Coastal Skipper Sailing

by KarleStephenson (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.24

  This is a practical training guide compiled as a companion text to the RYA's skippering course for yachtsmen and women of an advanced level. The sequel to Day Skipper Sailing , the guide revisits some of the original tuition before pushing the standards to an even higher level. Topics covered include: detailed analysis and instruction of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System; history and origins of sailing; physics of the sail; advanced position and course plotting; use of charts and compass; analysis of lunar and solar tides; and tidal height tables.