Established as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students and has been a bestseller since first publication. Comprehensive coverage of the theory and practice of sailing, seamanship, navigation, weather, yacht stability, and dealing with emergencies. Required reading for all skippers whether on board or in the classroom.
Tom Cunliffe has crossed many oceans. If blue water cruising is your game, this is the book for you. Part 1 covers celestial navigation - fixing your position by sextant. This is an interesting and elegant method of knowing where you are - and may save your life some day. Even in this electronic age, it is a skill every skipper should possess. Part 2 looks at the world's weather systems and how to use them to your advantage. Hurricanes and typhoons are analysed - with the emphasis on avoiding them! But if a trade wind squall strikes or an approaching hurricane looks like slipping by your strategic defences, Cunliffe is on hand with remedial advice. Part 3 explains what you actually do out at sea. It covers gathering information, making plans, what to take, how to run watch systems, and the delight of making long passages.
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.
Coastal Navigation Rev. 2nd Edition exhibits a lively, visual format using charts, illustrations and diagrams that work together to make navigating and piloting easy to understand and apply.
For more than 80 years The Shell Channel Pilot has been the ultimate authority on English Channel navigation and pilotage.
Heavy weather is a lurking spectre that most of us hope and plan to avoid, but not even internet forecasting can make it go away. This book provides a sound brief so that whether you find yourself in a force-six blow along the coast, or confronting serious waves far out at sea, you are fully aware of your options for taking it in your stride.
A deadly trap. A ticking clock. How long until she has only one last breath? Jessie wakes to darkness, cold, and the rain beating down on her. She reaches out, and her hands meet hard stone. Suddenly she knows where she is. Deep in the woods, far underground, at the bottom of the well where her best friend's lifeless body was found fifteen years ago. After returning to her hometown to investigate a new murder, she now finds herself poised to become the killer's next victim. Jessie gazes up to the circle of night sky above her, the relentless raindrops landing on her face. She doesn't know how she came to be here, but she knows that, with the storm getting worse, it's only a matter of time before the well begins to fill with water. Can she make it out before it's too late? And what will be waiting for her on the surface if she does? A totally gripping, dark and twisty psychological thriller that will leave you breathless. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Mark Edwards and Freida McFadden.
An illustrated treasury of expert tips on maintenance, navigation and seamanship from the internationally renowned Tom Cunliffe. The bosun's world is a colourful mix of time-honoured techniques, living history and a knowledge of materials beyond the run of common experience. It's the bosun's bag of tools, and the skills that go with them, that forms the core of traditional seafaring. This book is a treasure trove of Tom Cunliffe's priceless practical advice that'll be invaluable to sailors of traditional craft and delight those who love the character, grace and history of these unique boats. Illustrated with Tom's popular salty yarns and exquisite paintings by acclaimed marine artist Martyn Mackrill, this book brings together a lifetime's worth of hands-on knowledge with sections covering sails, rigging and working the ship. From avoiding seized bolts and stowing the main, to drying out and the wonders of beeswax, this collection is packed full of age-old seafaring wisdom. Find out how a real vessel works, how to expand your sailing ability and how you can all live better for it. Dip into this bag now. Whatever you're sailing, you will find something to enrich your passion.
Der Begriff „Seemannschaft“ mag vielen heutzutage etwas verstaubt anmuten – dieses kleine Handbuch beweist das Gegenteil. In lockerem Stil und reich illustriert mit anschaulichen Fotos und informativen Zeichnungen macht es die „noble Kunst der Seemannschaft“ in unterhaltsamer Form zugänglich, ohne das Wesentliche – das verantwortungsvolle und sichere Führen eines Schiffes – aus den Augen zu verlieren. Absolut im Vordergrund steht dabei der Aspekt des Praxisbezugs. Man findet für alle Bereiche des Führens eines Sportbootes und des Mitfahrens konkrete Handlungsanweisungen, die anhand unterschiedlicher Situationsvorgaben durchgedacht und erläutert werden. Mit fachkundigen Ratschlägen wird der Leser von einfachen handwerklichen Aufgaben wie dem Aufschießen einer Leine und der Anwendung von Knoten über die Handhabung des Bootes im Alltag, die Beurteilung der Wettersituation bis zu Schwerwetter-Taktik und dem Verhalten in Notsituationen geführt. Die kleine Seemannschaft ist das offizielle Begleitbuch der britischen Royal Yachting Association zur praktischen Ausbildung für die Skipperlizenzen von der Revierfahrt bis zum Hochseesegeln. Es wird darüber hinaus für jeden empfohlen, der das Seesegeln betreibt.
