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  • Superyacht Master

    Navigation and Radar for the Master (Yachts) Certificate

    by Robert Avis ...
    Superyacht Master covers the requirements of the navigation and radar modules for the Officer of the Watch (Yachts) and the Master (Yachts) Certificates required for captains and crew of commercialyachts over 24m and under 3,000 tons. It is the only book written specifically for these modules and will be required reading for all those undertaking a deck career in the superyacht industry or in ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

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  • Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors

    by Nigel Calder ...
    The most comprehensive and helpful guide ever written for selecting and equipping a cruising sailboatWhether you’re a coastal or offshore cruiser, you’ll find your most pressing concerns treated with the know-how that makes for skillful, confident cruising in Nigel Calder’s Cruising Handbook. The author -- one of the most respected marine how-to authors on either side of the Atlantic, and author ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Competent Crew

    For New Crew and Competent Crew Students

    Competent Crew covers both the shorebased and the practical aspects of the RYA Competent Crew course. It will prepare newcomers for the first time afloat by explaining basic skills and boat handling including: sail trimming and sail handling; understanding the compass; sailing a course; anchoring and mooring; ropework; handling safety equipment; emergency procedures; simple collision rules; ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Higher Performance Sailing

    Faster Handling Techniques

    'Monumental!' - Bob Ross, Australian SailingHigh Performance Sailing isnow regarded as the bible of racing sailors and carries a string ofendorsements from high achievers. Since its publication in 1984, racingyachts and dinghies have developed out of all recognition - a newhigh-tech breed of 'apparent wind' fast racers has claimed the waterand so far no-one has applied themselves seriously to ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Practical Boat Owner's Sailing Around the UK and Ireland

    by Roger Oliver ...
    This book, based on a highly successful series of articles in Practical Boat Owner magazine, is a detailed practical guide to sailing around the UK - all by means of day sails.Roger Oliver, a passionate sailor, explains his in-depth passage planning, boat preparations, weather checks and log-keeping, as well as his choice of routes, the detailed navigation, sail trim tips and on-passage ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Sailing Strategy

    Wind and Current

    by Ian Proctor ...
    Sailing Strategy is considered a racing classic. Long out of print, it has champions who have been petitioning hard for its reissue. It is considered the best book ever written on the subject, and presents in detail techniques which are still completely relevant and applicable today. The author provides a very thorough analysis and explanation of how to read the wind and currents in all conditions ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen

    by Mary Blewitt ...
    There is deep mystery and profound satisfaction in finding your position on earth by reference to the sun, moon, and stars--not to mention profound relief when the GPS receiver stops working in mid-passage. That is why knowledge of celestial navigation is still a rite of initiation, and its practice still a favorite pastime among serious cruisers.That this edition of Celestial Navigation for ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • Manoeuvring

    At Close Quarters Under Power

    by Bill Johnson ...
    This is a unique, practical, hands-on guide to boat manoeuvring.Manoeuvring a yacht under engine at close quarters in a marine of closeto other (expensive!) boats can be a daunting prospect for theinexperienced skipper - but it has to be done in order to take yourboat off a pontoon to go sailing, and to berth her after a day on thewater. Throw in fast flowing tides, and wind which might blow from ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Surveying Yachts and Small Craft

    by Paul Stevens ...
    This is the only book linked to a practical surveying course. Highly practical in nature, and packed with detailed close-up photography, step by step procedures, and helpful checklists, this definitive handbook will prove a godsend to small craft owners who want to check out defects on their own boats or on boats they are planning to buy, as well as practicing surveyors and surveying students ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • The Grab Bag Book

    Your Ultimate Guide to Liferaft Survival

    The purpose of this text is to ensure the survival of skipper and crew in the event of their boat sinking. It features: advice on the essentials to pack into the emergency grab bag for a short or long cruise, hot or cold climate, coastal or offshore trip; flowcharts to prioritise abandon ship procedure; techniques for survival in the liferaft, short- and long-term - the why, when and how of ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Complete Ocean Skipper

    Deep-water Voyaging, Navigation and Yacht Management

    by Tom Cunliffe ...
    Following on from his bestselling The Complete Day Skipper and The Complete Yachtmaster, yachting legend Tom Cunliffe turns his attentions to the third strand of the RYA syllabus. With the same hugely popular, highly practical approach, The Complete Ocean Skipper covers everything a yachtsman needs to know when planning an offshore cruise or ocean passage.All aspects of planning and preparing for ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • The Adlard Coles Book of Radar

    by Borje Wallin ...
    Radar is notoriously tricky to operate and 'read' correctly forcollision avoidance either with the land or with other vessels. Butused by an informed operator it is an immensely valuable navigationtool - especially in poor visibility. GPS will tell you where you are,but it won't tell you if there's another boat in that spot!Rather than taking a theoretical, academic approach, this book ishighly ... Read more

    $14.99 USD