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The Reeds Skipper''s Handbook is the essential pocket-sized reference to everything you need to know at sea, packed with a wide range of information in a concise and quick to read form. A useful aide-memoire for all sailors and powerboaters, it is also frequently recommended by instructors as a revision aid for anyone taking their Day Skipper and Yachtmaster certificates.Now in its revised and updated 8th edition, it covers:- Essential navigation skills, manual and electronic- Tides, tidal streams and curves- The rules of the road, and buoyage- Safety and distress- Communications- Weather- Anchoring and mooring- Sails and wind- Knots, bends and hitches- Inland waterways/CEVNIIt also includes handy facts, figures, formulae and tables for instant reference, including an at-a-glance guide to International Port Traffic Signals.Over 100,000 boaters worldwide have a copy of the invaluable Reeds Skipper''s Handbook in their pocket, on the chart table or on their shelf at home. It is a must for anyone going to sea, whether skipper or crew.>
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Andy Du Port is a former editor of the
Reeds Nautical Almanacs. A highly experienced yachtsman, he also produced several editions of the
Reeds Astro Navigation Tables, as well as writing
Your First Channel Crossing and
The Yacht Owner's Manual for Adlard Coles. Recently he updated the bestselling
Reeds Skipper's Handbook and is author of
Reeds VHF Handbook.
