Reeds Skipper's Handbook 8th edition - For Sail and Power

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.>

Product details

• Authors: Andy Du Port, Du Port Andy, Andy du Port
• Publisher: Reed, Thomas Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9781399414296
• ISBN: 978-1-399-41429-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 100 mm x 160 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Reeds Handbooks
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Water sport, sailing; Boating, Boating: Sport and leisure, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Boating, Motor / power boating & cruising, Motor / power boating and cruising