Pass Your Day Skipper

by Mike Peyton (Author), David Fairhall (Author)

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Paperback
2011
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Both concise and comprehensive, this out-and-out 'crammer' covers all the essentials of the RYA Day Skipper syllabus, arranged and highlighted to make revising easier and now updated and expanded for the fourth edition. New material includes passage planning, safety, anchoring, GPS plotting for fast craft and ropework. Since the first edition was published, Pass Your Day Skipper has helped thousands of students through their shorebased Day Skipper course. Throughout, the theory is set in a practical seagoing perspective, and helpful tips on exam tactics are also provided. And to relieve the tension of all that swotting, each section is enlivened with some of Mike Peyton's best loved cartoons. `Well worth investing in to help you pass your Day Skipper with flying colours!' Boat Mart `All the essentials are covered with lucidity... after you pass, you won't throw it away' Cowes Yachting

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Both concise and comprehensive, this out-and-out 'crammer' covers all the essentials of the RYA Day Skipper syllabus, arranged and highlighted to make revising easier and now updated and expanded for the fourth edition. New material includes passage planning, safety, anchoring, GPS plotting for fast craft and ropework. Since the first edition was published, Pass Your Day Skipper has helped thousands of students through their shorebased Day Skipper course. Throughout, the theory is set in a practical seagoing perspective, and helpful tips on exam tactics are also provided. And to relieve the tension of all that swotting, each section is enlivened with some of Mike Peyton's best loved cartoons. `Well worth investing in to help you pass your Day Skipper with flying colours!' Boat Mart `All the essentials are covered with lucidity... after you pass, you won't throw it away' Cowes Yachting

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 104
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical
Published: 15 Jan 2011
ISBN 10: 1408131137
ISBN 13: 9781408131138
Book Overview: An out-and-out crammer - this book is a concise but comprehensive guide to revising for, and above all, passing the RYA Day Skipper exam. It covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus assuming no prior knowledge, arranged and highlighted to make revising easier.

Media Reviews

'Concise and comprehensive, this 'crammer' covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged and highlighted to make revising easier and now updated and improved for the fourth edition. Throughout, the theory is set in a practical seagoing perspective, and helpful tips on exam tactics are provided too. And to relieve the tension of all that swotting, each section is enlivened with Mike Peyton's best-loved cartoons.' * All at Sea (February 2011) *
'A must have to calm those last minute nerves. It does what it says and this revised edition is worth the investment.' * Sailing Today (May 2011) *
'All the essentials are covered...Each section is broken down into multiple bite-sized topics that can be understood in a few minutes.' * Yachting Monthly (May 2011) *
'Essential information is provided on navigation, weather, anchoring, mooring, passage planning, rules of the road, rope work, and safety with all that that entails.' * Sailing Magazine (April 2011) *
'A must have to calm those last minute nerves. It does what is says and this revised edition is worth the investment.' * Sailing Today (May 2011) *

Author Bio

David Fairhall has enjoyed sailing for more than half a century in everything from Dragons to Thames barges. He has raced offshore, including skippering a boat in the Fastnet Race, and made transatlantic ocean deliveries. He sails from Maldon on the East Coast, where he lives. Mike Peyton is famous for his sailing cartoons and his contributions to the yachting press. He has owned 13 boats, from a Folkboat to a Dutch botter, and has wide sailing experience.