This handbook deals in detail with 13 issues of importance: Introduction Plan The Job Attitude Change Do Not Leave Your Boat In A Marina Prevention Is More Insurance Than You Can Afford To Pay For The Harness Chafing Cleats Windage Finding Shelter Storm Anchors Practice D-Day The author presents these suggestions out of 45 years of experience--having sailed the Great Lakes, the Islands of Hawaii, Bahamas, Florida Keys, the Chesapeake and Penobscot Bays and the Aegean Sea. None of that is a guarantee that the advice herein will prevent damage to your boat. But it is offered in the hope that it will.