Full Description
A practical, hands-on manual covering the entire Day Skipper syllabus in a step-by-step learning system designed to get you straight on the water.
As one of Britain's best-known instructors and writers on seamanship, Tom Cunliffe understands the concerns and anxieties of first-time skippers better than most. In this 7th edition of his highly successful manual, he provides the perfect blend of advice, instruction, inspiration and encouragement to support their growing experience at sea.
Taking the RYA syllabus as a framework, The Complete Day Skipper begins with yacht handling under power, moves on to boat husbandry and sailing skills, then goes on to explore navigation, from steering clear of trouble near home to the practical use of modern electronic navigation systems. Key features include:
- An at-sea, hands-on approach infused with helpful tips and common sense
- A step-by-step learning system designed to get you straight on to the water
- Essential, real-life navigation that wholeheartedly embraces GPS
- Cunliffe's unique emphasis on fuss-free cruising
This 7th edition features updated and expanded sections on navigation, weather forecasting, sails and electronic chart plotters, along with new photographs. Easy to read and down to earth, The Complete Day Skipper is a friendly hand on the shoulder for both novice skippers and more experienced sailors who choose not to venture far afield.
Contents
1 What's in a boat
-Boarding
-The hull
-The mast
-The engine
-The galley
-Steering systems
2 Moving the boat
-Theory
-Dealing with shore lines
-Leaving the berth
-Practical boat handling
-Returning to the berth
3 First ventures
-Reading the chart
-Aids to navigation
-Venturing out of harbour
-The wide blue yonder
4 Beginning to sail as a skipper
-Theory of sail
-First steps under sail
-Sails and winches
-Basic sailing
-Exercises
5 Seamanship
-Preparation for sea
-Deck safety
-Mechanics of stowing headsails
-Light winds and shortening sail
-Engine troubleshooting
6 Essential navigation theory
-Position and distance
-Direction
-Tides
-The electronic chart plotter - a caveat
7 Practical navigation
-Knowing where you are
-Onward navigation
8 Arriving in port
-Pilotage
-Choosing a berth
9 Etiquette
-Flag etiquette
-Rafting up
10 Weather
-The Beaufort wind scale
-Visibility
-Weather systems
-Sources of weather forecasts
11 Making the passage
-Preparation
-Conducting the yacht on passage
-Living aboard on passage
-Evaluating
12 Advanced navigation
-Further tidal height theory
-Intermediate tidal heights
-Cross-tide navigation
-Compass deviation
-Electronic chart plotters
-Correcting charts
13 Navigating with an electronic chart plotter
-Types of electronic navigation chart
-Features of chart plotters
14 Fog
-Safety in fog
-Fog tactics
-Navigation in fog
15 Anchoring, mooring and boat handling
-Manoeuvres under power
-Manoeuvres under sail
-Further skills
16 Emergencies and how to prevent them
-Keeping out of trouble
-Man overboard
-General distress, and search and rescue assistance
