Tom Cunliffe

The Complete Yachtmaster 11th Edition

Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive hands-on manual that covers the Yachtmaster syllabus and brings together all the essentials of modern cruising in one volume.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury USA
• 11th edition
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781399422154
• ISBN-10: 1399422154
• Artikelnr.: 72613746

Autorenporträt

Tom Cunliffe

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The skipper
2. The theory of sailing
3. Efficient sailing
4. Basic seamanship under sail
5. Boat handling under sail
6. Boat handling under power
7. Ropes and ropework
8. Anchoring
9. Yacht engines
10. Sailing in heavy weather
11. Navigation - an introduction
12. Charts, publications and chart table tools
13. Aids to navigation
14. Tidal heights
15. Tidal streams
16. Traditional navigational inputs
17. The estimated position
18. Classical position fixing
19. Satellites and radar
20. Course shaping
21. Navigational strategy
22. Passage planning
23. Pilotage
24. Passage navigation
25. Domestics of a passage
26. Fog
27. Collision avoidance in poor visibility
28. Tactics and navigation in heavy weather
29. Damage control
30. Emergencies
31. Man overboard
32. Weather
Appendix: stability in sailing yachts
Index