Description
Contents
- The Theory of Sailing
- Boat handling under Sail and under Power
- Ropes and ropework
- Anchoring
- Yacht engines
- Heavy weather sailing
- Charts, publications and chart-table tools
- Tidal heights and streams
- GPS and Radar
- Passage planning
- Pilotage
- Man overboard and emergencies
- Weather
Correction to 9th edition
Reviews
‘A gem, distilled from decades of experience’ Yachting Monthly
‘Cunliffe’s competence and authority radiate from the pages… thoroughly recommended’ Little Ship Club
‘There are all too few authors who not only know their subject but can write well about it, Tom Cunliffe is one’ Cruising
‘It is the practical, hands-on guidance which raises the book out of the run-of-the-mill…of value to experienced yachtsmen as well as course students’ Lloyds List
‘No would-be yachtmaster or skipper of moderate experience should be without this comprehensive, practical yet affordable book’ Sunday Independent
‘An extremely clear and concise companion to the course.’ Yachting World
‘Required reading for skippers whether on board or in the classroom.’ Yachting Life
‘No other book explains every facet of sailing as comprehensively…any boat would be better equipped with this book aboard.’ Yachting Monthly
‘All sailors will benefit from the sound advice of someone who really is an authority on his subject.’ Sailing
‘An ideal gift to give to the aspiring sailor to ensure the challenges ahead are properly understood.’ Nautical Magazine