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Maneuver and Dock Your Sailboat Under Power

High Winds, Current, Tight Marina, Backing In? No Problems!
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Maneuver and Dock Your Sailboat Under Power by Grant Headifen provides practical guidance for sailboat skippers aiming to master the challenges of docking and manoeuvring in tight marinas amid high winds and currents. The book offers a series of clear, expert-led exercises designed to build confidence and control, ensuring sailors can handle their boats safely in any marina worldwide.
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This book is ideal for sailboat skippers and enthusiasts seeking to improve their docking skills and boat handling under power. It is particularly suited for those who want clear, actionable techniques to navigate challenging marina conditions confidently.

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If you skipper a sailboat, you know the inherent dangers of docking and manoeuvring in a tight marina with high winds and current. Just one ding can cost hundreds of dollars and, worse than that, major embarrassment.

The experts at NauticEd offer a painless solution with this concise series of practice exercises using real manoeuvring techniques—with clear explanations on how you can always be in full control of your boat in the marina. Once you master these exercises, you will confidently manoeuvre your sailboat in any marina in the world under whatever conditions are thrown at you.

Grab Maneuver and Dock Your Sailboat Under Power, grab a friend, some (non-alcoholic) libations, and a sandwich, and get out on the water for a fun, enjoyable day of manoeuvring practice.

Here is what one of NauticEd's students had to say:

"I've sailed for the last thirty-plus years and have a fifty-ton master's credential. I'm constantly learning something new or forgotten from NauticEd."

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781944824068

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 November 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Seahorse Publishing

Illustration: 25 color photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 295g

Pages: 136

About the Author

Grant Headifen is the global director of education for NauticEd, a leading international sailing education and certification company. His passion and focus is to make sailing education available and accessible to those who share his love of the water. With a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas, Austin, Headifen brings a unique approach to sailing education. He is able to explain the very technical in simple, practical pieces to allow anyone to grasp the concepts. His goal: to give sailors the knowledge and the competence to sail like an expert anywhere in the world. Originally from New Zealand, Grant lives in Austin, Texas, with his daughter (his other passion).

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