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Navigation and Seamanship
Product Code:
740404
Supplier Code
NAC0291
Yachtmaster
Yachtmaster for Sail & Power

A major reference book which will prove invaluable for anyone following the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course. Right up to date with new developments, it includes all the elements of the revised Yachtmaster course. With its refreshingly practical approach, no one enrolling for the RYA Yachtmaster course whether for sail or power can afford to be without this lively, helpful study guide to compliment the course and assist with exam preparation.

Author: Alison Noice

 

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Product Code:
740405
Supplier Code
NAC0292
Yachtmaster Exercises

Yachtmaster Exercises For Sail & Power

"This companion volume to Yachtmaster for Sail and Power provides further navigation practice for anyone studying for the RYA Yachtmaster syllabus and for Day Skipper. It is packed with exercises and answers, including over 50 model plots and comes with a free practice chart for plotting practice.

Authors: Alison Noice 

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Product Code:
740406
Supplier Code
SLG0082
The Complete Yachtmaster

Complete Yachtmaster 5th ed.

The Complete Yachtmaster has been a bestseller since first publication and has established itself as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students as well as skippers of all levels of experience. In the fifth edition, Tom Cunliffe brings together all the essentials of modern cruising in one volume. Subjects include: analysis of a good skipper - the theory and practice of sailing - seamanship - navigation, including plotters and PCs - meteorology - heavy weather and stability - coping with emergencies. It guides examination candidates as authoritatively and reassuringly through the RYA syllabus as a sea pilot bringing a ship to harbour. Required reading for all skippers whether on board or in the classroom. Colour photos & line drawings throughout.

Author: Tom Cunliffe

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Product Code:
740409
Supplier Code
NAC0282
Day Skipper Exercises

Day Skipper Exercises 2nd ed.

Covers all the theory and practical aspects of the RYA Day Skipper course, and provides a good grounding for every cruising sailor in pilotage, navigation and seamanship. Practice chart provided. Plenty of exercises, liberally illustrated.

Author: Pat Langley-Price & Phillip Ouvry

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Product Code:
740601
Supplier Code
NAC0060
Celestial Navigation For Yachtsmen

Celestial Navigation for Yachtsm en 11 ed. reissue

A bestseller for 50 years and regularly updated. Teaches sight reduction using Nautical Almanac and Air Tables. Makes it all nice and easy. Take this and a plastic sextant even if you swear by GPS!

Author: Mary Blewitt

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Product Code:
740701
Supplier Code
SL4464395
Handling Troubles Afloat

John Mellor draws on years of experience to give solutions to a range of potential problems, so that sailors will be able to prevent a small setback escalating into a major emergency.

Author: John Mellor

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Product Code:
750200
Supplier Code
NAC0110P
Simple GPS Navigation

This book tells you what you really want to know about setting up and using your GPS, explained in simple terms.

Author: Mik Chinery

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Product Code:
750350
Supplier Code
SLG0185
The Skipper's Pocketbook

A full colour reminder of everything that is difficult to remember: First aid, chartwork, collision regs. weather seamanship etc. Covers the whole yachtmaster course.

Author: Basil Mosenthal

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Product Code:
750700
Supplier Code
NAC0116
Coastal And Offshore Navigation

Upgrade your basic navigation skills to Yachtmaster standard, and venture offshore with confidence.

Author: Tom Cunliffe

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Product Code:
750900
Supplier Code
NAC0404
Learn To Navigate

The ideal book for novices of all ages wanting a simple introduction to what can seem a daunting subject.

Author: Basil Mosenthal

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Product Code:
760000
Supplier Code
NAC0039
RYA Book Of Navigation

Excellent best-selling reference text for anyone following the RYA navigation courses from Day Skipper through to Yachtmaster offshore. Sail or power. Clearly presented and illustrated with logical layout - you really should be able to do it once you've read this ! (See also companion volume RYA Book of Navigation Exercises.)

Author: Tim Bartlett

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Product Code:
760100
Supplier Code
NAC0270
Competent Crew

Just what the new crew member needs to digest before he sets foot on board. This best-selling textbook covers all the theory and practical aspects of the RYA Competent Crew course. Many diagrams and full glossary of terms.

Authors: Pat Langley-Price & Phillip Ouvry

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Product Code:
760101
Supplier Code
NAC0281
Day Skipper

Covers all the theory and practical aspects of the RYA Day Skipper course, and provideds a good grounding for every cruising sailor in pilotage, navigation and seamanship. Practice chart provided. Plenty of exercises , liberally illustrated.

Authors: Pat Langley-Price & Phillip Ouvry

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Product Code:
770803
Supplier Code
PIL0279
The Shell Channel Pilot

New revised edition of this classic and much-loved publication. As well as re-written pilotage and new aerial photographs, there are new introductory sections on the channel, passage-making notes, illustrated pages on wildlife and data about ferry routes. Port information has been extended to include Ushant. The sailing directions have been updated throughout, and in many instances expanded by the addition of more ground level photographs. This is an essential working reference for anyone sailing on the South Coast, the channel Islands, Brittany and Normandy.

Author: Tom Cunliffe

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Product Code:
771500
Supplier Code
ROR0230
A Seamen's Guide To The Rules Of The Road

Designed to teach all those who go afloat sufficient theoretical knowledge of the regulations for preventing collisions at sea.

Publisher: Morgan Books

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Product Code:
780970
Supplier Code
SLG0201
Reed's Skippers Handbook

A little pocketbook crammed with aide-memoire information that is just enough to remind you of important facts you may need in a hurry in a coastal passage. Illustrated in full colour throughout, it covers chartwork, position fixing, lights and buoyage, Rule of the Road, flags, weather and more.

Author: Malcolm Pearson

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Product Code:
781050
Supplier Code
NAC0115
Celestial Navigation

Covers sextant technique, how to read the tables, and apply them, and how to fix a position in mid-ocean. Recommended for the RYA/DTp Yachtmaster Ocean course. All necessary tables extracts are provided. 

Author: Tom Cunliffe

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Product Code:
781200
Supplier Code
ROR0225
Rules Of The Road
Collision avoidance and light and shape recognition made simple for the small boat skipper.

Author: John Mellor

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Product Code:
740105
Supplier Code
CRU0125
Heavy Weather Cruising
How to cope with everything the weather can throw at you. Plus coverage of RYA Basic Sea Survival Course, emergencies and launching a liferaft. Don't let the wife read .

Author: Tom Cunliffe

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Product Code:
740106
Supplier Code
NAC0118
Illustrated Navigation
Fantastic computer graphics teach traditional & modern navigation methods in an entirely practical way. A pictorial manual which teaches you how to navigate in the traditional way using compass and log as well by electronic aids such as GPS, radar and chart-plotter.
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Product Code:
740107
Supplier Code
RAC0223
Navigation Strategy & Tactics
Navigating a racing yacht, using traditional methods and electronic aids. Also covers strategy, and performance monitoring. The author is one of UK's top racing tacticians.

Author: Stuart Quarrie

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Product Code:
740109
Supplier Code
NAC00119
Navigation A Newcomers Guide
A newcomers guide to navigation.

Author: Sara Hopkinson

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Product Code:
740110
Supplier Code
SLG0140
Motor Boating
A complete guide to handling, navigating and maintaining a motor cruiser. This book is essential reading for anyone new to cruising under power. It describes how to choose a boat and maintain it (there is an extensive photo-essay on diesel engine maintenance and troubleshooting). Navigation, particularly using GPS, is fully covered as are VHF radio techniques and the Rule of the Road. Major sections deal with boat handling, weather and passage making. The whole book is beautifully illustrated with specially taken colour photos and photo-sequences. This 3rd edition also contains information on both British and American boats.
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Product Code:
740113
Supplier Code
MED0440
First Aid at Sea
This quick reference book provides first aid at a glance for medical emergencies at sea. Keep to hand for medical help when it matters and prompt, to the point assistance. Simple steps which are easy to follow and could save lives. Colour photographs.
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Product Code:
740114
Supplier Code
YOT7020
The Yachtsman's Manual of Tides
A complete instructional manual , Part One covering every aspect of tides and their application to the navigation of small craft in southern North Dea, English Channel and St George's Channel waters. Part Two comprises the four tidal atlases of the British Isles which are also available separately (see YOT6080, YOT6090, YOT7000 and YOT7010.)

Author; Reeves-Fowkes

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Product Code:
740120
Supplier Code
NAC0310
Ocean Yachtmaster Langley-Price / Ouvry
Ocean Yachtmaster 2nd ed.

The ideal course textbook for the RYA Ocean Yachtmaster course and exams, and a book which has stood the test of time for nearly 20 years. Test exercises at the end of each chapter, plus all relevant extracts provided. This book, plus the companion book Ocean Yachtmaster Exercises, also provide the perfect home study pack if you can't make the classes. B/w diagrams.
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Product Code:
740125
Supplier Code
YOT7025A
Solent Tides: Peter Bruce
A waterproof book of Slent tides.
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Product Code:
740137
Supplier Code
NAC0039A
Electronic Navigation. Tim Bartlett
This is aimed specifically at those doing RYA course - Day Skipper, Yachtmaster, Motor Cruising and Radar. It sets out to de-mystify electronics used in navigation , which are now widely acepted as tools of small-boat navigation. Covers radar, chart plotters, ehcosounders, log and compass. Written with authority and clarity, this book is just what hundreds on not-so-technical yachtsmen need. B/w line drawings and photos.
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Product Code:
740139
Supplier Code
ROR0100
Understanding the Rule of the Road. Paul Boissier
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Product Code:
740370
Supplier Code
INL0386
RYA Book of Euro Regs for Inland Waterways.
Adlard Coles Book of Euroregs for Inland Waterways 2nd edition

A pleasure boater's guide to the CEVNI rules, and now accepted as the compulsory copy aboard. Details all signs and regulations, and forms the basis of the RYA test for the European Waterways licence.
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Product Code:
740707
Supplier Code
SLG0083
Ocean Sailing.
A full-colour guide to crossing an ocean, by a favourite author who has done lots of it, in a sailing or power yacht. Covers sextant work, ocean weather, navigation, skippering, etc. Ideal reading for the Yachtmaster Ocean certificate.

Author: Tom Cunliffe.

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Product Code:
741800
Supplier Code
SLG0091
Staying Put.The Art of Anchoring
A life-long sailor explains through words and diagrams the knack of anchoring and not dragging. For beginners to experts, this book can be read from cover to cover and then well thumbed. It deals with selection of ground tackle, choice of anchorage, emergency situations and heavy weather nightmares.

Author: Bryan Fagan.

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Product Code:
741850
Supplier Code
SLG0399
Power Boating.
This book deals with any powered craft up to 30 ft long especially RIBS and Sportsboats. It explains how to look after your boat and its engine, launch and manoeuvre, navigate and get home safely. This book is intended as the perfect companion to the RYA National Powerboat Scheme. Lots of photos and diagrams in full colour .

Author: Peter White.

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Product Code:
750220
Supplier Code
ROR0240
Learning the Rules of the Road.
A guide for small craft skippers and crew.
Based on the IRPCS (full text provided), this admirably brief and lively book takes those sections that affect small craft and explains them clearly and simply. All relevant lights, shapes and signals clearly illustrated.

Author: Basil Mosenthal.

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Product Code:
760015
Supplier Code
RYA0260
RYA Navigation Handbook G6.
Details direction finding in simple stages. Using full colour illustrations, this book follows the Yachtmaster syllabus. It is useful for anyone studying navigation as a part of an RYA course or needs to know more about navigation.

Author: Tim Bartlett.
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Product Code:
760020
Supplier Code
RYA0270
RYA Navigation Exercises G7.
This book is suitable for accompanying the RYA Powerboat Scheme, covering navigation, theory, safety and seamanship. It also includes RYA Powerboat certificates.
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Product Code:
760103
Supplier Code
SLG0011
Boat Handling Under Sail & Power.
A 'dream ticket' team of authors explain in words and excellent photo-sequences how to handle a yacht with just enough theory to explain the principle. Ideal for RYA Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper practical courses.

Authors: Anderson & Cunliffe.

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Product Code:
760106
Supplier Code
SLG0082A
Complete Day Skipper
A down to earth instructional book, written in typical Tom Cunliffe style - practical, friendly and accessible. This is of course written around the RYA Day Skipper syllabus, but the aim is to teach you to be a seaman, not just to pass an exam. This will be a strong seller, complimentary to his Complete Yachtmaster.

Author: Tom Cunliffe.

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Product Code:
780360
Supplier Code
SLG0250
Skippers Cockpit Guide.
An instant reference source of facts and practical hints, in the form of a ring-bound 24-page flip-over fully illustrated in full colour, which are heavy duty and splashproofed. A brilliant aide-memoire or instant revision for exams.

Author: Streiffert

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Product Code:
760107
Supplier Code
SLG0092P
Pass Your Yachtmaster.
"This book is an out-and-out crammer, whose aim is to help students through their Yachtmaster exam. Both concise and comprehensive, it covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged and highlighted to make revising easier.

Authors: Fairhall & Peyton.

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Product Code:
780400
Supplier Code
PIL0230
Solent Hazards
Local knowledge of the Solent between Portsmouth and the Needles like you never had it before. Lots of colour photos taken at extreme low water springs - about 50% more pictures than in the previous edition. Details of hazards not found on charts, rocks, wrecks and shoals, and how best to avoid them when racing or cruising. Essential reading for all owners of boats based in the Solent, it is widely regarded as the Solent local sailor's bible and been described as "a little hydrographic masterpiece". Looking at some of the ugly obstructions that lurk in Solent waters, and considering the damage that can be inflicted by grounding on or collision with these, the wise owner will use this book to become an instant Solent expert. Years of experience and knowledge have been poured into this book. Full colour photos.

Author: Peter Bruce

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Product Code:
780802
Supplier Code
SLG0115
Young Sailor
There are not many instructional sailing books written for children, and this is one of the best. An ideal primer for 7 to 11 year olds, with loads of colourful and exciting illustrations rather than heavy text to do the explainng. Ideal for children being taken on a charter holiday for the fuirst time - or indeed on Daddy's boat. Full colour photos/drawings throughout. Large format.

Author: Basil Mosenthal.

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Product Code:
780950
Supplier Code
YOT6090
Tidal Atlas - Solent And Central

Yachtsman~s Tidal Atlas: Central Channel & the Solent

Tidal streams and tables for the Solent and Channel Islands and Cherbourg. Tables use HW Cherbourg . Softcover. 

Author: Michael Reeve-Fowkes

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