HANDBUCH FÜR BOOTSLEUTE / Jochen Garrn

Published by the Sail Training Association Germany (S.T.A.G.).

Written by practitioner Jochen Garrn for all those who care about the preservation of traditional ships - from bosun, coxswain or helmsman to sailor and trainee.

This handbook brings together the scattered, mostly only orally passed on knowledge about the use of traditional materials and techniques on traditional sailing ships. It saves this from being forgotten and combines it with modern working methods. The volume thus follows on seamlessly from the successful "Handbook for deckhands on traditional sailing ships" by the same author.

Practical descriptions and numerous illustrations cover topics such as ship maintenance work, aligning masts, tying eyelets into shrouds and stays, sail and tarpaulin repairs, the art of making jib boom nets and weaving fenders and mats.

The author pays particular attention to personal safety when working on board and providing assistance at sea for people and ships.

170 pages, numerous colour photos and drawings, format 15.5 x 21.5 cm, hardcover. German edition.