Skipper's Safe Boating Course

Skipper's Safe Boating Course
Author: United States. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Publisher: Mosby
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1996
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780815145899

This self-paced independent study guide is for those interested in safe, legal boating. It includes navigational and safe operating rules, boat equipment and safety devices, emergency equipment and procedures, personal limitations and responsibilities, boating laws, and regulations and licenses.

Day Skipper

Day Skipper
Author: Royal Yachting Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2005
Genre: Pilots and pilotage
ISBN: 9781905104130

The Complete Day Skipper

The Complete Day Skipper
Author: Tom Cunliffe
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0713660740

A practical hands-on manual for skippers at the outset of their careers from Tom Cunliffe, one of Britain's best known instructors and most successful writers on seamanship. It covers the entire RYA Day Skipper syllabus both shore based and practical.

Yachtmaster for Sail and Power

Yachtmaster for Sail and Power
Author: Alison Noice
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2015-11-19
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1472925505

Yachtmaster for Sail and 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 and refreshingly practical study guide covers the whole syllabus in detail, all illustrated with colour photographs, charts and 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 and GPS · Pilotage - buoyage fully explained and illustrated · Communications - information on current maritime communications including GMDSS · Weather - the elements of meteorology, weather sources and forecasts · Safety and survival - all the new SOLAS regulations detailed · Stability and buoyancy - the principles simply explained. Including the latest updates, new artwork and a modern design, this fourth edition compliments the syllabus and assists with exam preparation - an essential companion for anyone enrolling on the RYA Yachtmaster course, whether for sail or power.

Safe Skipper

Safe Skipper
Author: Simon Jollands
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2015-03-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1472915488

Whether out for an afternoon's sail or embarking on a long offshore passage, there is always an element of chance and uncertainty about being at sea. To be responsible for the wellbeing of both crew and vessel, a good skipper needs to know their limitations and ensure they are operating well within the margins of safety. Safe Skipper is a practical and thought provoking guide for yacht skippers of all levels of experience, full of invaluable advice and tips on how to reduce to the minimum the risks of mishaps and equipment failure at sea. There's a wide range of information on seamanship, preparation, seaworthiness, gear, boat handling, leadership, teamwork, watch keeping, communications, navigation, weather and emergency procedures, all delivered in a highly practical, lively, non-preachy fashion. Included throughout are useful checklists, box-outs and case studies of accidents and their causes, with survivors' testimonials and explanations of how disasters were avoided, or could have been, all of which provides valuable lessons for everyone who goes to sea.

The Skipper's War

The Skipper's War
Author: Desmond Devitt
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1785513036

Illustrated history of the wartime years of Dragon School, Oxford, and celebrated headmaster Charles 'Skipper' Lynam. Charles ‘Skipper’ Lynam, the celebrated preparatory school headmaster at the Dragon School, Oxford, during the First World War, inspired a generation of his pupils as they found themselves caught up in the conflict. This book tells the story of the school’s wartime years and the various fronts on which its boys were involved. It traces the roots of a school founded by Oxford dons for their children, its idiosyncratic ways and the extraordinary relationship Skipper Lynam forged with his boys, some of whom (in former pupil John Betjeman’s words) ‘lost their lives for King and Country and the Dragon School’.

The RYA Navigation Handbook

The RYA Navigation Handbook
Author: Melanie Bartlett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-03
Genre: Navigation
ISBN: 9781906435943

"This ... edition ... comprehensively covers traditional and the latest electronic methods [of navigation]. It is the recommended text for anyone doing the RYA Day Skipper Shorebased course and a core text for the RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased course, sail or power. It's also ideal for anyone who wants to learn more about navigation"--Publisher's description.