Day Skipper Sailing

A practical guide, tailor-made for those who are taking the RYA Day Skipper Sailing course, giving detailed instruction and advice on the principal topics of the RYA syllabus.

Topics covered include: Ropework, deck fittings and terminology; anchoring under sail, in bad weather and tripping lines; position and course plotting, use of charts and compass; lunar and solar tides, tidal height definitions and tables, and finally correct use of yachting terms and life-saving knowledge. 120 black & white photographs & diagrams.

Author: Karle Stephenson
Format: PB 128 pages
Publisher: Crowood Press
Pub date: May 1998
ISBN 10: 1861260342
ISBN 13: 9781861260345

List Price: £11.99