The Ocean The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge.

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INTRODUCTION
BOATING
	Things a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Has Always Wanted to Say
	Mau Piailug: The Man Who Restored Wayfinding
		MAU PIAILUG: THE NAVIGATOR
		THE POLYNESIAN VOYAGING SOCIETY
		RENAISSANCE OF POLYNESIAN CULTURE
	Start (and Stop) a Mutiny
		STARTING A MUTINY
		STOPPING A MUTINY
	Nautical Superstitions
	"Wonderfully, Essentially Human" A Chat with Christian Beamish
		ON OCEAN TIME
		ON THE OCEAN AS WILDERNESS
		ON THE VALUE OF LIFE AS A SEAFARER
	Sailing 101
		ANATOMY OF A SAILBOAT
		HOW SAILING WORKS: POINTS OF SAIL AND TRIM
		ESSENTIAL HARDWARE AND TACKLE
		SLOWING DOWN OR "HEAVING TO"
		SHACKLES, THIMBLES, ANDOTHER BOAT HARDWARE
	Take Care of Your Boat
	Surviving at Sea: Safe Boating 101
		NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES
		NAVIGATION LIGHTS AND VISUAL DEVICES
		PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES
		FOOD AND SUPPLIES
	Boater's Toolbox, aka the "Learn from Our Mistakes" Checklist
		SPACE-SAVING OPTIONS AND NECESSITIES
		GEAR WE LEARNED TO CARRY THE HARD WAY
	Make a Float Plan
		FLOAT PLAN
	Batten Down the Hatches: When Caught in Bad Weather
		WHAT TO DO IF CAUGHT OUT IN A BOAT
		WHAT TO DO IF CAUGHT ON THE BEACH
	Heave a Line and Tie Off to a Cleat
		HEAVE A LINE
		TIE OFF TO A CLEAT
	Driving the Saltwater Highway
		SHIPPING LANES ARE DANGEROUS!
		PASSING BOATS AND AVOIDING WAKES
		DIVER DOWN FLAGS
	Boating in Big Waves and Heavy Seas
		RUNNING "INTO THE SEA"
		BEAM SEAS
		RUNNING "BEFORE THE SEA"
		NEGOTIATING AN INLET
		DEPLOYING AN EMERGENCY SEA ANCHOR
	How to Right a Small Sailboat
		RIGHTING A MONOHULL
		RIGHTING A MULTIHULL OR CATAMARAN
	Be Shallow-Minded
		HOW TO AVOID GETTING STUCK
		HOW TO GET UNSTUCK
		HOW TO PULL ONTO A BEACH
	A Jet Ski Is a Boat, Not a Toy
	Top Ten Reasons Your Boat Won't Start
	Anchors Aweigh
		TYPES OF ANCHORS
		PREPARING THE ANCHORS
		ANCHOR, MAN: SET THE HOOK
		FREE THE HOOK
		ANCHORING TECHNIQUES AND TIPS
	So You Want to Buy a Boat
	Whatever Floats Your Boat: Sea Kayaks
		SIT-ON-TOP KAYAKS
		SIT-INSIDE KAYAKS
	Ocean Kayaking: Tour Planning and Supplies
		KAYAK GEAR YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU NEEDED
	Paddling a Kayak: Going through the Motions
		SQUEEZING ABOARD A SIT-IN KAYAK
		DIFFERENT STROKES
		RIGHTING A WRONG, PART I: WITH HELP
		RIGHTING A WRONG, PART II: ON YOUR OWN
		HANDLING ROUGH WATER, WAVES, AND CURRENTS
			REACHING A BEACH
			COPING WITH TIDAL CURRENTS
			CROSSING A CHANNEL
	Internationally Recognized HandSignals
	Wakesurfing, Tubing, and "Towables"
		PREPARING TO TOW AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
		TOWING TECHNIQUES
	Carbon Monoxide Kills
		PREVENTING CO BUILDUP
		CO POISONING SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT
	Four Great Uses for a Dry Bag
	Booking a Charter Boat
		PRIVATE CHARTERS
		PARTY FISHING BOATS
		ETIQUETTE AND TIPPING
	Permission to Come Aboard: Loading, Boarding, and Seating
		AVOID THE SWAMP: KNOW YOUR BOAT'S CAPACITY
	Operate a Boat in an Emergency
		UNDERSTANDING THE HELM
		TAKING THE HELM
			STOPPING THE BOAT
			STARTING AN INBOARD OR OUTBOARD MOTOR
			STARTING A TILLER-STEERED MOTOR
	Trimming, Planing, and Steering: Essential Driving Skills
	Going for a Swim: Voluntarily and Involuntarily
		SWIMMING OFF THE BOAT— VOLUNTARILY
		SWIMMING OFF THE BOAT— INVOLUNTARILY
	"Crew Overboard!": A Rescue Primer
		INITIATE RESCUE
		POSITION THE BOAT
		BOARDING A CONSCIOUS VICTIM
		BOARDING AN UNCONSCIOUS VICTIM
		POST-RESCUE CARE
	Essential Nautical Knots and Turns
	Dogs on Boats
	Where Am I?: Nautical Charts, Compasses, and Landmarks
		NAVIGATING A NAUTICAL CHART
		LAT/LONG: A MATTER OF DEGREES
		TRUE NORTH: USING A COMPASS
		LANDMARKS: GET YOUR FIX
	To Become a Sailor, Go to the Sea
	The Beaufort Wind Scale
	Drowning in Ink: Proper Nautical Tattoos
SURFING
	The Rise of Modern Surfing
	Do You Really Want to Start Surfing? A Chat with William Finnegan
	The Way of the Warrior Surfer
	Five Big Waves to See (and Maybe Surf) before You Die
	The Essential Surf Film Festival
		A FEW FAVORITE DOCUMENTARIES
		A FEW FAVORITE FEATURE FILMS
	Wetsuit 101
		HOW WETSUITS ARE MADE
		WATER TEMPERATURE GUIDE
		WEARING A WETSUIT
		SURFING RASH
		WETSUIT CARE
	"The Most Challenging Simple Thing": Bodysurfing
	Boogie, Man: Bodyboarding
		HOW TO DUCKDIVE A BODYBOARD
	Shorebreak, Rip Currents, and Rogue Waves
		SWIMMING IN SHOREBREAK
		SHOREBREAK WITH A SURFBOARD OR BODYBOARD
		CAUGHT IN A RIPCURRENT
	The Ultimate Surf Van
		CHOOSING YOUR CRAB SHELL
			VINTAGE VS. MODERN
		POWER AND ELECTRONICS
		INNER SPACE
		OUTER SPACE
	Auntie Rell, the Queen of Makaha
	On Your Feet, Ye Scurvy Dog: Learning to Surf
		THE BASICS: PADDLING AND SITTING
		THE POP-UP: MAKING YOUR STAND
		SOUP CATCHIN’: RIDING YOUR FIRST WAVES
		PADDLING OUT: BEYOND BREAKING WAVES
		SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD:
		THE END OF THE RIDE: HANDLING WIPEOUTS
	Surfing's Twelve Commandments
	Teach a Kid (or Friend) to Surf
		GO SLOW AND KNOW YOUR STUDENT
		FIRST WAVES
		TAKIN' A LICKIN': THE FIRST WIPEOUT
	Know Thy Surfboard
		LEXICON OF A SURFBOARD
			TYPES OF SURFBOARDS
	Don't Surf Stormwater
	Buying Your First Surfboard
		BEGINNER'S ONLY: THE FOAMIE
		CHOOSE YOUR (FOAM) WEAPON
		SURF'S UP: HARD SURFBOARDS
		CARE AND FEEDING OF SURFBOARDS
	Go Pound Sand: Driving on the Beach
		GETTING UNSTUCK
	WHAT'S SUP?: STANDUP PADDLEBOARDS
		WALKING ON WATER
		PADDLING OUT AND JOINING THE LINEUP
		CATCH A WAVE
		HANDLING A WIPEOUT
	Surfing Commandments, Part II: SUP Rules
	Surf Wax
		GETTING SURF WAX OUT OF CLOTHES
SCIENCE
	Why Ocean Exploration Matters
	Our Fossil Will Be Plastic
		MOST COMMON TYPES OF OCEAN PLASTIC
	A Dip of the Net: Plankton and Plastic
	Know Your Sea Monsters: The Largest Creatures in the Sea
	Tidepools 101
	Portrait of a Wave
	Oceans in Motion: The World's Currents
	Of Gods and Monsters: The Legacy of the Whaleship Essex
		MOTHER EARTH, GODDESS OF THE WAMPANOAG
		NEPTUNE, GOD OF THE SEA
		MAMA COCHA, INCAN GODDESS OF THE OCEAN
		TA'AROA, GOD OF CREATION IN THE SOCIETY ISLANDS
		OLOKUN AND HIS WIFE, ELUSU, WEST AFRICAN SEA GODS
		MOTHER OCEAN
	What Is Kelp and Why It Matters
	Find Work aboard a Scientific Expedition
	Of a Feather: Meet the Seabirds
	Why Sharks Matter
	The Amazing Rays (and Skates)
	Restoring a Reef and a Way of Life
	How Does a Flying Fish Fly?
		TAKING FLIGHT
	Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay, Watchin' the Tide . . .
		SPRING, NEAP, AND SEMIDIURNAL TIDES
	Barrier Islands, Dunes, and Tidal Marshes
		ISLANDS ON THE MOVE
		DUNES NEED PLANTS
		TIDAL MARSHES: FUTURE BARRIER ISLANDS
	Mangrove Forests: Essential and Endangered
	Reading the Weather
		TRACKING CHANGE: USING A BAROMETER
		ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS
		CLOUDS AND FOG
			FOG
		STORM FORMATION: COLD AND WARM FRONTS
		TYPES OF STORMS
			THUNDERSTORMS
			TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS
			TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES
	Become an Ocean Warrior: A Chat with Samantha Siegel
	Get Informed, Get Involved: Sea Saviors
	Behold the Octopus
SURVIVAL
	Take Control when Panic Strikes
	Beach Flag Warnings
	Save a Drowning Soul: Drowning Rescue
		WHAT DOES DROWNING LOOK LIKE?
		ACTIVE DROWNING RESCUE
		RESCUE WITH A SURFBOARD OR FLOTATION DEVICE
		PASSIVE DROWNING RESCUE
		ADMINISTERING C.P.R., A.K.A.
			MOUTH-TO-MOUTH BREATHING
			CHEST COMPRESSIONS
	Save Your Skin: Sunblock Savvy and Sunburn
		USE SUNBLOCK . . .
		. . . WHILE PROTECTING REEFS
		HOW TO TREAT SUNBURN
	Bad Seafood and Deadly Fish
		PREVENTION EQUALS PROTECTION
		THE "EAT WITH CAUTION" LIST
	Open Stuff without an Opener
		TIN CAN
		GLASS BOTTLE
		WINE BOTTLE
	The Sting: Jellyfish Dangers
		HOW TO TREAT JELLY STINGS
		HOW NOT TO TREAT JELLY STINGS
	Spinal Tap: Don't Step on that Fish!
		TREATING PUNCTURE WOUNDS
	Deadly Strikes: Sea Snakes, Cone Snails, and Blue-Ringed Octopuses
		PRESSURE IMMOBILIZATION TECHNIQUE
	Escape a Tsunami
		HEAD FOR THE HILLS—OR THE HIGH SEAS
	Seasickness: The Seafarer's Curse
	The Bug-Out Bag, aka Life-Raft Supplies
		ESSENTIALS FOR OPEN-OCEAN SURVIVAL
		GEAR YOU'LL WISH YOU HAD
	Stranded: Island Survival
		FINDING AND REACHING LAND
		FIRST NIGHT ON SHORE
		BUILD A BASIC SHELTER
			SHELTER TIPS
			BASIC BOAT HULL SHELTER
			BEACH NEST WITH GRASS BED
			BOAT HULL LEAN-TO
		WATER WATER EVERYWHERE—
		A BITE TO EAT
			AVOID THE DEATH APPLE
		ISLAND PREDATORS
	Message in a Bottle: A Brief History
	Ultimate Maritime First-Aid Kit
		HARDWARE: THE ESSENTIALS
		HARDWARE YOU DIDN'TKNOW YOU NEED
		SOFTWARE: ESSENTIAL MEDICATIONS
			SOFTWARE: ADVANCED MEDS
	The Deepest Cut: Treat a Laceration
	Cold Shock and Hypothermia
		HOW LONG CAN YOU LAST?
		HITTING THE WATER: COLD SHOCK
		SURVIVING IN COLD WATER
		TREATING HYPOTHERMIA
			MILD TO MODERATE HYPOTHERMIA
			MODERATE TO CRITICAL HYPOTHERMIA
	Cold-Proof Yourself: Wim Hof's Breath Technique
	Too Hot: Hyperthermia and Heat Stroke
		RECOGNIZING AND TREATING HEAT EXHAUSTION
		HEAT STROKE
	Unleash Your Inner Seal: Increase Your Lung Capacity
		DIAPHRAGM CONTRACTIONS AND THE MAMMALIAN DIVE RESPONSE
		PRACTICE HOLDING YOUR BREATH
			STEP 1: "THE BREATHE UP"
			STEP 2: "THE BREATH HOLD"
			STRETCHING YOUR LUNGS
	"Mayday! Mayday!"—Distress, Urgency, and Safety Calls
		TYPES OF RADIO CALLS
		RADIO LINGO
	S.O.S.: Signal for Help
		SEMAPHORE
		MORSE CODE
	Abandoning Ship and Boarding a Life Raft
		JUMPING INTO THE WATER—ESPECIALLY FROM HIGH UP
		MANNING THE LIFE RAFT
	Survival Hydration
		NEVER DRINK SEAWATER OR URINE
		COLLECT FRESHWATER
	Life-Raft Cuisine
	Seeing Stars
	Climb a Coconut Tree
	Nautical Lore: The Pirate Code
	Surviving Kidnapping and Dangerous Ports of Call: A Chat with Michael Scott Moore
		EVALUATE DANGEROUS PLACES
		KEEP A LOW ONLINE AND PUBLIC PROFILE
		DON'T RELY ON GOVERNMENT HELP
		BE STRONG THROUGH HUNGER AND PANIC
	Bad Water: Red Tides and Algae Blooms
SCUBA AND SNORKELING
	Getting Schooled
		FULL OPEN-WATER CERTIFICATION COURSE
		SHORT RESORT DIVE COURSES
	My Body Lies under the Sea
		PRESSURE DROP
		AVOID THE SQUEEZE: EQUALIZE
	Snorkeling and Scuba Gear
		SNORKEL
		DIVING WETSUITS
		MASK
		FINS
		BUOYANCY COMPENSATION DEVICE
		SCUBA TANKS, VALVES, AND REGULATORS
		OTHER SNORKELING AND DIVE GEAR
	Plan the Dive, Dive the Plan
	Getting In, Out, and Around
	Diving Hand Signals
	Dive Dangers
		TIRED DIVERS, CRAMPS, AND PANIC
		BREATHING TECHNIQUES: EASY DOES IT
		VISIBILITY AND CURRENTS
		THE BENDS AND A.G.E.: DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS
			SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS OF D.C.S. AND A.G.E.
	Creatures and Coral: Leave Nothing but Bubbles
	Swimming with Sharks
		METHODS FOR AVOIDING SHARKS
		FENDING OFF A SHARK ATTACK
	Spearfishing and Free Diving
		SPEARFISHING AND FREE-DIVING EQUIPMENT
		LEARNING TO FREE DIVE
		SPEARFISHING TECHNIQUES
			EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
			KNOW YOUR DINNER AND SHOOT SMART
			PAY YOUR TAXES AND HONOR THY FISH
	Rules for Found Objects
		BOTTOM LINE
		DIVING A SHIPWRECK OROTHER UNDERWATER SITE
		COASTAL CONCERNS
	How to Become a National Geographic Photographer
		EXPLORING THE OCEAN—WITH A CAMERA
		MY EVEREST
		MAKING A LIVING—WITH A CAMERA
	A Brief History of Time—Underwater
FISHING
	How Smart Is a Fish?
	Ten Essential Fishing Knots
	Your Tackle Box: The "Must-Have" Gear List
	Catch a Fish with a Handline
	First-Time Anglers: The Rod, the Reel, the Cast
		A ROD IS A FANCY POLE
		REEL TIME: THREE CHOICES
			THE SPINCAST REEL
			THE SPINNING REEL
			THE BAITCAST REEL
		THE CAST
	On and Off the Hook: Saltwater Fishing Hooks
		REMOVING A HOOK FROM YOUR FLESH
	DIY Angler: Make a Fish Hook
	Saltwater Fly-Fishing: A Primer with Jimbo Meador
		YOUR ROD
		THE PERFECT CAST IN SIX STEPS
	Seven Saltwater Flies
	Types of Bait
	The Strange Life of a Fish
	What's the Best Time to Fish?
		GOING WITH THE TIDE
		THE RHYTHMS OF SUN AND MOON
	How to Catch a Crab
		METHODS FOR CRABBING
		COMMON TYPES OF CRABS
	How to Kill Fish and Crustaceans Humanely
		KILLING FISH HUMANELY
		KILLING CRUSTACEANS HUMANELY
	Catch and Release and Controversy: Letting Them Get Away
		DEEPWATER FISH GET THE BENDS
	Clean, Scale, and Fillet a Fish
		THE FIRST CUT: YOUR FILLET KNIFE
		PREPARE THE FISH: SCALING AND GUTTING
		FILLET AND SKIN THE FISH
			REMOVE THE BLOODLINE
			FILLETING A FLATFISH
		PREP WORK: COOK OR STORE FISH
	Fishing from a Kayak or SUP
	Pole a Boat and Gig a Flounder
		POLING A BOAT
		GIGGING A FLOUNDER
	Catch Shrimp Near Shore
		CAST NET AND SCOOP NET
		POLING FOR SHRIMP
		SEINE NETTING OR TRAWLING
	How to Throw a Cast Net
		HOW TO CAST
			PREPARING THE NET
			BITING AND HOLDING: PREPARING TO CAST
			CASTING THE NET
			REELING IN YOUR CATCH
	Fishing Spots and Techniques
	Eight Places to Fish Before You Die
Selected Experts and Sources
About the Artists
Our Contributors
Acknowledgments and About the Authors
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