Hal Sutphen is well known as a sailor, author, boat tester, instructor, contributing editor, and currently educational director for the Cruising Rally Assn. This book has evolved as an in-depth supplement to the hundreds of seminars he has given of the subject of passagemaking. The book is absolutely packed with concise information on specific subjects. You don't have to read the whole book Ñ you can just look things up. You'll find two general parts: 1. Strategies you can use to increase the probability that an ocean passage will be successful (safe, reasonably swift and enjoyable); and 2. Tactics to help cope with the more common difficulties that can arise offshore, despite applying these preventive strategies. SC, 2001, 318 Pages. SW 2 lbs.