This is an excellent book with case studies of heavy weather sailing in different boats and conditions. She is easily handled by two people offshore and in port maneuvering in close quarters under sail and power. Coastal and offshore tactics cdrom edition by steve dashew, linda dashew. They bring to this book a unique perspective integrating their experience as sailors, designers, builders, and seagoing parents. Beowulf is a grim and gruesome story, and artist gareth hinds has produced a graphic novel to match. Their fpb prototype, fpb 83 wind horse, is a groundbreaking 83foot 25m oceancrossing motor yacht in which they logged over 50,000 miles in five years. The books strength is the range of experiences and. Dealing with extreme sea states steve dashew explains the fpb 78 shape duration. If you want to learn more about surviving heavy weather, how to prepare for it, what works, and what doesnt read this book. Dashew offshore have just released a series of fpb videos which are fascinating fpb. Aug 15, 2006 ive been slightly obsessed with dashew boats since i decided to work toward going cruising within a few years.
These include the record for the caribbean 1,500, mari cha 111s record in the guadaloupe antigua race, the fastest passage on record between california and the marquesas islands and back from the marquesas to california to mention a few. It also shows how the dashew designs have evolved over the years culminating in the fpb unsailboat range of displacement explore yachts now either at sea, or in build at. The most complete guide to marine weather analysis, tactics, an. He ran 11,100 miles 1061 engine hours at avg 11kts and 7. See all books authored by steve dashew, including the circumnavigators handbook, and bluewater handbook. Beowulf holds a variety of elapsed time records, all set with just the two owners on board. Stephen dashew profiles in az, ca, nc, and tx bizapedia.
Dashew offshore has now made some extraordinary heavy weather sailing footage available with links below. Five ways that bad boats happen attainable adventure cruising. An indepth and longneeded examination of storm tactics and heavyweather gear for modern boats. The faint glow under the eastern clouds heralds another beautiful morning at sea. This is the latest in the fpb designs that steve and linda dashew have in their high latitude, ocean voyaging, exceptional powerboats being made in new zealand. Jun 08, 2016 i am so proud to be a small part of the dashew offshore family. Steve and linda dashew have been sailing and working as a team for more than 50 years. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Mariners weather vides a complete and exhaustive guide to the basics of every aspect of weather you are likely to meet when cruising far and wide.
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Steve dashew has produced a really useful addition to the blue water cruising library with a comprehensive and gripping book about storm preparation, gear, and tactics for both the sailor and powerboater. Just the two of us moving our 46foot motorsailer to florida from lake michigan. Westsail owners association latitude 38 cross post. Having been blessed with the support of the yachting community for many years, theyd like to return the favor. After more than 200,000 miles of sailing in the past 50 years, the authors, steve and linda dashew, have learned that nothing is more important to safe, comfortable sailing than understanding weatherthis is the best insurance for your time on the water. The impact then was comparable to the advent of roller furling in more recent years. Coastal and offshore tactics book cdrom set by steve dashew, linda dashew. Churchs translation, and his draftsmanship is exemplary. Linda dashew and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Offshore cruising encyclopedia by linda dashew, steve dashew. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. For decades, steve and linda dashew have been the leading authorities on active heavy weather tactics, with. It should be aboard every boatsail or powerand should be read thoroughly by every skipper.
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Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Beowulf channels the book of genesis, the book of exodus, and the book of daniel in its inclusion of references to the genesis creation narrative, the story of cain and abel, noah and the flood, the devil, hell, and the last judgment. Sailing around the world how to make it happen tips. Steve three years old and helping my dad get off a sandbar on the mississippi river. One of the more interesting parts of the dashew book, is where he invites other designers to give their opinions on longrange blue water crusing boats. Coastal and offshore tactics is packed with realworld stories and detailed technical data. Steve dashew books list of books by author steve dashew. We are making mariners weather handbook, surviving the storm, practical seamanship and offshore cruising encyclopedia available for free as pdf files. Buy offshore cruising encyclopedia by steve dashew, linda dashew online at alibris.
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We continue to work with steve and linda on the marketing for dashew offshore and on the sales of preowned dashew designs. We are making two of our books, mariners weather handbook and surviving the storm, available for free as pdf files. Weather forecasts are one of the most talkedabout topics in any cruiser gathering, often because theyre so often wrong or misunderstood, and so much depends on accurate forecasting when youre in a small boat in a large ocean. This is the first of multiple posts and starts leading up to their 20 shark catamaran, to their dclass beowulf catamarans steve at the helm with linda on the wire, to their 78foot ketch, beowulf.
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