HANDBOOK OF TRAILER SAILING
2nd Edition
(Sorry, the 2nd edition of the Handbook is now out of print and no longer available from us.))

This Second Edition of the popular HANDBOOK OF TRAILER SAILING includes most of the information found in the First Edition plus new material such as Boat Buying Tips From a Brokerage Expert and additional fun toys for sail-boaters such as underwater treasure hunting metal detectors. Again it covers all the essentials of finding your dreamboat, the kinds and types of boat trailers and tires required for different weight cruisers, anchor and line sizes, the Care and Feeding of an Iron Wind (your outboard) etc. 227 pages. Paperback: 7.5 x 9.25 inches © 1992 International Marine.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

    Landbound by competition for mooring and dock space and skyrocketing marina costs? Want to get a start in sailing but intimidated by the expense? Heed Bob Burgess. A compact car, a trailer hitch, and a small boat are all you’ll need.
    Here is comprehensive advice to make the whole continent available at 55 miles an hour dead to windward. Whether you’re a new sailor just starting out or an old hand choosing the ‘90s phenomenon of "downshifting," this completely revised and updated edition, first published in 1984 and widely acclaimed as the trailer sailor’s bible, will chart your whole course.
    Handbook of Trailer Sailing bursts with detailed information on finding your dream boat, outfitting and setting up, trailers and trailenng, elementary and advanced sailing, anchoring, customizing for comfort, sail camping, cruise planning, and much more. All through the eyes of a lifelong small-boat sailor with a love of the sport and the freedom it brings.

International Marine
Camden, Maine

Free yourself from the constraints of high-priced marinas and crowded campgrounds. Here is all you’ll need to get started in the low-cost, high-reward sport of trailer sailing, with advice that will take you from your backyard to that secluded spot just over the horizon.

• Finding your dream boat
• Outfitting and setting up
• Trailers and trailer tactics
• Elementary and advanced sailing
• Anchoring
• Caring for your outboard
• Sail camping and cruise planning
• And much more

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FROM THE BOOK:

    "Any cockpit cooking is convenient because the stove is shielded from the wind by the sides of the footwell. Of course, there are times when the wind is so brisk that even the footwell will not contain it. I fabricated a windshield that solves the problem nicely. Several corrugated cardboard panels were cut to the required height and, when laid flat, they were taped side-to-side with duct tape, front and back. The panels were then sprayed with quick-drying adhesive and sheets of aluminum foil pressed onto them front and back. The shield can now be shaped around the stove and pot to concentrate the heat within. I estimate that it cuts cooking time by at least 50 percent. It stows flat under a berth cushion.
    "The total contents of our galley aboard Nomad fit into a plastic dishpan. The single-burner stove, which fits into its own container/cook pot, nests with frying pan, coffee pot, and the usual culinary tools in one plastic container. Toweling, condiments, and canned goods occupy a second dishpan that has been laced at its seams behind the first."

A REVIEW:

"There are enough tips on fittings and common-sense gadgetry to make the book a worthwhile addition to the reference shelf. It’s the book to have if you think trailer sailing might be for you."
—Offshore

© 2000, 2001 Robert F. Burgess.  All rights reserved.