to tackle a crossing on your own, so i provide the following suggestions to make things a lot easier and in particular, much more safer. Did a first event sat the windermere open mixed bag of results but managed a couple of 12th places so quite pleased with that. Single handed canal boating skills from canal junction. Single handed sailing british solo sailor, alex thomson has smashed the singlehanded monohull transatlantic record, by more than 24 hours, crossing the finish line at lizard point, off falmouth in cornwall, in time to get back for the london olympic opening ceremony. First man to sail around the world singlehanded twice. Our first film on sailing single handed was so well received that we thought we would do another.
Im at a point in my life when its time to live the dream that ive had since childhood and thats to sail across the atlantic single handed. Singlehanded sailing synonyms, singlehanded sailing pronunciation, singlehanded sailing translation, english dictionary definition of singlehanded sailing. I bought this book thinking that i would be learning new techniques to improve my singlehanded sailing. This book is only available as a free download from. Know your limits and consider any sail with inexperienced sailors a singlehanded operation. Thoughts, tips, techniques and tactics for singlehanded sailing andrew evans on foolish muse chapter 1 1 if i was the richest man in the world. Sailed her from san diego west through the pacific and ended up in the phillipines after sailing around asia. A listener wrote in and asked me to talk about the gear that i use on my boat when i have it set up for singlehanded sailing. I suggest you read a book written by dodge morgan on amazon paid link. Singlehanded sailing, andrew evans shop online for books.
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