G71 RYA Day Skipper Handbook Sail

Description

G71 RYA Day Skipper Handbook Sail is the official handbook supporting the RYA Day Skipper Sail Course.  It is ideal for anyone looking to brush up on their knowledge to this level. It gives great practical and detailed advice on key skills, expanding on the course companion notes.

Being a good skipper is not difficult; it requires essential skills, knowledge, experience, patience, good communication and at times a sense of humour! This book is engagingly written and highly illustrated.  It’s aim is to equip you with that essential knowledge and set of skills to help you build up your experience.

It leads you through practical advice on Day Skippering in three logical sections:

• Practical Skills
• Navigation & Passage Making
• Safety

Covering all the theoretical and practical aspects of the RYA Day Skipper Sail syllabus, G71 RYA Day Skipper Handbook Sail gives you all you need to know to take a small yacht on a short passage safely.

In addition to the practical advice on aspects of Day Skippering, extensive focus is given to safety planning skills.  These include life-saving signals, simple engine repair and preparation for bad weather.

For some useful exercises, have a look at Day Skipper Exercises for Sail and Power

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