by Pat Langley-Price & Philip Ouvry

For new crew and competent crew students.

This bestselling book covers both the shorebased and the practical aspects of the RYA Competent Crew course and is intended to be easily understood by the beginner. This book is a good introduction for all novice crew and anyone wishing to complete the first level RYA Competent Crew course.

160pp, colour photos and diagrams, paperback, 5th edition 2007.

RRP £12.99 OUR PRICE £10.45

By Malcolm McKeag

Everything the first time crew on a cruising yacht needs to know: from stepping on board to dropping anchor. Recommended reading for the RYA Competent Crew syllabus.

240x171mm 96p 160 b/w photos 30 diag. Pb

RRP £11.95 OUR PRICE £9.75

This Cd provides all the knowledge required for the RYA Competent Crew course. Includes an interactive glossary, questions and answers at the end of each topic. The course is covered in detail with extensive use of video, animation, sound and colour graphics.

Amberley Marine

Based on the RYA Practical Syllabus, comprehensively covers the sailing basics allowing you to become a competent crew member, or skipper a cruising yacht on a short passage in daylight and decent weather.

Setting sails, winches & cleats, basic sailing, leaving a mooring under sail, starting an engine, handling under power, coming alongside - a crews job, anchoring, man overboard, reefing, rules & regulations.

By Tom Cuncliffe

The full RYA syllabus written in a totally practical hands-on manner, by one of the nation's best known instructors.
Beginning with yacht handling under power and moving on to boat husbandry and sailing skills. From there to the realistic use of modern electronic navigation systems.

Eminently readable.

Hardback 178pp, 2005 edition

RRP £19.99 OUR PRICE £15.99

Bt T. Cunliffe
March 2004
This innovative CD Rom draws on the vast teaching experience of Tom Cunliffe to reinforce the knowledge and build on the confidence after studying the book 'The Complete Day Skipper'.
Colour diagrams. The Cd can be used as a stand alone learning aid or as revision for Day Skipper Students.

RRP £24.00 OUR PRICE £19.50

The Complete Day Skipper book by Tom Cunliffe and The Complete Day Skipper Digital Exercises CD-Rom is available in this special combined pack at a specially reduced price. For full details of each, please see the listing above.

RRP £39.99, OUR PRICE £32.99

by Alison Noice

'Day Skipper for Sail and Power' is a major reference book for anyone following the RYA Day Skipper course. Right up to date with new developments and covering all the theory and practical aspects of the RYA Day Skipper Certificate with full colour photography and helpful diagrams, it is also a clear and simple introduction to pilotage, navigation and general boatwork for anyone intending to make coastal passages in a small boat.

Hardback, 208pp, 246x171 mm, 2007.
Full colour photography and diagrams.

RRP £19.99, OUR PRICE £15.99

by Alison Noice

This companion to 'Day Skipper for Sail and Power' by the same author contains practice questions and test papers with fully explained answers on all parts of the Day Skipper course, whether sail or power. It includes chartwork, tides, pilotage and passage planning, seamanship, anchorwork, ropework and rules of the road.

A free practice chart is included, as well as extracts from tide tables, tidal curves, almanacs and pilotage notes.

128pp, paperback, 2008 edition.

RRP £18.99, OUR PRICE £15.99

by Brehaut/May

From the Yachtmaster Series, designed as a companion text for the RYA course. Written by qualified instructors in an easy to understand manner, it is a useful background to the RYA course and offers a variety of exercises to aid learning.

Paperback

By David Fairhall

This is an out and out crammer - a concise but comprehensive guide to revising for and passing the RYA Day Skipper exam. Covers all the essentials of the syllabus and does not assume prior knowledge.

Paperback, 92pp, 210x148p, 2nd edition 2005

RRP £12.99 OUR PRICE £10.45

by Karle Stephenson

A practical guide, tailor-made for those who are taking the RYA Day Skipper Sailing Course, giving detailed instruction and advice on the principal topics of the RYA syllabus.
Specific topics include:
* Ropework, deck fittings and terminology
* Anchoring under sail, tripping lines and anchoring in bad weather
* Position and course plotting, use of charts and compass
* Lunar and solar tides, tidal height definitions and tables.

128pp, paperback

Everything needed for the RYA Day Skipper theory certificate. This CD includes an interactve glossary, questions and answers at the end of each topic. Extensive use of video, animation, sound and colour graphics

RYA approved instructors demonstrate best practice. Expert demonstrations and computer graphics are employed to accelerate the learning curve.
Planning, Weather and Pilotage
Knots Chartwork
Anchors and Non-MArina Moorings

Version 4
PC DVD
The Complete Course helps you to learn the theory of seamanship and navigation for:
RYA Start Yachting, RYA Competent Crew, RYA Day Skipper, RYA Coastal Skipper, and RYA Yachtmaster Offshore.

Sail & Power Handling, Navigation & Chartwork, Anchoring & Mooring, Meteorology, Fog & Heavy Weather, Safety & Maintenance, Pilotage & Passage Planning, Electronic Tides & Charting.
Includes Digital Exercises for Day Skipper, Yachtmaster and Colregs.

Collision Avoidance Rules Trainer with questions. Radar Section. Electronic Practice Charts.

Over 1,000 screens with animated diagrams & photos.

by Tom Cunliffe

Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper

Since first publication, this book has now established itself as the standard reference for students of RYA Yachtmaster exams as well as skippers of all levels of experience.

Now more comprehensive than ever, this is required reading for anyone skippering a yacht.

304pp, 246x171mm, colour photos & diagrams throughout, hardback, 6th edition 2008.

RRP £24.99 OUR PRICE £19.99

by Alison Noice

This is a major reference book for anyone following the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Course. It includes all the elements of the Yachtmaster course and a great deal more

2004 edition, 230pp, colour photographs and diagrams, hardback

RRP £19.99 OUR PRICE £15.99

By A. Noice

This companion volume to Yachtmaster for Sail and Power by the same author contains practice questions and test papers for students working towards the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore certificates.

A free practice chart is provided, together with extracts from tide tables, almanacs and pilotage notes, so eliminating the need for other material.

Pb 128pp 246x171mm

RRP £17.99 OUR PRICE £14.45

by David Fairhall

This book, now revised for the 4th edition, aims to help students through their shorebased Yachtmaster course. Both concise and comprehensive, this ‘crammer’ covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged and highlighted to make revising easier.

Paperback, 112pp, 4th edition

RRP £12.99 OUR PRICE £10.45

By T. Cunliffe
2004
Instruction for Yachtmasters and Dayskippers, de-mystifies electronic navigation under sail and power. Seamless save-all techniques for when the electronics fail. Guidance on choosing a plotter. Electronics in an integrated navigation plan, position, datums and plotting with confidence, electronic tidal heights, using GPS to offset tidal streams, safe use of waypoints and routes, and much more.

by Pat Langley-Price & Philip Ouvry

This coursebook is tailored for students following both the theoretical and practical aspects of the syllabus of the the RYA Ocean Yachtmaster.

Each chapter contains exercises and answers for self testing, and the content has been updated in line with new developments and technologies (such as electronic navigation). Along with a fresh design and new photography, this classic text continues to be the essential companion for all students of ocean navigation and anyone planning to sail any distance offshore.

224pp, line drawings and photos (hardback, 3rd edition 2007

RRP £24.99, OUR PRICE £19.99

by Pat Langley-Price & Philip Ouvry

A companion volume to 'Ocean Yachtmaster' for those taking the Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate, and for navigators' revision.

128pp 30 line illustrations (paperback)

RRP £19.99 OUR PRICE £15.99

By Bill Anderson

Anyone hoping to take their boat to the inland waterways of Europe needs to pass the ICC test - and this book will show you how. It explains the syllabus in detail, outlines the skills you will need to demonstrate, provides helpful revision of all the subjects in the text and includes a set of self-test questions and answers at each stage.

210x148mm 66pp, 60 colour diagrams, paperback, 2nd edition

RRP £10.99 OUR PRICE £8.99

by Robert Avis
Navigation and Radar for the Master (Yachts) Certificate

'Superyacht Master' covers the requirements of the navigation and radar modules of the Officers of the Watch (Yachts) and the Master (Yachts) Certificates required for captains and crew of commercial yachts over 24m and under 3,000 tons. It is the only book written specifically for these modules and will be required reading for all those undertaking a deck career in the superyacht industry or in similar sized commercial craft.

This book is intended for the next level of navigators after Yachtmaster.

Paperback, 192pp, b/w line

RRP £25.00 OUR PRICE £19.99

by Tim Bartlett

Whether you are studying navigation as part of an RYA course or just want to know more about the art of navigation, this book is highly recommended.

This is the new official reference book for the RYA Cruising Scheme, suitable for both Day Skipper and Yachtmaster students. Using full colour illustrations throughout, it follows the newly-revised syllabus including recent developments in electronic chart plotting and GPS.

Paperback, 172pp

Taking the test for the International Certificate of Competence - Motorboat.
This film follows an actual test, the practical exercises, discussion with the examiner and questions/answers.
Made with the Plymouth Sailing and Power School

Taking the test for the International Certificate of Competence - Sail

Made with the Plymouth Sailing School

The film follows an actual test and gives the viewer a chance to see exactly what the test involves. It follows the practical exercises, the discussion with the examiner and the questions and answer section to allow you to see whether you could pass the test.