STARTING LINE TACTICS. 105
COURSES AND CURRENTS. 106
BARGING. 108
REACHING BETWEEN MARKS. 109
TACKING TO THE WINDWARD MARK. 110
RACING UPWIND IN A TARTAN 27 111
THE SPINNAKER: HEAVY AIR CONTROL. 114
RACE COMMITTEE DUTY. 115


SAFETY 117

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. 119
V.D.S. ( VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNALS) 119
MAN OVERBOARD. 121
THE LIFE SLING: A "BETTER WA Y" 122
HYPOTHERMIA. 123


CRUISING AND MISCELLANEOUS 125

 WEATHER 127
 CHARTS AND STUFF. 127
 OVERHEAD CLEARANCE. 127
FISHING. 128
RADIO COMMUNICATION FOR YOUR BOAT. 129
 RADIOTELEPHONE HANDBOOK. 132
MARINE COMMUNICATIONS. 132
 BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE RADIOTELEPHONE PROCEDURES. 133
 UNGROUNDING , 134
DO'S AND DON'TS FOR THE TARTAN 27 SAILOR -.'. 135
BOOKS FOR CRUISING. 136
TARTAN 27 RAFTING. 137
 TYING UP IN A RAFT. 138

FACTS AND FIGURES141

TARTAN 27 SAIL DIMENSIONS 143

TARTAN 27 RUNNING RIGGING LIST 144

TARTAN STANDING RIGGING LIST 145

ATOMIC 4 FACTS AND FIGURES 146

 INDEX  149