Apr 26, 2023

Go time – it’s an opportunity to focus on boats and nothing else. Here are some titles to keep on the boat and use you leisure time to increase you skills. Even if you’re an experienced boater, there’s always more to learn.

Bareboat Cruising
by U.S. Sailing Association
CAD $44.95

4th ed. This third book in the U.S. Sailing Certification series. Covers concepts that must be mastered and techniques required for bareboat chartering. Includes sections on cruising systems, cruising skills, navigation, health, safety and emergencies, weather, and much more.

Basic Power Boating Skills
by Neff, Donna S.M.
CAD $31.95

Revised ed. Text for students enrolled in powerboating courses that follow the Canadian Yachting Association Power Standards, or for operators of small or medium-sized powerboats who want to increase their boating knowledge. Chapters cover the structure of motors and engines, safety, seamanship, weather, and navigation. Also includes information about nautical etiquette and trailering a boat.

Pass Your Yachtmaster
by Fairhall, David, Peter Rodgers & Mike Peyton
CAD $26.99 CAD $12.99

6th ed. The authors specifically designed this book for candidates taking the RYA shore-bound examinations, discussing theory using a practical seagoing perspective and providing helpful hints on exam tactics. The serious demands of mastering the content are counterpointed with Mike Peyton’s best-loved cartoons.

RYA Day Skipper Handbook: Sail
by Hopkinson, Sara
CAD $44.95

Hopkinson presents both the theoretical and practical information in the RYA Day Skipper Sail syllabus, covering practical skills, navigation and passage-making, and safety. Lots of photos and illustrations.

The Complete Ocean Skipper
by Cunliffe, Tom
CAD $68.00

2nd ed. In this volume, yachting legend Tom Cunliffe turns his attentions to the third level of the RYA syllabus. With the same practical approach as in his Complete Day Skipper and Complete Yachtmaster, he covers everything you need to consider when preparing for an offshore cruise or ocean passage. Have you got the right boat, rig, engine power, and safety equipment? Is your crew prepared, do you understand the ocean weather systems and forecasting? Can you set solid deck routines and watchkeeping schedules, not to mention the self-steering gear? Find solid advice on these and many other matters through Cunliffe’s exerience and insights.

The Complete Yachtmaster
by Cunliffe, Tom
CAD $55.00

10th ed. Cunliffe has fully revised his textbook, once again assembling and explaining all the essentials for mastering modern cruising. He analyzes what makes a good skipper, the theory and practice of sailing and sail trim, the art of seamanship, accurate navigation, understanding meteorology, heavy weather preparation, understanding yacht stability, and coping with emergencies. The contents cover the whole of the RYA syllabus. Required reading for all skippers and budding skippers, both on board and in the classroom.

Basic Cruising Skills
by West, Gillian
CAD $35.95

2nd ed. rev. Approved text for the Canadian Yachting Association’s introductory Learn to Cruise program, this serves as a text for students, a resource for instructors, and a general text for those interested in cruising. Guides a novice sailor through the language of sailing, rigging sails and lines, and safely operating the sailboat under power or sail. Also covers basic navigation, the Canadian buoyage system, tides and currents, reefing in heavy winds, heaving to, and recovering a person overboard. Also available in French "Initiation a la Croisiere".

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