'A handy pocket size, it is an aide-memoire of everything a boater would need to know at sea.' Yachting Life (July 2007) 'This well-known pocket book reappearsin its fifth edition- testament to its continuing popularity since it was first published in 1993A great
- Title : Reed's Skippers Handbook
- Author : Thomas Reed Publications
- Rating : 4.88 (701 Vote)
- Publish : 2016-5-10
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 144 Pages
- Asin : 0947637435
- Language : English
'A handy pocket size, it is an aide-memoire of everything a boater would need to know at sea.' Yachting Life (July 2007) 'This well-known pocket book reappearsin its fifth edition- testament to its continuing popularity since it was first published in 1993A great aide memoire.' Classic Boat 'If you were allowed only one book on board, and it had to fit in your pocket, then this would have to be itA good value aide memoir or revision tool' Yachting Monthly (December 2007) 'The fifth edition of Reeds Skipper's Handbook has been updated and expanded to provide more information on electronics as well as boat-handling and seamanship. The layout is logical and the table of contents and index are concise and complete for quick reference or for revision. It's a handy, small sThe Reed's Skipper's Handbook, now in its 5th edition, has been a bestseller since first publication. 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. 'A terrific little volume' Motorboat & Yachting 'A brilliant guide for beginners and an excellent refresher for more advanced skippersa top rate book' Waterstones 'Everything you would need to know when going to sea in a yacht or small boata humdinger of a little book' Nautical Magazine. The 5th edition has been updated and reorganised to make it even easier for the reader to navigate right to the information they want. Reeds Skipper's Handbook is a must for anyone going to sea in any size of boat - Instead, it looked for a global depletion, especially at tropical latitudes, leading to rising UV levels and an epidemic of skin disease. In fact, after going through "Movie Favorites", I felt that those 3 were missing (those and 'Ghostbusters' and 'James Bond', but those aren't in any of the "Essential Elements" books). I think it still has potential to be more, though.. Since the 1990s, personal GPS units have become all the rage. Although I do kind of prefer the "Movie Favorites" book, with stuff like 'Jurassic Park', 'E.T.', 'Forrest Gump', and 'Indiana Jones', this book has 'Pirates of the Caribbean', 'Mission: Impossible', and 'Zorro', which I really love. There was very little story, very little emotional connection or character development. We were later able to measure the distance from which it had been fired-1,700 yards, almost a mile!" What is most notable though is the low number of actual tank vs tank actions (at least that he describes). money, honesty, lack of sex, etc. Ferris spends over half of his novel asking the old "Am I really significant?" question, while Barry jumps straight into explaining the answer.Malcolm was also a Yachtmaster Instructor for over 20 years. He has also made several yacht delivery trips to the Mediterranean, some through the European Inland Waterways and others the long way round via the Bay of Biscay. Malcolm Pearson has a lifelong love of boats and the sea, and has been 'messing about' in boats - sail and power, large and small - for well over sixty years now, around the coasts of the UK, Northern Europe and America.
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