Skipper's Safe Boating Course
Skipper's Safe Boating Course

Author: United States. Coast Guard Auxiliary

Publisher: Mosby

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780815145899

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This self-paced independent study guide is for those interested in safe, legal boating. It includes navigational and safe operating rules, boat equipment and safety devices, emergency equipment and procedures, personal limitations and responsibilities, boating laws, and regulations and licenses.

The Complete Day Skipper
The Complete Day Skipper

Author: Tom Cunliffe

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0713660740

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A practical hands-on manual for skippers at the outset of their careers from Tom Cunliffe, one of Britain's best known instructors and most successful writers on seamanship. It covers the entire RYA Day Skipper syllabus both shore based and practical.

Yachtmaster for Sail and Power
Yachtmaster for Sail and Power

Author: Alison Noice

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-11-19

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1472925505

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Yachtmaster for Sail and Power is a major reference book that has proved invaluable for the many sailors following the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course. This highly respected and refreshingly practical study guide covers the whole syllabus in detail, all illustrated with colour photographs, charts and worked examples throughout. It covers: · Chartwork - with useful worked examples · Electronic navigation - how to use the latest technology for safe navigation: radar, electronic chart plotting and GPS · Pilotage - buoyage fully explained and illustrated · Communications - information on current maritime communications including GMDSS · Weather - the elements of meteorology, weather sources and forecasts · Safety and survival - all the new SOLAS regulations detailed · Stability and buoyancy - the principles simply explained. Including the latest updates, new artwork and a modern design, this fourth edition compliments the syllabus and assists with exam preparation - an essential companion for anyone enrolling on the RYA Yachtmaster course, whether for sail or power.

Practical Skipper
Practical Skipper

Author: Bill Johnson

Publisher: Adlard Coles

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1472977076

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A concise and practical aide-memoire, this is all your essential sailing knowledge whittled down and easy to find

The Skipper's War
The Skipper's War

Author: Desmond Devitt

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Published: 2022-01-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1785513036

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Illustrated history of the wartime years of Dragon School, Oxford, and celebrated headmaster Charles 'Skipper' Lynam. Charles ‘Skipper’ Lynam, the celebrated preparatory school headmaster at the Dragon School, Oxford, during the First World War, inspired a generation of his pupils as they found themselves caught up in the conflict. This book tells the story of the school’s wartime years and the various fronts on which its boys were involved. It traces the roots of a school founded by Oxford dons for their children, its idiosyncratic ways and the extraordinary relationship Skipper Lynam forged with his boys, some of whom (in former pupil John Betjeman’s words) ‘lost their lives for King and Country and the Dragon School’.

Singlehanded Sailing
Singlehanded Sailing

Author: Andrew Evans

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2014-09-05

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 0071836543

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"It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of knowledge contained in this book." -- from the Foreword by Bruce Schwab The ONLY bible for how to sail your boat fast, safe, and alone Solo sailing is within any sailor's grasp with a little forethought--and this essential guide. Got a 35-foot sailboat? No problem. Is the wind blowing 20 knots? No problem. Are you racing offshore overnight? Even better. Singlehander Andrew Evans learned the hard way how to sail and race alone--with lots of mishaps, including broaches and a near tumbling over a waterfall--and in Singlehanded Sailing he shares the techniques, tips, and tactics he has developed to make his solo sailing adventures safe and enriching. Learn everything you need to know to meet any solo challenge, including: Managing the power consumption aboard a boat to feed the electric autopilot Setting and gybing a spinnaker Finding time to sleep Dealing with heavy weather