Practical Skipper: Essential notes and checklists for day and coastal skippers
When you learn how to skipper a yacht the practical courses cover a whole range of activities, from passage planning to pilotage and berthing. The way you learn about these elements on a course is usually like this:

– the briefing, where the instructor prepares you for the exercise. He should explain what we're trying to achieve, how it's going to work, and what the skipper and crew need to do
– the practical activity – you all have a go
– the debriefing afterwards, where you discuss what happened and how it went, and take notes of what to remember.

At the end of the course, you will have had a go at all the important stuff you have to do in the course of sailing the yacht, but you'll probably struggle to remember all the essential bits: the all-important briefing, and the sequence of things you have to remember.

This book is the answer. Containing all the author's own briefing notes and concise explanations, it covers every activity a skipper will need to carry out. Using bullet points, handy checklists and simple diagrams, this book is a unique resource for all skippers – reassurance for new skippers that they haven't forgotten something vital, and a reminder for the more experienced.

These are the notes you wish you'd written when you attended your sailing course, and had to hand when revising for your exam or refreshing your knowledge later.
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Practical Skipper: Essential notes and checklists for day and coastal skippers
When you learn how to skipper a yacht the practical courses cover a whole range of activities, from passage planning to pilotage and berthing. The way you learn about these elements on a course is usually like this:

– the briefing, where the instructor prepares you for the exercise. He should explain what we're trying to achieve, how it's going to work, and what the skipper and crew need to do
– the practical activity – you all have a go
– the debriefing afterwards, where you discuss what happened and how it went, and take notes of what to remember.

At the end of the course, you will have had a go at all the important stuff you have to do in the course of sailing the yacht, but you'll probably struggle to remember all the essential bits: the all-important briefing, and the sequence of things you have to remember.

This book is the answer. Containing all the author's own briefing notes and concise explanations, it covers every activity a skipper will need to carry out. Using bullet points, handy checklists and simple diagrams, this book is a unique resource for all skippers – reassurance for new skippers that they haven't forgotten something vital, and a reminder for the more experienced.

These are the notes you wish you'd written when you attended your sailing course, and had to hand when revising for your exam or refreshing your knowledge later.
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Practical Skipper: Essential notes and checklists for day and coastal skippers

Practical Skipper: Essential notes and checklists for day and coastal skippers

by Bill Johnson
Practical Skipper: Essential notes and checklists for day and coastal skippers

Practical Skipper: Essential notes and checklists for day and coastal skippers

by Bill Johnson

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Overview

When you learn how to skipper a yacht the practical courses cover a whole range of activities, from passage planning to pilotage and berthing. The way you learn about these elements on a course is usually like this:

– the briefing, where the instructor prepares you for the exercise. He should explain what we're trying to achieve, how it's going to work, and what the skipper and crew need to do
– the practical activity – you all have a go
– the debriefing afterwards, where you discuss what happened and how it went, and take notes of what to remember.

At the end of the course, you will have had a go at all the important stuff you have to do in the course of sailing the yacht, but you'll probably struggle to remember all the essential bits: the all-important briefing, and the sequence of things you have to remember.

This book is the answer. Containing all the author's own briefing notes and concise explanations, it covers every activity a skipper will need to carry out. Using bullet points, handy checklists and simple diagrams, this book is a unique resource for all skippers – reassurance for new skippers that they haven't forgotten something vital, and a reminder for the more experienced.

These are the notes you wish you'd written when you attended your sailing course, and had to hand when revising for your exam or refreshing your knowledge later.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472977069
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 08/05/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 84 MB
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About the Author

A Cambridge-educated engineer, Bill Johnson swapped his career for long distance sailing. He stopped logging miles sailed somewhere around 50,000. A sailing instructor for ten years, focusing on the RYA courses from beginner to Yachtmaster level, Bill's strength is in explaining tricky subjects in a clear and engaging way. Bill is the author of Reeds Crew Handbook and Manoeuvring, both published by Adlard Coles.
A Cambridge-educated engineer, Bill Johnson swapped his career for long distance sailing. He stopped logging miles sailed somewhere around 50,000. He was a sailing instructor for ten years, focusing on the RYA courses from beginner to Yachtmaster level.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 8

Practical sailing 10

2 Crew Safety Briefing 14

Personal safety 15

Gas 17

Fire 19

Safety equipment and Mayday 20

Skipper's checklists 23

Preparing for a sailing trip 28

3 Preparation for sea and casting off 30

Below decks 30

On deck 31

Power and engine 32

Basic navigation and seamanship planning 33

Casting off 34

After leaving 36

Skipper's checklists 37

4 Motoring: moorings and berthing 42

Controlling the engine 42

Steering 43

Motoring forwards 44

Motoring astern 45

Manoeuvring techniques 46

Manoeuvring situations 54

Skipper's checklists 64

Extra tips for manoeuvering 68

5 Pilotage 72

Pilotage plan 72

Planning process 73

Pilotage techniques 74

Night pilotage 81

Pilotage in practice 83

6 Passage planning and preparation 86

Passage planning issues 86

Planning process 88

Days before departure 92

Hours before departure 93

Examples 94

Skipper's checklists 104

Longer distance 110

7 Passage making, navigating on passage 112

Crew preparation and safety 112

Helming and watches 114

Lookout 115

Food and drink 115

Off watch 115

Navigation 116

On passage checks 119

Sailing, changing sails 120

Weather forecasts 122

Adverse weather 122

Night sailing 125

Approaching the destination 125

When things go wrong 126

Skipper's checklists 129

At the end of the trip 132

8 Rules of the Road 136

In or near harbour 136

Open water 138

Restricted visibility 144

9 Sailing 150

Handling the mainsail 151

Handling a roller-furling headsail 155

Handling a conventional headsail 156

Tacking 157

Gybing 157

Sailing downwind 160

Heaving to 163

Crash stop 164

Skipper's checklists 165

Owning your own yacht 174

10 Yacht handling under sail 176

Picking up and leaving a mooring 176

Anchoring and raising the anchor 180

Alongside a pontoon 184

Approaching a floating object 186

Skipper's checklists 188

1 Anchoring 194

Where to anchor 195

How to anchor 199

Raising the author 200

Skipper's checklists 202

Leaving your own yacht for a while 206

12 Emergency situations 208

Man overboard 208

Sinking 214

Abandoning yacht to liferaft 215

Accident and medical emergencies 216

Calling for assistance 217

Rescue procedures 219

Index 222

Image credits 224

Acknowledgement 224

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