Nautical Books for Our Members

Safer Offshore : Crisis Management and Emergency Repairs at Sea

It's here at last - the much anticipated book that Ed promised us! Safer Offshore is the ultimate guide to on-the-water troubleshooting and emergency management. Endorsed by the likes of Tania Aebi, Herb McCormack, and Hank Schmidt as a unique resource for sailors, it describes in great detail how to manage equipment failures, injuries, and disasters at sea. It has been said that "sailors have no business on the water without the ability to cope with whatever the elements throw at them". This book provides just that.

No other book contains information for survival so concisely written and thorough. Safer Offshore gives advice on management of a wide range of possible disasters. It's contents include chapters to manage:

• Communications
• Running Aground
• Towing
• Engine Failure
• Rigging Failures
• Loss of Steering Control
• Sail Repair
• When the Boat Floods
• Fire at Sea
• Crew Overboard
• Abandon Ship!
• Helicopter Evacuation & Life Raft Survival
• Restricted Visibility
• Heavy Weather Survival

Further Offshore

Further Offshore is Ed Mapes' second book, has been released by Sheridan House Publishers.

This book represents a compendium of sailing and passagemaking information, taking the reader from the earliest decision-making on boat selection and outfitting through Ed's program of preparation called the "Voyage Project". All that a serious sailors needs to prepare for a voyage is included, taking the reader to departure day.

Once at sea, the book details what it takes to conduct an offshore passage or cruise, all the way to making landfall in a foreign country. Further Offshore is 344 pages of sailing information, with pictures and diagrams to illustrate the text. It is available in book stores, the internet, directly from the publisher, and at this web site. Order your copy now, and let the learning begin!

Ready to Sail

Ready to Sail was written by Captain Ed Mapes, translating his experience in offshore deliveries into a well written, highly informative volume. This is the only book that descrubes Ed Mapes' method of inspecting vessels. Ready to Sail details the extensive, systemmatic inspection procedure developed used by delivery captains, offshore racers, passage makers, and inland sailors alike in their preparations for the water. Very comprehensive checklists are included for all to use in their own inspections.

Ready to Sail goes on to point out numerous defects found on vessels, and details the procedures used in their repair. The book also describes gear necessary for safe, secure voyaging, along with chapters devoted to preparation of the boat and the crew to ensure a thorough approach to readiness.

The appendices alone are invaluable, with all inspection checklists, list of crew clothing and gear, responsibilities of the crew, pre-sail discussions and crew instruction, and complete spare parts and tools lists. Ready to Sail will guide all sailors in preparing their boats and crews for sailing, whether on inland lakes or the oceans.