{"id":23584,"date":"2021-09-02T10:42:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T08:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/?p=23584"},"modified":"2026-09-03T20:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:55:55","slug":"yacht-sailing-basic-knowledge-crew-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/segelblog\/buchvorstellung-yachtsegeln-basiswissen-fuer-mitsegler\/","title":{"rendered":"Yacht sailing: basic knowledge for cabin charter sailors and sailing beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many sailing novices often wish to have information about procedures on board, about the essential technical functions of a yacht and explanations of the most important sailing terms even before their first cabin charter trip. Sailing also comes with its own technical language, which often seems daunting to newcomers. Because what exactly does one do with a preventer? Is the topping lift a first name or does it actually have something to do with sailing?<\/p>\n<p>Wilfried Krusekopf's book offers a good introduction to the subject and summarises on 180 pages what one should know on yachts as a crew member. The book is not only useful for preparing for a cabin charter trip, but also serves as an excellent reference work during the trip itself. It goes far beyond the knowledge required for the first cabin charter trip. Therefore it also offers experienced crew members valuable information and practical tips.<\/p>\n<p>The book is divided into the following sections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sailing practice: sailing language, knots, making ready for sea, mooring and casting off, setting and furling sails, points of sail, manoeuvres under sail, anchoring, safety on board, emergency situations<\/li>\n<li>Technical: engine, compass, technical equipment of the boat, personal equipment and clothing<\/li>\n<li>Navigation: basics of navigation, charts, harbour information, tides and currents, sailing at night, collision regulations, buoyage and lighting<\/li>\n<li>Human: preparation, with the crew on board, maritime customs and traditions, sailing with family and children, cooking on board, the problem zone loo, environmental protection<\/li>\n<li>Meteorological: basics of meteorology, wind strengths, cloud types, lows and highs, thermal wind<\/li>\n<li>Chartering: international regulations, licences, charter options, costs, sailing areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23819 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9783831727131-165x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9783831727131-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9783831727131.jpg 494w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/>Wilfried Krusekopf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Yacht sailing \u2013 basic knowledge for crew members<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>The practical guide for successful sailing trips<em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ph-product-edition-statement\"><em>Edition: 4th updated edition 2016<br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>Reise Know-How-Verlag<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> ISBN 978-3-8317-2713-1<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fancy sailing yourself? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/sailing-trips\/\">Here you will find cabin charter trips from our advertisers<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many sailing novices often want information even before their first cabin charter trip about life on board, the key technical functions of a yacht, and explanations of the most important sailing terms. Sailing also comes with its own specialist vocabulary, which can often seem daunting to newcomers. After all, what exactly do you do with a preventer again? Is the&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":24017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[335],"tags":[361,359,364,362,363,358,360],"class_list":["post-23584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buchvorstellung","tag-basiswissen-fuer-mitsegler","tag-mitsegler","tag-praxisratgeber-segeln","tag-segelchinesisch","tag-segeltoerns","tag-wilfried-krusekopf","tag-yachtsegeln","category-335","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1519528,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23584\/revisions\/1519528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}