The Complete Yachtmaster: Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper

by TomCunliffe (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1999

  $4.90

  This revised edition brings together all the essentials of modern cruising including the most recent developments in electronic navigation, GPS, chart plotters and an expanded section on radar. The various electronic aids are discussed as bolt-on parts of an integrated navigational philosophy in which traditional methods of navigation can be enhanced by the use of new technology. There is also an analysis of what makes a good skipper, theory and practice of sailing, seamanship, navigation, meteorology, yacht stability and dealing with emergencies.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $4.20

  This guide begins with an introductory chapter analyzing the make-up of a good skipper, which also explains the theory and practice of sailing. Seamanship follows, together with a navigation section, which examines the relationship between traditional and modern methods of navigation, including the new chart forms and radar. The elements of meteorology are succinctly set out, emergencies are foreseen and there is an everyday guide to the otherwise obscure science of yacht stability.