Zestaw porad dotyczących posługiwania się żaglami autorstwa znanego żaglomistrza - Iana Nicolsona. Kilkadziesiąt "patentów", które usprawnią obsługę żagli, zapewnią im większą trwałość i nawet podczas ciężkiej pogody nie zagrożą załodze szarpiącej się z opornym dakronem. Jak zainstalować system szybkiego refowania grota, jak rozmieścić icki, jak prowadzić spinaker, jak go szybko zdjąć czy przebrasować, jak zwijać duże żagle na pokładzie, jak przeprowadzać szybkie naprawy. Żagle są najważniejszym (a czasem i jedynym) napędem jachtu i odpowiednio traktowane nie zawiodą. Książka w języku angielskim.
 
Książka zawiera: 1. MAINSAILS A modern mainsail Mainsail foot measurements Mainsail foot slides Assessing mast bend Learning from creases Long-lasting tell-tales Sail curvature detectors Gauging mainsail twist Batten variations Headboards for racing fanatics `Dutchman` controls mainsail `Dutchman` for an old sail Light air sailing Easier reefing Safer reefing Swift unreefing Keep a knife handy on deck Steadying sail for all seasons
2. GENOAS Measuring for a new headsail Limitation of sailhead height Sails for in-cabin steering Smooth headsail hoisting Creases low on the luff Sheeting an extra- large headsail Judging headsail sheeting Sheeting when reaching Heavy weather downwind Roller furling problems Lead of roller furling line Neat roller furling
3. WORKING JIBS AND STAYSAILS Securing headsail tacks Headsail hank wear Heavy weather headsail High-efficiency headsail for short-handed racing Blade jib Wind increase adjustment Staysail under spinnaker Spinnaker staysail set on inner forestay Using the windward sheet Headsail with built-in bag Folding an awkward sail
4. SPINNAKERS Light-wind spinnaker Low-cost spinnaker gear Safe spinnaker setting - first stage Safe spinnaker setting - second stage Curing a twist Gear for a shy spinnaker Tell-tales on the spinnaker boom Avoiding spinnaker rips Helpful spinnaker colours Safer spinnaker setting In control downwind Heavy weather gybe Easier spinnaker handling Spinnaker release hook Spinnaker tamer Dealing with a ripping spinnaker
5. STORM JIBS AND TRISAILS Storm jib improvements Tack pennant on a storm jib Storm jib details Storm-proof sails Trisail shape and size Using a jib as a trisail
6. LONG-RANGE SAILING AND OFFSHORE CRUISING Rig for long-range cruising Being seen at sea Metal corners Offshore cruising mainsail Offshore cruising headboard Longer-lasting headsail Offshore cruiser`s light headsail
7. STOWING AND SECURING SAILS Securing the mainsail Heavy-duty tape Clever stowage on deck Folding a mainsail Folding a headsail Bagging a headsail Stowing `hard` sails Packing a wet spinnaker Hanked headsail handling Tabarly technique for large headsails
8. SAIL COVERS AND BAGS Mainsail cover fastenings Numbers on sail covers Safer sail bag Sail bag for rough weather Spinnaker bag details Super spinnaker bag Altering under-size sail bags Sail changing in heavy weather Tidy cockpit, safe cockpit Simple stowage bags from sail material
9. PROTECTION AGAINST WEAR Safer roller headsails on moorings Luff foil preserver Snarl-free leech line Safe chafe patches Reefing precautions Eliminating topping lift wear Bagnall-Wild lazyjacks Faster work, less wear
10. REPAIRS ASHORE AND AT SEA Numbers and letters on sails Restitching a sail to extend its life Curing leech flutter Curing clew defects Typical mainsail wear Repairing headboard rivets Repairing a damaged corner Common corner problems Mending a torn corner Securing the luff after an accident Stitching through thick sails Spinnaker repair at sea Using spinnaker repairing tape Repairing zig-zag stitching Emergency sailmaker`s palm
11. MORE USEFUL TIPS Large sail details Controlling sheet leads Correct luff tension To avoid extending a genoa lead track Judging distances aloft A scale on photographs Batten stiffness test rig Unmeasured sail area Fender cloths The higher, the faster The three-reef dress
Oprawa miękka. 124 strony. Format: 170x245 mm. ISBN 0-7136-4468-0