Description
Day Skipper for Sail and Power
Day Skipper for Sail and Power is a major reference book for anyone following the RYA Day Skipper course. Brought thoroughly up-to-date with new developments and covering all the theory and practical aspects of the RYA Day Skipper Certificate with full colour photography, helpful diagrams and worked examples, it is also a clear and comprehensive manual for anyone intending to make coastal passages in a small boat, covering:
- Seamanship
- Safety equipment
- Preventing collisions at sea
- Navigation and chart work
- Tides and tidal streams
- Pilotage
- Passage planning
- Weather
- Engine operation and maintenance
- Up-to-date VHF radio procedures
