Skipper''s Pocketbook : A Pocket Database for the Busy Skipper

A pocket database containing everything a busy skipper or their crew needs to know but might find hard to remember from navigation, seamanship and the weather to engine troubleshooting, safety and emergencies (and loads more in between). It is also an ideal reference for students of navigation and seamanship courses.

A pocket database containing everything a busy skipper or their crew needs to know but might find hard to remember.It is easy to take for granted how much a skipper needs to know: Navigation, how to pilot the boat into a new harbour, using the radio, checking the engine, keeping an eye out for things that need repair, monitoring the weather, feeding the crew and much, much more!This pocketbook is designed as an aide-memoire with checklists to make life easier for busy skippers and a must-have reference for first-time skippers. It should also prove an invaluable reference book for the RYA Yachtmaster and other RYA course syllabi. The book has been helping skippers for over 25 years and has been edited and thoroughly updated by Yachtmaster Instructor and Examiner, Sara Hopkinson. It has been streamlined to focus on the key things a skipper needs to know, making it quicker to find what you need and all for less than £10. (RYA and Yachtmaster are registered trademarks of the Royal Yachting Association.)

“It is a handy reference guide, a fantastic aide-memoire. Don’t let it stray far from your pocket or the cabin/cockpit. Could save much cursing; might even save your life” (Sailing) “Whether you’re putting to sea in your own boat for the first time or have years of experience, this is a handy reference guide to ship in your pocket or keep on board.” (Sailing Today).“The almanac, naturally, has it all, but this lighter volume can save time. It has checklists, troubleshooting guides and useful illustrated aide-memoires.” (Practical Boat Owner)“The Skipper’s Pocketbook shoehorns generous coverage of many topics into a small volume… all in an easy to understand, concise fashion.” (Yachting Life)“The next best thing to having an instructor onboard.” (Motorboat Owner)