Whether you are studying navigation as part of an RYA course or just want to know more about the art of navigation, the RYA Navigation Handbook is highly recommended. Navigation techniques & practices have changed dramatically over the past ten years or so; GPS & electronic chart plotters, in particular, now offer unprecedented levels of accuracy & reliability. The RYA has adapted its Dayskipper, Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster courses to reflect the fact that many sailors & motor boaters now regard electronic instruments as their principle means of navigation. However, tradition methods still have an important part to play & this book covers them both, giving equal weight to electronic & traditional methods, & to the needs of power & sail. ...

The Navigation Handbook from the Royal Yachting Association is the recommended text for anyone doing the RYA Day Skipper Shorebased course & a core text for the RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased course sail or power. It is also ideal for anyone who wants to learn more about navigation. With the aid of coloured imagery, this handbook covers the traditional & latest electronic navigation methods. With chapters on position, direction, distance, depth & height, charts, position fixing, tides & tidal streams, course to steer & EP, lights, buoys & beacons, pilotage, passage making. In the appendix you will find information on interfacing, loran, radar, tide levels & datums & Admiralty chart symbols. This handbook is written by the Tim Bartlett, a leading expert on navigation. ...

RYA Passage Planning will provide you with the essential facts & methods that you need for your own journeys. Beginning with a systematic, step-by-step procedure on how to start your passage planning & what factors you should be considering, the book takes you ny way of scenarios through how you might plan a variety of voyages, & provides useful checklists & forms to help with the process. ...

This personal logbook is perfect for all boaters who voyage on a number of boats. Within it, there is space to record the distance of journeys, the maximum wind strength & the capacity in which the voyage was sailed. Also included are `season summaries` to allow at-a-glance mileage recording & vessel names. Ideal for the progressing boater, & unique to the RYA, this logbook

Includes:: some information & pre-exam requirements for RYA Coastal Skipper, Yachtmaster & Ocean certificates of competence.

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There are 80 logging pages & the bonus sections include IALA buoyage; international code flags; plotting essentials (which incorporates dead reckoning & estimated position); & common abbreviations for nautical terms. Unique to the RYA, these logging pages also include space to enter the weather forecast at the time of voyage. ...

The RYA Safety Boat Handbook aims to provide up to date advice to anyone providing Safety Boat back up & was written to accompany the RYA Safety Boat Course. It outlines all the practical techniques, expert advice & tips needed by Safety Boat crew. The format makes it quick & easy to use & the DVD ensures that every aspect of good Safety Boat management is covered. ...

The RYA Sail & Power Logbook combines the previous RYA Sail & Power logbooks into one incredibly useful volume that is ideal for all cruising boaters. This new logbook contains 90 logging pages & the bonus sections include: IALA buoyage; international code flags; plotting essentials (which incorporates dead reckoning & estimated position); & common abbreviations for nautical terms. Unique to the RYA, these logging pages also include space to enter the weather forecast at the time of voyage. This new logbook has been designed to reflect more of the cruiser`s needs than ever before, with the page layouts as follows:4: Introduction 5: IALA Buoyage 6: Code flags 7: Plotting Essentials 8–9: Distance Sailed in a Given Time 10–11: Distance Covered in a Given Time (Motor)12: Beaufort Scale 13: Common Abbreviations (delete Deviation)14–15: Example pages 16–105: Log pages (Date box at top; Columns: Time, Course, Log, Distance, Leeway, Barometer, Wind, Cloud, Precipitation, Position, Engine (Oil/ Temperature/RPM), Remarks; Forecast & crew box; Route box; Passage Totals/ Running Totals/ Engine Hours/ Fuel box)106–109: Waypoints 110–111: Routes 112–113: Service Data & Service Notes 114–117: Engine log 118–121: Equipment list 122–123: Season Summary 124–125: Name/ Address/ Telephone 126–127: Notes ...

The RYA Sail Cruising & Yachtmaster Scheme provides detailed information about the structure & content of the practical & shore-based courses within the RYA Sail Cruising & Yachtmaster Scheme. The course provides a structured learning process on the theory of navigation, safety & seamanship & is complemented by one-day courses on VHF, first aid, sea survival, radar & diesel engine maintenance. The book also contains log pages to enable you to keep a record of your personal sailing experience to help you to plan your route all the way through from starter courses to the most advanced level, Yachtmaster Ocean. The RYA is the governing body representing sailing, windsurfing, motor boating, power boat racing & personal watercraft, at sea & on inland waters. It works for the good of all who enjoy these activities, campaigning for their interests at local, regional, national, European & world level. ...

All vessels need to be buoyant in order to float, & need to be stable in order to stay upright. This RYA book deals with everything relating to these issues & also

Includes:: hazards common to most boats, including: Bad loading Breaking waves Resonant rolling Broaching in a following sea Characteristics of different boat types, (i.e. sailing dinghies, small catamarans, offshore & coastal monohull sailing boats) Maximum safe heel angle

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No other sport requires the combination of so many elements as sail racing; preparation, strategy, speed, tuning & most importantly tactics. RYA tactics is written by Mark Rushall, one of the sports top tacticians & coaches, & can really help you to sail better & win races. With easy to follow diagrams & colour photographs it takes you holistically through each section. If you take your racing seriously you cannot be without this book. ...