Cruising Under Sail | Eric Hiscock | Hull Form Stability

This is the second installment in my reading of 'Cruising Under Sail' by Eric Hiscock, from the 1987 edition. This book has been enormously important in my own sailing development. I first started using it to build my knowledge in 1996, when I was 18 years old and joining my first ship. Nearly thirty years later, I still find myself coming back to it. As you'll hear in the video, many of the ideas in this book became part of the foundation on which I built my seamanship. COME SAILING — TRANSATLANTIC, OCTOBER 2026 We’ll be departing Massachusetts on October 21, sailing across the Atlantic to the Canary Islands, and we still have a couple of places available. If you’d like to join the crew for the passage, get in touch through CSM The Mariner: csmthemariner@gmail.com ⁠ If you’d like to sponsor or otherwise support my campaign for the 2027 Global Solo Challenge, please get in touch as well. I’d love to hear from you. SUPPORT THE MARINER Patreon — support the videos, podcasts, sailing projects and the wider work: https://patreon.com/themariner⁠ THE MARINER’S LIBRARY More maritime books, history, stories and seamanship: https://themarinerslibrary.podbean.com⁠ THE MARINER PODCAST For longer conversations on offshore sailing, seamanship, safety, heavy weather, experience and life at sea: https://www.themarinerpodcast.com⁠ If you prefer listening rather than watching, this episode will also appear on The Mariner Podcast, available anywhere you normally get your podcasts.