All voyaging sailboats require some form of automatic steering to relieve shorthanded crew from having to steer every minute underway. Electric autopilots are the usual choice for weekending and coastal cruising; voyagers prefer the greater reliability and lower power draw of windvane systems and there are hybrids that offer the best of both worlds. This book explains it all, filling a large gap in the marine how-to literature.

"Practical Seamanship is the distilled knowledge, experience and research from a lifetime of offshore sailing and cruising. The Dashews' new book, complete in every detail, should be required reading for every skipper and every crew who aspires to safe passagemaking and happy landfalls on far and exotic lands." George Day, Editor, Bluewater Sailing.

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