Return to my home schooling pageReview of Storm Tactics Handbooks: Modern Methods of Heaving-To for Survival in Extreme Conditions by Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey
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Review: Storm Tactics Handbook
This book is neatly summed up in the subtitle. Heave-to, early, and get some rest during the storm. The Pardys have bad things to say about the practice of ``running off'' during a storm. This book is well written, and clearly lays out what the Pardys have learned in their decades of voyaging. If you aren't planning on going out on the ocean where the waves can get big, you won't need this. If you are, you should read what they have to say.
Table of Contents
| Chapter | Page |
| Acknowlegements | 7 |
| Preface, by Brian Toss | 9 |
| Introduction | 13 |
| Section I—Storm Management | 17 |
| Storms and Cruising | 19 |
| Some Thoughts on Heavy Weather | 27 |
| Heaving-To: the Sailor's Safety Valve | 31 |
| Gale and Storm Incidents from Cruises on Seraffyn | 45 |
| Section II —Questions and Answers | 67 |
| Questions About Storm Tactic Choices | 68 |
| Details of Heaving-to and Lying-to a Sea Anchor | 85 |
| Section III —Checklists for Storm MAnagement | 101 |
| Choosing the Boat | 102 |
| Preparing the Boat | 105 |
| Preparing Yourself | 108 |
| Tactics as the Storm Approaches | 110 |
| General Storm Preperation | 111 |
| When It's Time to HEave-to | 113 |
| Section IV —Other PEople and Their Stories | 117 |
| Cape Horn Stories —Frank Bullen | 117 |
| Good Jump II —Jeremiah Nixon | 119 |
| Mary T —Carol and sigismund Baardsen | 120 |
| Silver Shadow —Peter O'Niel | 127 |
| Section V —Storm Trysails and Storm Trysail Track Installation | 130 |
| Appendix —Cyclonic Storms and Cyclonic Storm Management from Bowditch, American Practical Navigator | 143 |
| Bibliography | 169 |
| Para-Anchor Suppliers | 171 |
| Glossary | 173 |
| Index | 175 |