Heavy weather sailing has achieved international pre-eminence for providing vital information best acquired from the hard won experience of others. When subjected to a storm at sea there is no one, simple remedy for safety and comfort, nor will there ever be. Within these pages are a tremendous number of well tried methods for optimizing the situation in bad weather that have proven consistently successful, and they emanate from some of the most renowned sailors of our time.This new edition of Heavy Weather Sailing reflects the latest thinking. There are new chapters on seeking shelter in heavy weather, storm sails, helming a RIB in heavy weather and handling multihulls in storm conditions.