Oceanography and Seamanship

by William G. Van Dorn

Explains the ocean as an environment, how ships behave at sea and what the average sailor can do for safer voyaging. Topics covered range from ocean origins to yacht design to cold water survival. A must-have reference. "This is a book about boats and the sea looked at from the vantage of a quarter of a century as a research oceanographer and of nearly twice that long going to sea in everything from two barrels lashed together to an aircraft carrier. It attempts to explain in practical terms what the ocean is really like, why boats behave as they do, and what the average skipper can do to make his voyages safer and more comfortable." origin & nature of the oceans; meteorology; ocean circulation; principles of wave motion; ocean waves; ship dynamics; heavy weather seamanship; emergency procedures.

Genres: Maritime

481 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982