Voyaging Under Power

06This book is the definitive guide for those who yearn to expand their cruising horizons. Although the two decades since its publication have seen many evolutionary changes in engines, electronics, and other aspects of long-range powerboat design, Beebe's visionary research and design philosophy remain as fresh today as they were then. But times and technology change, and Captain Beebe's classic has now been sensitively and thoroughly updated by James Leishman of PAE, builders of the highly regarded Mason and Nordhavn yachts.16In World War II, aboard the aircraft carrier i Saratoga/i , Captain Robert Beebe dreamed of one day retiring and cruising the world in a small boat. At that time world cruisers voyaged exclusively in sailboats. But sailboats are confined to narrow lanes of predominantly favorable winds, which can be unpredictable and difficult. Beebe wanted to arrive at distant ports relaxed and on time, not battered and two months late. He wanted to voyage under power. Back in the 1940s, no suitable long-distance powerboats existed. Beebe literally had to invent modern powerboat voyaging from scratch. The design parameters he developed for long-distance powerboats are still in use by naval architects today. The resulting boat, i Passagemaker/i , was home to the Beebes for many years and more than 60,000 ocean-crossing miles. What Beebe learned in those years of voyaging became, in 1974, Voyaging Under Power/i , still the most important and influential book ever published on long-distance powerb16oating. Now, under the able pen of world cruiser Jim Leishman, Beebe's classic i Voyaging Under Power/i has received its first complete overhaul. The core of the book is vintage Beebe; his designs, his research, and his wonderful cruising stories remain intact. What's new are details of the advances of the intervening years: electronic wizardry for navigation and communication; efficient new engines that wring more miles out of a gallon of diesel fuel; active roll-prevention devices that virtually eliminate seasickness; propeller nozzles and bow thrusters that improve maneuverability and ease handling for short-handed crews; bulbous bow extensions that improve speed, fuel economy, and sea-keeping ability. There's an all-new section featuring the work of other designers, including George Buehler, Jay Benford, James Krogan, Jeff Leishman, Nils Lucander, Charles Neville, and Steven Seaton. Mrs. Beebe has thoroughly revised her original chapter on provisioning the long-distance galle16y, and there are several new chapters, including Inland Voyaging, which covers long-distance cruising on American inland waterways; Watch-Standing; and A Passagemaker's Machinery. i Voyaging Under Power/i is the definitive guide for those who yearn to expand their cruising horizons, and cross oceans with speed and comfort.04Historical Background of Power Voyaging. Evolving the Passagemaking Concept. Passagemaker: Designing, Building, and Testing.The Philosophy of Voyaging Under Power.Technicalities of Seagoing Motorboats.Stabilizing Against Rolling.A New Generation of Passagemakers.Today's Designers.The Economy Passagemaker.Twenty Years with Mona Mona.Voyage Planning.Inland Planning.Cruising in Europe.Round-the-World Passagemaking.Electronic Aids to Voyaging.Watch Standing.The Long Range Galley.Operating a Seagoing Motorboat.