Bosun's Bag: A Treasury of Practical Wisdom for the Traditional Boater
An illustrated treasury of expert tips on maintenance, navigation and seamanship from the internationally renowned Tom Cunliffe.

The bosun's world is a colourful mix of time-honoured techniques, living history and a knowledge of materials beyond the run of common experience. It's the bosun's bag of tools, and the skills that go with them, that forms the core of traditional seafaring. This book is a treasure trove of Tom Cunliffe's priceless practical advice that'll be invaluable to sailors of traditional craft and delight those who love the character, grace and history of these unique boats.

Illustrated with Tom's popular salty yarns and exquisite paintings by acclaimed marine artist Martyn Mackrill, this book brings together a lifetime's worth of hands-on knowledge with sections covering sails, rigging and working the ship. From avoiding seized bolts and stowing the main, to drying out and the wonders of beeswax, this collection is packed full of age-old seafaring wisdom.

Find out how a real vessel works, how to expand your sailing ability and how you can all live better for it. Dip into this bag now. Whatever you're sailing, you will find something to enrich your passion.

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Bosun's Bag: A Treasury of Practical Wisdom for the Traditional Boater
An illustrated treasury of expert tips on maintenance, navigation and seamanship from the internationally renowned Tom Cunliffe.

The bosun's world is a colourful mix of time-honoured techniques, living history and a knowledge of materials beyond the run of common experience. It's the bosun's bag of tools, and the skills that go with them, that forms the core of traditional seafaring. This book is a treasure trove of Tom Cunliffe's priceless practical advice that'll be invaluable to sailors of traditional craft and delight those who love the character, grace and history of these unique boats.

Illustrated with Tom's popular salty yarns and exquisite paintings by acclaimed marine artist Martyn Mackrill, this book brings together a lifetime's worth of hands-on knowledge with sections covering sails, rigging and working the ship. From avoiding seized bolts and stowing the main, to drying out and the wonders of beeswax, this collection is packed full of age-old seafaring wisdom.

Find out how a real vessel works, how to expand your sailing ability and how you can all live better for it. Dip into this bag now. Whatever you're sailing, you will find something to enrich your passion.

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Bosun's Bag: A Treasury of Practical Wisdom for the Traditional Boater

Bosun's Bag: A Treasury of Practical Wisdom for the Traditional Boater

Bosun's Bag: A Treasury of Practical Wisdom for the Traditional Boater

Bosun's Bag: A Treasury of Practical Wisdom for the Traditional Boater

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An illustrated treasury of expert tips on maintenance, navigation and seamanship from the internationally renowned Tom Cunliffe.

The bosun's world is a colourful mix of time-honoured techniques, living history and a knowledge of materials beyond the run of common experience. It's the bosun's bag of tools, and the skills that go with them, that forms the core of traditional seafaring. This book is a treasure trove of Tom Cunliffe's priceless practical advice that'll be invaluable to sailors of traditional craft and delight those who love the character, grace and history of these unique boats.

Illustrated with Tom's popular salty yarns and exquisite paintings by acclaimed marine artist Martyn Mackrill, this book brings together a lifetime's worth of hands-on knowledge with sections covering sails, rigging and working the ship. From avoiding seized bolts and stowing the main, to drying out and the wonders of beeswax, this collection is packed full of age-old seafaring wisdom.

Find out how a real vessel works, how to expand your sailing ability and how you can all live better for it. Dip into this bag now. Whatever you're sailing, you will find something to enrich your passion.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781399411899
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 10/15/2024
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 7.24(w) x 9.76(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Tom Cunliffe has voyaged in his own gaffers all over the world. He is an RYA Yachtmaster examiner and a training consultant for Sailing USA, and a regular columnist for Sailing Today, Classic Boat, Yachting World and SAIL.

Martyn Mackrill is Honorary Painter of the Royal Thames Yacht Club and the Royal Yacht Squadron. His depictions of classic boats have made him one of the most sought-after marine artists, and his work forms part of major collections worldwide.

Table of Contents

Sails

Setting a single-luff spinnaker

Tricing up or Scandalising

Gollywobbler

Topsails in small yachts -Luff yard or full jackyard/ how long?/ downhauling

The mysterious watersail

Single headsails

Cutter foretriangles

Rigging

Ratlines

Topping lift. One or two

The problem of the crane

Sheer poles

The humble burton

Spreaders

Baggywrinkle

Lazy jacks

Artificial Hemp

Staying an offset bowsprit

Mast rake

Boom angle

Deadeyes, the excellent and the ludicrous/setting them up

Maintenance

Slushing down

Tallow

Kiss the green goodbye

Seized bolts? Not on my boat

Pouring Pitch

Wax for Happiness

Varnish in the winter

Restoring blocks

Caulking irons

Cove lines

Boot top

Necessity for good quality nails

Beeswax

Brightwork

Frozen seacocks

Rusty fastenings

Masts in winter – mast out/rot hotspots

Wooden blocks – maintaining performance

Repairing deck seams

Navigation

Back to basics – distance run

Steer northeast by east a half east

Log book

The traditional barometer

A classic logbook

Working the ship

Instant sheet-lead adjustment

Mast hoops – extra one

Sail ties

Flaking for the drop

Stopping up

Frapping

Hanging the coil

Stowing the main

Harbour-stowing the staysail

Tiller lines

Instant lizard

Peg it down (tiller)

Tricing lines

Stanchions and Guardrails

Seamanship

Purchases - an extra part for nothing

Towing dinghies in a following sea

How to sail an anchor out

Drying out

Shift the trim – ballast

Flag etiquette

Securing a rope

Using fathoms for the chain

Swigging

Holding a stopper

Sculling

Reef combs

A bullseye aloft

Hoisting dinghy to the deck – lifting bolts/lifting power/bearing off/which way up/right way up

Offset props

Burgees

The mystery of the foretriangle. Sailing to windward

The honest Fisherman (anchor)

Bull ropes

Miscellaneous

Fiddles

Oil lamps

Thinking outside the box – empty loo roll usage

Keep awake

Using up old sawdust

Chain plates – internal and external

Idle Machinery

Christmas – oil lamps/cabin heat/roast turkey

Wale strakes

Mastheads akimbo

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