Full Description
The new edition of RYA Safety Boat is an important read for anyone doing the RYA Safety Boat Course. It has been updated to include foiling dinghies, wingfoiling, and windfoiling, and also covers the essentials of recovering dinghy sailors, windsurfers, and kitesurfers. It comprehensively covers all the practical techniques, expert advice, and tips needed by Safety Boat crew.
Some of the content includes:
Safety Boat equipment
Recovering people from the water
Recovering multihulls and keelboats
Rescuing stand-up paddleboards, kayaks, and canoes
First aid
Solving entrapments
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Types of Safety Boat
Clothing and Personal Equipment
Equipment for a Safety Boat
Safety Boat Maintenance
Communication
Driving Principles and Awareness
Recovering People from the Water
First Aid and Casualty Care
Sailing Rescues and Recovery
Single-handed Dinghies
Double-handed Dinghies
Solving Entrapments
Sailfoiling
Further Dinghy Methods
Multihulls
Keelboats
Windsurfing
Windfoiling
Wingsurfing and Wingfoiling
Rescue and Recovery Methods for Other Sports
in Our Environment
Kayak, Canoe, and Paddleboard (SUP) Rescues
Towing
Lee-shore Rescue
Laying Marks
Knots
Glossary
Index
