Established as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students. Includes: an analysis of a good skipper; the theory and practice of sailing; seamanship; navigation, including plotters and PCs; meteorology; heavy weather and stability; and coping with emergencies. Required reading for all skippers whether on board or in the classroom.
Enhance your yachting skills with practical advice from 200 tips designed to improve your abilities on the water. This handy guide covers various aspects of yachting, offering insights for both beginners and experienced sailors alike. Whether you're looking to refine your techniques or learn new strategies, this book serves as a valuable resource for anyone passionate about sailing.
Comprehensive guide offering both theory and concise how-to explanations of sailing, seamanship, navigation, ocean weather, sailboat stability, and coping with emergencies. Required reading for all sailors.
Tom Cunliffe has crossed many oceans. If blue water cruising is your game, this is the book for you. Part 1 covers celestial navigation - fixing your position by sextant. This is an interesting and elegant method of knowing where you are - and may save your life some day. Even in this electronic age, it is a skill every skipper should possess. Part 2 looks at the world's weather systems and how to use them to your advantage. Hurricanes and typhoons are analysed - with the emphasis on avoiding them! But if a trade wind squall strikes or an approaching hurricane looks like slipping by your strategic defences, Cunliffe is on hand with remedial advice. Part 3 explains what you actually do out at sea. It covers gathering information, making plans, what to take, how to run watch systems, and the delight of making long passages.
Winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award, this practical guide from bestselling author Tom Cunliffe gives step-by-step advice on how to handle a traditional craft, from rigging to steering.
Improve a wide range of sailing skills with this highly illustrated guide Popular sailing author Tom Cunliffe teaches sailors how to improve a vast range of sailing skills, from dropping anchor to fixing an engine or using onboard electronics. Each chapter deals with a specific skill and is highly illustrated with step-by-step photos.
Definitive history on perhaps the most popular class of traditional sailing vessel Author an internationally renowned sailor and maritime historian Superb collection of colour and black and white illustrations
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.
Nobody captures the magic of sail or conveys the lessons of seamanship like Tom. He's one of sailing's great raconteurs. David Glenn, Editor, Yachting World. Tom Cunliffe, star of BBC TV's The Boats That Built Britain , is also Britain's leading sailing writer.
Once you're familiar with inshore navigation, the next step is to venture further afield. This new edition of a bestseller gives the sailor - who has some knowledge of inshore work - a solid foundation in the arts of coastal and offshore navigation.