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The Complete Day Skipper 7th edition: Skippering with Confidence Right from the Start


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A practical, hands-on manual covering the entire Day Skipper syllabus in a step-by-step learning system designed to get you straight on the water.

As one of Britain’s best-known instructors and writers on seamanship, Tom Cunliffe understands the concerns and anxieties of first-time skippers better than most. In this 7th edition of his highly successful manual, he provides the perfect blend of advice, instruction, inspiration and encouragement to support their growing experience at sea.

Taking the RYA syllabus as a framework, The Complete Day Skipper begins with yacht handling under power, moves on to boat husbandry and sailing skills, then goes on to explore navigation, from steering clear of trouble near home to the practical use of modern electronic navigation systems. Key features include:

- An at-sea, hands-on approach infused with helpful tips and common sense
- A step-by-step learning system designed to get you straight on to the water
- Essential, real-life navigation that wholeheartedly embraces GPS
- Cunliffe’s unique emphasis on fuss-free cruising

This 7th edition features updated and expanded sections on navigation, weather forecasting, sails and electronic chart plotters, along with new photographs. Easy to read and down to earth, The Complete Day Skipper is a friendly hand on the shoulder for both novice skippers and more experienced sailors who choose not to venture far afield.



Table of Contents:

1 What’s in a boat
-Boarding
-The hull
-The mast
-The engine
-The galley
-Steering systems

2 Moving the boat
-Theory
-Dealing with shore lines
-Leaving the berth
-Practical boat handling
-Returning to the berth

3 First ventures
-Reading the chart
-Aids to navigation
-Venturing out of harbour
-The wide blue yonder

4 Beginning to sail as a skipper
-Theory of sail
-First steps under sail
-Sails and winches
-Basic sailing
-Exercises

5 Seamanship
-Preparation for sea
-Deck safety
-Mechanics of stowing headsails
-Light winds and shortening sail
-Engine troubleshooting

6 Essential navigation theory
-Position and distance
-Direction
-Tides
-The electronic chart plotter – a caveat

7 Practical navigation
-Knowing where you are
-Onward navigation

8 Arriving in port
-Pilotage
-Choosing a berth

9 Etiquette
-Flag etiquette
-Rafting up

10 Weather
-The Beaufort wind scale
-Visibility
-Weather systems
-Sources of weather forecasts

11 Making the passage
-Preparation
-Conducting the yacht on passage
-Living aboard on passage
-Evaluating

12 Advanced navigation
-Further tidal height theory
-Intermediate tidal heights
-Cross-tide navigation
-Compass deviation
-Electronic chart plotters
-Correcting charts

13 Navigating with an electronic chart plotter
-Types of electronic navigation chart
-Features of chart plotters

14 Fog
-Safety in fog
-Fog tactics
-Navigation in fog

15 Anchoring, mooring and boat handling
-Manoeuvres under power
-Manoeuvres under sail
-Further skills

16 Emergencies and how to prevent them
-Keeping out of trouble
-Man overboard
-General distress, and search and rescue assistance



About the Author :
Tom Cunliffe has become a household name as a sailor, TV presenter and Yachtmaster Instructor Examiner. Years of teaching offshore at the National Sailing Centre have given him a remarkable knack for explaining how skippering can be low-stress, safe and, above all, fun. Cruising remains Tom Cunliffe’s passion. He currently owns a classic 44-foot cutter, and has sailed his yachts with friends and family from the Caribbean to Russia and from Brazil to the Arctic. When not sailing or working, he grows roses and rides a large motorcycle. His website is www.tomcunliffe.com

Review :
This book covers it all, from boarding and berthing to engines and navigation. There are all too few authors … who not only know their subject but can write well about it. Tom Cunliffe is one. Having this book on board is like having an experienced hand beside you to help you through. An excellent review of everything I should have remembered. If you’re going to take the course, this would be the perfect companion. Well written and easy to understand


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781399406093
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Height: 250 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Sub Title: Skippering with Confidence Right from the Start
  • Width: 194 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1399406094
  • Publisher Date: 15 Feb 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 894 gr


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