Reddit reviews Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 67th Edition (Chapman Piloting and Seamanship)

The grand-daddy of them all: Chapman's Piloting and Seamanship

Wave period.. the depth of lake erie makes it dangerous because a 5 foot wave on lake erie is going to come at you faster than anywhere else. So.. you get smashed. I wont go out in anything over 2-3 foot right now.

Lake Erie is mentioned as one of the 7 most dangerous bodies of water in the world in the Chapman Book (basically a sailing bible)

https://www.amazon.com/Chapman-Piloting-Seamanship-Small-Handling/dp/1588169618/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1485968881&sr=8-12&keywords=sailing+book


I'd like to tell you I read it cover to cover but that would a be a HUGE lie.

Annapolis Book of Seamanship is the modern equivalent of Chapman's. Highly recommended and a great coffee table book.

This is the Chapman's that people are thinking of, and it's still completely legitimate, but I would recommend ABOS over it. You need to go into ANY reading regarding cruising with this anyway:

1. there's more than one right way to sail
   
   
2. there's always a more modern way of sailing
   
   Chapman's is outdated but it's not wrong. There are better ways of doing many things in it but you're going to do well to know the history as well.
   
   John Kretschmer is my favorite (right now) author as far as long distance sailing and storms. There are lots of good ones out there though.
   
   I recommend this podcast as well. Unbelievably good cruising podcast; Andy and Mia are great. And it will turn you on to a wealth of information.
   
   If you want racing resources or tell me specifically what you want to get into as far as sailing goes I can tailor my response to that.

Read this book. It has almost everything you need to know about boats. (Sorry about formating, on mobile)


Chapman's boating and seamanship.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1588169618/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_5GT2wb82GNEB5

Coast Guard Auxiliary has courses and information, too. Or get yourself a copy of Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship. You should be able to pick up a used copy for under ten bucks, and it has all the info you need. Anybody who's serious about the maritime arts should own a copy.

I am 6'1" and liveaboard a 45' Gibson houseboat. It's pretty tight but I have about two inches of space above my head. My knowledge of boats is limited but I have been on a few larger vessels that had about 7' ceilings so they do exist.

It's mostly okay but sometimes it can feel a little bit claustrophobic.

Here are some must have books that will help with the mechanical end of things:
http://www.amazon.com/Chapman-Piloting-Seamanship-Edition-Handling/dp/1588169618

http://www.amazon.com/12-Volt-Bible-Boats-Miner-Brotherton/dp/0071392335/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457992044&sr=1-1&keywords=12+volt+bible+for+boats

> I've designed Tiny Houses.

Boats. Trust me.

Go to your local library and check out any books they have on the subject. I found that my library has books for sailing in two different Dewey decimal system locations so check them both out.

The two big ones that I hear people recommending all the time are these two:

http://www.amazon.com/Chapman-Piloting-Seamanship-Edition-Handling/dp/1588169618/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380854381&sr=8-1&keywords=chapmans+piloting+and+seamanship

and

http://www.amazon.com/The-Annapolis-Book-Seamanship-Edition/dp/1451650191/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1380854397&sr=8-2&keywords=anapolis+book+of+seamanship

Although that second one doesn't come out with the revised version until january. (The last update was 1999)