Singlehanded Sailing: Thoughts, Tips, Techniques & Tactics

by Andrew Evans

"It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of knowledge contained in this book." -- from the Foreword by Bruce Schwab

The ONLY bible for how to sail your boat fast, safe, and alone Solo sailing is within any sailor's grasp with a little forethought--and this essential guide.

Got a 35-foot sailboat? No problem. Is the wind blowing 20 knots? No problem. Are you racing offshore overnight? Even better. Singlehander Andrew Evans learned the hard way how to sail and race alone--with lots of mishaps, including broaches and a near tumbling over a waterfall--and in Singlehanded Sailing he shares the techniques, tips, and tactics he has developed to make his solo sailing adventures safe and enriching.

Learn everything you need to know to meet any solo challenge, including:


Managing the power consumption aboard a boat to feed the electric autopilot
Setting and gybing a spinnaker
Finding time to sleep
Dealing with heavy weather

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 2014

Reviews

[Martin Hollingsworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a fascinating read generally but the advice for sail handling stands out even more. The techniques he describes for single handed sailing are often exactly what we are trying to do on a fully crewed boat. If only I'd had someone describing the rationale for the process like this book, I would have learnt so much quicker and internalised the knowledge so I don't keep forgetting it.

[Mark Wild · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent handbook on singlehanded sailing. Andrew Evans speaks from extensive experience and really gets into the nuts and bolts of sailing your boat alone. This is the most comprehensive book I've read on the subject. Good value for the money. Excellent bibliography at the end of the book.

[Darren Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding read

Started slow and built as I read. Excellent information, entertaining stories and practical examples make this a great read that every sailor solo or not should read.

[Bob Alger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not what I was expecting but worth reading if you sail solo.

[Kenneth Clarke Carrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

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Wasn't what I was looking for. Read it all, hoping for more practical info for the guy that sails a lot by himself. Okay read, just not what I needed.

[Niels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Boek voor meer gevorderde zeilers voor diepgaande info over singlehanded zeilen, met focus op racing. Interessant om later te herlezen.

[Dennis Robert Pashen · Rating 4 out of 5]

sailing and some philosophy of soloing!

Great tips on solo sailing, especially if interested in long distance blue water races. Lots of examples from other seasoned adventurers.

[Mark Hurley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some tips are good while others I felt lacking or incomplete. There is a lot of topics covered in this book, which makes it difficult to cover any of the ones a reader deems important in more depth.

[Steve Hodges · Rating 4 out of 5]

a great reference for beginning and advanced sailors who like to sail alone and want to improve their methods. Some great ideas from an experienced sailor.

[Dan Perik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very many good tips and insights on singlehanded sailing. This is mainly from the perspective of larger boats / oceangoing. But it still has applications to my small boat usage.