Reeds Skipper's Handbook
Title | Reeds Skipper's Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm Pearson |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 2020-04-16 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1472972147 |
The Reed's Skipper's Handbook has been a bestseller since first publication. The previous edition sold over 60,000 copies, and it is easy to see why: a handy pocket size, it is an aide-memoire of everything a boater needs to know at sea. Packed with a wide range of information in a concise form it is frequently recommended by Yachtmaster Instructors as a quick reference guide and as a revision aid for anyone taking their Day Skipper or Yachtmaster certificates. This 7th edition has been thoroughly revised, with updated text and illustrations throughout. 'A terrific little volume' Motorboat & Yachting 'A brilliant guide for beginners and an excellent refresher for more advanced skippers... a top rate book' Waterstones 'Everything you would need to know when going to sea in a yacht or small boat...a humdinger of a little book' Nautical Magazine Reeds Skipper's Handbook is a must for anyone going to sea in any size of boat – be they novice or old hand. Tens of thousands of skippers and crew have found it invaluable as a memory jogger and refresher whether at sea or on land.
Reeds Skipper's Handbook
Title | Reeds Skipper's Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm Pearson |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 209 |
Release | 2013-07-20 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1408156296 |
The Reed's Skipper's Handbook, now in its 6th edition, has been a bestseller since first publication. A handy pocket size, it is an aide-memoire of everything a boater would need to know at sea. Packed with a wide range of information in a concise form it is frequently recommended by Yachtmaster Instructors as a quick reference guide and as a revision aid for anyone taking their Day Skipper and Yachtmaster certificates. The 6th edition has been expanded with helpful new material on boat handling, tides, ropework and general seamanship. 'A terrific little volume' Motorboat & Yachting 'A brilliant guide for beginners and an excellent refresher for more advanced skippers... a top rate book' Waterstones 'Everything you would need to know when going to sea in a yacht or small boat...a humdinger of a little book' Nautical Magazine Reeds Skipper's Handbook is a must for anyone going to sea in any size of boat - be they novice or old hand. Many thousands of skippers and crew have found it invaluable as a memory jogger and fresher whether at sea or on land.
Reeds Skipper's Handbook
Title | Reeds Skipper's Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm Pearson |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 209 |
Release | 2013-07-20 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1408107724 |
The Reed's Skipper's Handbook, now in its 5th edition, has been a bestseller since first publication. A handy pocket size, it is an aide-memoire of everything a boater would need to know at sea. Packed with a wide range of information in a concise form it is frequently recommended by YachtmasterTM Instructors as a quick reference guide and as a revision aid for anyone taking their Day Skipper and YachtmasterTM certificates. The 5th edition has been updated and reorganised to make it even easier for the reader to navigate right to the information they want. There is an expanded section on navigating with electronics and new sections on electronic chart plotters, radar and AIS, and an expanded secion on boathandling and seamanship. Reeds Skipper's Handbook is a must for anyone going to sea in any size of boat - be they novice or old hand. 'A terrific little volume' Motorboat & Yachting 'A brilliant guide for beginners and an excellent refresher for more advanced skippers... a top rate book' Waterstones 'Everything you would need to know when going to sea in a yacht or small boat...a humdinger of a little book' Nautical Magazine
Reed's Skipper's Handbook
Title | Reed's Skipper's Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm Pearson |
Publisher | International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2005-08-23 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780071456272 |
The Ultimate Memory Aid for Onboard Use Reed's Skipper's Handbook, the worldwide bestselling piloting and seamanship pocket guide, is now adapted for North American waters and buoyage systems. Concise Color-coded page margins for quick reference Ideal for quick reference at the helm and for browsing at home to refresh and extend your seamanship knowledge Packed with a huge amount of useful information Answers all the navigation quandaries mariners are likely to encounter underway. "A brilliant guide for beginners and an excellent refresher for more advanced skippers. . . . A top-rate book."—Waterstones "A terrific little volume."—Motorboat & Yachting
Reed's Skipper's Handbook
Title | Reed's Skipper's Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm Pearson |
Publisher | Thomas Reed Publications |
Total Pages | 138 |
Release | 1993-01-01 |
Genre | Yachting |
ISBN | 9780947637439 |
Reeds Crew Handbook
Title | Reeds Crew Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Johnson |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 121 |
Release | 2013-03-29 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1408159120 |
The Reeds Skipper's Handbook, now in its 6th edition, has been a bestseller since first publication 20 years ago. Now for the first time, here is the Reeds Crew Handbook for skippers to hand to new and aspiring crew. It will give them all the essential knowledge they need to undertake the tasks traditionally handled by crew aboard any size of yacht, including: - Steering (both with a tiller and a wheel) - Raising, dropping and reefing a sail - Boat handling (using tide, wind, etc) - Handling lines (throwing, coiling, lassoing, etc) - Tying up a boat on a pontoon and against a quay wall - Attaching bow and stern lines and springs - Handling an anchor - Using the radio - Basic first aid - Essential knots Presented in bite-sized topics in a very accessible and undaunting fashion, and packed with colour illustrations to guide crew through each task, the Reeds Crew Handbook will be a useful primer for new crew before going to sea, and a handy pocket-sized aide-memoire for experienced crew when under sail.
Reed's Skipper's Handbook
Title | Reed's Skipper's Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm Pearson |
Publisher | Thomas Reed Publications |
Total Pages | 138 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Yachting |
ISBN | 9780901281593 |