Full Description
he Complete Yachtmaster has been a bestseller since first publication and has established itself as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students as well as skippers of all levels of experience.In this fully revised eighth edition, Tom Cunliffe brings together all the essentials of modern cruising in one volume. Subjects include an analysis of what makes a good skipper, the theory and practice of sailing, seamanship,navigation including chart plotters and PCs, meteorology, heavy weather, yacht stability and coping with emergencies.Substantial updates for this edition include new material on navigation using tablets. Also includes new photography throughout.The Complete Yachtmaster promotes each subject as an integral part of the whole. It guides examination candidates as authoritatively and reassuringly through the RYA syllabus as a sea pilot bringing a ship to harbour. Required reading for all skippers whether on board or in the classroom.'A gem, distilled from decades of experience' Yachting Monthly'Cunliffe's competence and authority radiate from the pages... thoroughly recommended' Little Ship Club'There are all too few authors who not only know their subject but can write well about it. Tom Cunliffe is one' Cruising
Contents
Introduction1. The skipper2. The theory of sailing3. Efficient sailing4. Basic seamanship under sail5. Boat handling under sail6. Boat handling under power7. Ropes and ropework8. Anchoring9. Yacht engines10. Sailing in heavy weather11. Navigation - an introduction12. Charts, publications and chart table tools13. Aids to navigation14. Tidal heights15. Tidal streams16. Traditional navigational inputs17. The estimated position18. Classical position fixing19. Satellites and radar20. Course shaping21. Navigational strategy22. Passage planning23. Pilotage24. Passage navigation25. Domestics of a passage26. Fog27. Collision avoidance in poor visibility28. Tactics and navigation in heavy weather29. Damage control30. Emergencies31. Man overboard32. WeatherAppendix: stability in sailing yachtsIndex
