The bulk of the Yachting cap is made from strong, 100% cotton twill material, with a sweat-resistant hem & reinforcing sewn around the inside. The brims are plastic (not cardboard), & covered in soft fawn-coloured suedette on top with navy covered twill beneath (to reduce glare on the eyes). The size-adjusting strap has a metal buckle, & metal sleeve for tucking away the end neatly. This cap is heavily embroidered with the word ` Crew` in cotton thread. ...

The bulk of the Yachting cap is made from strong, 100% cotton twill material, with a sweat-resistant hem & reinforcing sewn around the inside. The brim is plastic (not cardboard), & covered in soft fawn-coloured suedette on top with navy covered twill beneath (to reduce glare on the eyes). The size-adjusting strap has a metal buckle, & metal sleeve for tucking away the end neatly. This cap is heavily embroidered with the word ` Skipper` in cotton thread. ...

Based on a popular series of articles in Yachting Monthly, this book takes a modern, hands-on look at using PCs at sea. Tim Thornton's accessible style & helpful use of colour photographs & diagrams gives readers the tools to maximise the benefits of using computers at sea whilst avoiding common problems. Up to the minute, practical & tackling a range of issues for sailors, motor boaters, cruisers & racers, this comprehensive book covers communications & entertainment systems as well as navigation. Topics covered include Hardware Options (what does what, what is most suitable for your needs, linking equipment); Voice Communications; Data, Email & Internet; Obtaining Weather Data; Navigating with a PC; Entertainment Systems. A user-friendly & important book, this is the first place to go for all boaters wanting the last word on using computers at sea. ...

Channel Havens is a cruising guide with a difference. Recognising that many of us would like to sail away from the crowd, Ken Endean introduces the reader to beautiful, unfrequented places within the Western English Channel, from the Solent to the West Country, Channel Islands & Northern France. Here are sandy bays, coves, reef anchorages & the upper reaches of river estuaries
- places neglected by most pilot books
- where one can experience the sense of discovery & adventure that is more usually associated with faraway cruising. Anyone who is attracted by the dramatic scenery of unspoilt coastal waters will treasure this guide from an experienced sailors who has gone before.

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Improve a wide range of sailing skills with this highly illustrated guide Popular sailing author Tom Cunliffe teaches sailors how to improve a vast range of sailing skills, from dropping anchor to fixing an engine or using onboard electronics. Each chapter deals with a specific skill & is highly illustrated with step-by-step photos. This selection of the best practical articles from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine will help sailors at every level. Perfect your spinnaker technique, learn how to dry out your yacht & pick up some tips for successful single-handed sailing. There`s advice on everything from passage planning to boat handling & all delivered with easy to follow photographs & diagrams. Tom cuts through the theory to explain what really works -- often setting sail with normal yachtsmen & women to solve their cruising conundrums. Improve your sailing skills with a pick of the most useful tips & advice. Easy to use language with step-by-step guides. Expert advice from one of the U.K.`s most popular yachting journalists. ...

Yachting: Start to Finish is a complete reference for every level of sailor whether you are a beginner & need a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide or are taking your sailing to the next level & looking for the professional tips & tricks that will get you sailing faster, better, safer & having more fun. Packed with 150 illustrations & 150 photographs, this is the way to learn, develop & refresh your skills. With its handy size & rugged covers it is the ideal book to keep on board or in your kit bag. Packed with expert advice from the professionals at UKSA, the book covers: Basic Principles Parts of the boat
- exploded illustrations of a keelboat & components How a boat sails
- Sailing theory explained Points of sailing
- Sailing a keelboat at different angles to the wind Choosing a keelboat
- Types of boat & their suitability including catamarans Preparing to sail
- Safety afloat, practical clothing, launching small keelboats, rigging Reefing & roller furling Knots & Ropes
- Practical illustrations for basic knots & splices Transporting
- Towing & launching, to crane-in & -out Sailing for the first time
- Balance, sail trim, Mooring & anchoring Beaching Rules of the road
- Avoiding other boats, Rights of way, Basic racing rules. Understanding tides & currents. Weather forecasting
- How to spot telltale signs of change in wind & weather. Reading a weather map, types of cloud, Sea breezes, Beaufort scale, sourcing weather information on the web. Basic Techniques Tacking Gybing Beating to windward Reaching Running Spinnaker handling Setting out & returning to mooring or marina Folding & stowing sails Maintenance
- Rig, winches & windlass, engine, shaft & propeller, drains & stopcocks Sailing Offshore Buoyage & lights Navigation
- Charts & plotting, compass, tidal streams & leeway, passage making, estimating position, Course to steer, electronic navigation, passage planning & pilotage Radio Sailing at night & in restricted visibility Asymmetric spinnakers
- Setting, handling & gybing Singlehanded sailing
- keelboats & catamarans Towing Heavy weather sailing
- keelboats & catamarans Safety at sea
- Skipper's responsibilities, radar reflectors, lifelines, lifejackets, life rafts, Summoning assistance, life-saving signals. Man-overboard routines Collision regulations The Basics of Racing The start
- Practical lessons & rules explained First leg tactics
- Practical lessons & rules explained Reaching
- Practical lessons & rules explained Running
- Practical lessons & rules explained Glossary of Terms



















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This companion volume to Yachtmaster for Sail & Power, by the same author, provides further navigation practice for anyone studying the RYA Yachtmaster syllabus, as well as Day Skipper candidates. It is packed with practice questions & test papers, & comes with a free practice chart which, together with extracts from tide tables, almanacs & pilotage notes, enables students to work on real sailing scenarios & plot their own courses without the need for any other material. Completely updated & redesigned for this third edition, this is an invaluable textbook & exam revision guide for anyone studying for the RYA exams or simply brushing up on their navigation skills. ...

This companion volume to Yachtmaster for Sail & Power provides further navigational practice for anyone studying the RYA Yachtmaster syllabus. It is packed with practice questions & test papers, & comes with a free practice chart which, together with extracts from tide tables, almanacs & pilotage notes, enables students to work on real sailing scenarios & plot their own courses without the need for any other material. This new edition has been revised throughout with new practice questions & examples as well as new photography & diagrams. This is the invaluable textbook & exam revision guide for anyone studying for the RYA exams or simply brushing up on their navigation skills. ...

Yachtmaster for Sail & Power is a major reference book that has proved invaluable for the many sailors following the RYA Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster Offshore course. This highly respected & refreshingly practical study guide covers the whole syllabus in detail, all illustrated with colour photographs, charts & worked examples throughout. It covers: Chartwork
- with useful worked examples Electronic navigation
- how to use the latest technology for safe navigation: radar, electronic chart plotting & GPS Pilotage
- buoyage fully explained & illustrated Communications
- information on current maritime communications including GMDSS Weather
- the elements of meteorology, weather sources & forecasts Safety & survival
- all the new SOLAS regulations detailed Stability & buoyancy
- the principles simply explained. Including the latest updates, new artwork & a modern design, this third edition compliments the syllabus & assists with exam preparation
- an essential companion for anyone enrolling on the RYA Yachtmaster course, whether for sail or power.







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Yachtmaster for Sail & Power is a major reference book that has proved invaluable for the many sailors following the RYA Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster Offshore course. This highly respected & refreshingly practical study guide covers the whole syllabus in detail, all illustrated with colour photographs, charts & worked examples throughout. It covers: * Chartwork
- with useful worked examples * Electronic navigation
- how to use the latest technology for safe navigation: radar, electronic chart plotting & GPS * Pilotage
- buoyage fully explained & illustrated * Communications
- information on current maritime communications including GMDSS * Weather
- the elements of meteorology, weather sources & forecasts * Safety & survival
- all the new SOLAS regulations detailed * Stability & buoyancy
- the principles simply explained. Including the latest updates, new artwork & a modern design, this fourth edition compliments the syllabus & assists with exam preparation
- an essential companion for anyone enrolling on the RYA Yachtmaster course, whether for sail or power.







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