| Foreword | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| A Abandoning Ship | |
| Aground | |
| Air Pressure, on Sails and Rigging | |
| Albatross, Superstition Concerning | |
| Alternators | |
| Anchors and Anchoring | |
| Angles, Horizontal, Estimating | |
| Atoll Passes, Current Movement in B Balanced Helm, Factors Affecting Monohull Sailboats | |
| Ballast and Bad Luck | |
| Ballast Ratios, Safe, for Monohulls | |
| Barometers | |
| Battens, Sail, Eliminating | |
| Batteries | |
| Beam, Proportion to Length | |
| Bearing, Collision | |
| Bearing, Definition of | |
| Berths, Dimensions of | |
| Bilge Pumps, Minimum Requirements | |
| Binoculars | |
| Black Box Theory, Vigor's | |
| Blistering of Fiberglass Hulls | |
| Blocks, Size of | |
| Boarding Ladder, Side for | |
| Boat, Choosing the Right One for You | |
| Boat, Definition of | |
| Boom, Metal, Recommended Minimum Sizes | |
| Bosun's Chair, Safe Use of | |
| Bottom Painting, Golden Rule | |
| Breakers, Spilling and Plunging | |
| Brightwork | |
| Bulwarks, Depth of | |
| Buoyage | |
| Buoys, Effect of Color | |
| Buoyancy, Center of | |
| Buys-Ballot Law C Capsize | |
| Carbon Monoxide, Dangers of | |
| Carrying Capacity, Boats Under 20 Feet Overall | |
| Castaways, Survival Rate of | |
| Center of Effort, Position of | |
| Center of Lateral Resistance, Position of | |
| Chain, Strength of | |
| Chain Locker, Estimating Size of | |
| Chart Table, Size of | |
| Charts | |
| Chartwork, Best Pencil for | |
| Circles of Position | |
| Circling, Accidental | |
| Circumnavigation, Definition of | |
| Cockpit, Self-Draining | |
| Color and Distance, Assistance in Judging | |
| Color Blindness, Frequency Among Crew | |
| Colors, Unlucky | |
| Companionway Ladder, Proportions of | |
| Compass | |
| Coral Reefs, Navigating by Eye | |
| Course Correction for Variation and Deviation | |
| Crew Overboard Routine | |
| Cruisers, Success Rate Among | |
| Cruising, Cost of | |
| Currents | |
| Currents and Tidal Streams, Face-Saving Facts D Dangers, Keeping Clear of | |
| Decks, Teak | |
| Delivery Trips, Documentation for | |
| Depth Sounders, Choices | |
| Design, of New Yachts | |
| Diesels | |
| Dinghies | |
| Direction, Measurement of | |
| Displacement, Definition of | |
| Displacement-to-Length Ration | |
| Distance Off, Estimating by Eye | |
| Distress Signals, Reliability of | |
| Dock Lines, Length of | |
| Dock Lines, Size of Splices | |
| Dockage, Cost of E Ear Infections, from Sea Water | |
| Echo Pilotage | |
| Electrical Bonding | |
| Electrical Grounding | |
| Electrical Wiring | |
| Engines | |
| Exhaust Line, Pitch of F Fathom, Derivation of | |
| Fear, Experience of | |
| Fear, Widespread, Occurrence of | |
| Fiberglass Construction | |
| Fiddles, Height of | |
| Figureheads, Derivation of | |
| Fire | |
| First Aid | |
| Fishing, Definition of | |
| Flags | |
| Flotation, Requirements for Ballasted Hulls | |
| Flotsam and Jetsam, Definitions of | |
| Fog | |
| Foresail Sheets, Fouling of | |
| Foresails, Headsails, and Jibs | |
| Freeboard in Sailboats, Classic Proportions of | |
| Friday, Sailing on | |
| Fuel | |
| Fuel Tanks, Shape of G Gaff Mainsail, Proportions of | |
| Gales, Frequency of | |
| Galley, Placement of | |
| Galley Stove, How to Gimbal | |
| Global Positioning System (GPS), Limitations of | |
| Green Flash, at Sunset | |
| Griping, Causes of H Hallucinations, Occurrence of | |
| Halyards, Types of | |
| Hatches, Dimensions of | |
| Headroom, Definitions of | |
| Height of Eye, for Sextant Navigation | |
| Hobbyhorsing, Causes of | |
| Hooks, Shackles, and Rings, Strength of | |
| Horsepower | |
| Horses, Live, Provisions for | |
| Hull Color, Best of Resale | |
| Hull, Cost of | |
| Hull, Steel, Resale Value of | |
| Hurricanes | |
| Hypothermia, Diagnosis and Treatment of J Jib Numbering and Naming System | |
| Jib Sheet, Strain on K Keels and Keel Boats | |
| Knots L Lateral Plane, as a Percentage of Sail Area | |
| Latitude, Approximate | |
| Lead, Sounding | |
| Leaks, Emergency Actions to Take | |
| Lee Helm, Effect of | |
| Leeway, in Sailboats | |
| Lifelines, Height of | |
| Liferaft, Chances of Survival in | |
| Light, Jumping | |
| Lightning Protection, Principles of | |
| Lights | |
| Lines, Suggested Color Coding of | |
| Lines of Position, Permissible Angles | |
| Log, Patent, Overhauling of | |
| Log, Ship's Official M Mainsail Slides, How to Attach | |
| Making Fast, Correct Terms | |
| Maneuvering | |
| Masts | |
| Mechanical Similitude, Law of | |
| Miles | |
| Motions of a Sailboat at Sea | |
| Motorsailer, Definition of Multihul | |
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