John Rousmaniere

In August 1979, 303 yachts began the 600-mile Fastnet Race from the Isle of Wight, off the southwest coast of England, to Fastnet Rock off the Irish coast and back. It started in fine weather, but then suddenly became a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, sixty-knot storm swept across the North Atlantic with a speed that confounded forecasters, slamming into...

Completely revised and updated to address changes in technology and safety standards, this new edition is the definitive guide to the art and science of sailing. “The art of sailing, manoeuvring, and preserving a ship or a boat in all positions and under all reasonable circumstances.” With the addition of the words, “and some unreasonable circumstances, too,” this definition of...