Cruising

Author: John Mellor
Publisher: *Wiley Nautical
ISBN: 9781898660668
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book will teach you to be a good skipper. As a result your cruising will be safer, more efficient and more enjoyable. "Cruising" is divided into three parts: preparation, handling the boat and passage making. PART ONE: THE ROLE OF THE SKIPPERManaging the boat and crewEmergenciesWeather forecasting PART TWO: HANDLING THE BOATHandling under sail and powerBerthing and anchoring PART THREE: MAKING A PASSAGEPlanningNavigation & pilotageHeavy weather. "Key facts for the RYA Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper practical courses and the Yachtmaster practical exam."

Cruising the Gulf Coast

Author: Skipper Bob
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972750141
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Cruising the Gulf Coast (GIWW) from Brownsville, TX to Flamingo, FL. Information on the waterway, anchorages, brdige and lock restrictions, marinas, shopping, and places to stop along the way. Areas covered include Corpus Christi, Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola, St. Petersburg, and Fort Myers.

Norwegian Cruising Guide 8th Edition

Author: Phyllis L. Nickel
Publisher: Attainable Adventure Cruising Limited
ISBN: 9780995893900
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Volume 1: General Cruising Information The original, most complete and most up-to-date guide for mariners to the coasts of Norway, Svalbard (Spitsbergen), and the west coast of Sweden. Continuously updated since 1978. Over 900 pages in five volumes. 1000 ports and anchorages. Tips on cruising northern destinations gathered by the authors during 35 years and 150,000 miles of North Atlantic cruising. Insider's perspective from Norwegian authors Hans Jakob and Eli gathered in 45 years of cruising Norway. Planning maps and over 1200 photographs. Includes a harbours and anchorages waypoint file for loading into your plotter or navigation software. This not a glossy picture book, but rather a guide filled with up-to-date information to help recreational mariners have a great cruise.

Cruising from Chicago to Mobile

Author: Skipper Bob
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972750158
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
Cruising from Chicago to Mobile via the Inland River System. Includes information on marinas, anchorages, bridge and lock restrictions, waterway hazards and planning the trip. Information on inexpensive docks and fuel.

Hints to Young Yacht Skippers

Author: Thomas Fleming Day
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Hints to Young Yacht Skippers" by Thomas Fleming Day. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

To the Azores and Back

Author: Michael Bickell
Publisher: Adlard Coles
ISBN: 9780713658958
Category : Azores
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description

A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters

Author: Donald Launer
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813534183
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
With this book in hand, boaters can cruise down the Jersey Shore--from New York Harbor to Delaware Bay--in the good company of Captain Donald Launer. Captain Launer brings many years of experience as a skipper of small boats to this engaging nautical and historical guide to New Jersey's tidal waters. Cruise with him from the New Jersey/New York state line near the mouth of the Hudson River, past Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook, and into the Manasquan Inlet. From there, he gives you a choice of voyages: the inside route through the Intracoastal Waterway to Toms River, Barnegat Bay, Atlantic City, and Cape May, or taking the offshore passage. Then you explore the Delaware Bay and its tributaries and cruise up the Delaware River to Trenton. This revised edition contains updated information about onshore facilities, marinas, restaurants, stores, sites of interest, docking fees, bridge heights, maritime service stations, weather, navigation, and safety, as well as post-September 11 regulations in the waters around New York City. The book also includes a wealth of photographs and sea charts. Donald Launer, who holds a U.S. Coast Guard captain's license, has explored the New Jersey waters in every kind of small craft since he first sailed in Barnegat Bay at the age of eight. His articles on recreational boating have appeared in Good Old Boat Magazine, Cruising World, The Beachcomber, Offshore, and Sail. He berths his schooner, Delphinus, in Forked River, New Jersey.

Passage Planning Companion

Author: Alastair Buchan
Publisher: Practical Companions
ISBN: 9781912177967
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A compact, handy summary of the key things you need to consider when planning a passage by sea and managing your ship on that passage. It includes checklists, tables, lists, suggestions and lots of advice. Its clear layout makes the information quick to identify and easy to understand.

Learning the Rule of the Road

Author: Basil Mosenthal
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408197871
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 105

Book Description
A good working knowledge of the Rule of the Road is essential for both skippers and crew of yachts and motorboats - as well as everyone else who goes to sea. It is also an important part of RYA Day Skipper and Yachtmaster courses. Learning the Rule of the Road includes the full text of The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, but because these Regulations are lengthy and detailed they are not always easy to understand - nor is it easy to find your way around. This guide takes those sections of the rules that particularly affect small craft, and explains them briefly and simply. Lights, shapes and sounds signals are clearly set out, as are the basic steering and sailing rules. The full text of the Regulations is also included at the end of the book for reference. This guide is ideal for beginners but is also an ideal aide-memoire for those with more experience. 'Don't put to sea without a copy! A first class guide' Cruising 'As clear and unambiguous as you could possibly ask for... Thoroughly recommended' Practical Boat Owner

The New Crew's Pocketbook

Author: Tim Davison
Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited
ISBN: 1912621509
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
Going aboard a sailing yacht for the first time is an exciting experience, but it can be a bit daunting. It introduces you to many unknowns: terra firma is left behind, the boat is propelled by something you can't see (the wind), there are ropes everywhere and a whole new vocabulary opens up! Your skipper will brief you on the key things you need to know, but this book is a great opportunity to learn a bit beforehand which will give you the basic knowledge to work the boat, be safe, have fun... and be asked back for more! Written in a friendly and approachable way, it assumes no nautical knowledge and uses diagrams and photographs to demystify the art of sailing. Devised to be read by new crew before they arrive at the boat, it is also great to keep on board as a quick and easy reference guide. Ideal for skippers to give to anyone joining them on board for the first time. As soon as a person steps aboard they are crewing: drawn into casting off, hoisting sails, winching and even steering. It's impossible to cover everything in your briefing, so any knowledge they can gain beforehand is a blessing and will make your yacht a happier, safer place for everyone. Additional chapters covering spinnaker handling are available online and in the eBook.