The Macmillan Silk Cut Yachtsman's Handbook

by Dick Hewitt (Editor), Dick Hewitt (Editor), I.J.Lees- Spalding (Editor)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1993

  $3.25

  Designed to complement The Macmillan and Silk Cut Nautical Almanac , this book is a standard work on yachting. The book covers a wide range of seamanship and information for boat owners to the standards required by the Yachtmaster (Offshore) Certificate set by the RYA and Department of Transport. This edition includes two new chapters on multihulls and the fundamentals of yacht racing. There is also new information on satellite navigation, position fixing systems, sight reduction methods, the use of calculators and personal computers, boat handling and legal matters.

• Used

  Paperback
  1984

  $3.25

• Used

  Hardcover
  1995

  $4.19

  Designed to complement The Macmillan Silk Cut Nautical Almanac , this text covers a wide range of seamanship and information for boat owners to the standards required by the Yachtmaster (offshore) Certificate set by the RYA and Department of Transport. This edition includes information on: multihulls and the fundamentals of yacht racing; satellite navigation; position fixing systems; sight reduction methods; the use of calculators and personal computers; boat handling; and legal matters.