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'Required reading for skippers whether on board or in the classroom.'
--Yachting Life, October 2010
'brings together all the essentials of modern cruising in one volume, and ensures that this time-tested book will continue to be the foundation for navigators, skippers and anyone undertaking coastal and offshore passages.'
--All at Sea (October 2010)
'the absolute bible for anyone intending to go to sea in boats.' --stainesnews.co.uk, 21st October 2010
'No other book explains every facet of sailing as comprehensively...any boat would be better equipped with this book aboard.'
--Yachting Monthly, 1st December 2010
'Excellent, a must for the library and winter reading.'
--Compass Magazine, 2010
'contains everything you need to know about the theory and practice of sailing'
--Surrey Herald (October 2010)
'An ideal gift to give to the aspiring sailor to ensure the challenges ahead are properly understood.'
--Nautical Magazine, March 2011
"These are new editions of well-established books essentially addressing the RYA Yachtmaster offshore qualification. Both books are beautifully produced with excellent diagrams and illustrations in full colour and seem to me to cover the syllabus comprehensively and well." --The Little Ship (Spring 2011)
--Yachting Life, October 2010
'brings together all the essentials of modern cruising in one volume, and ensures that this time-tested book will continue to be the foundation for navigators, skippers and anyone undertaking coastal and offshore passages.'
--All at Sea (October 2010)
'the absolute bible for anyone intending to go to sea in boats.' --stainesnews.co.uk, 21st October 2010
'No other book explains every facet of sailing as comprehensively...any boat would be better equipped with this book aboard.'
--Yachting Monthly, 1st December 2010
'Excellent, a must for the library and winter reading.'
--Compass Magazine, 2010
'contains everything you need to know about the theory and practice of sailing'
--Surrey Herald (October 2010)
'An ideal gift to give to the aspiring sailor to ensure the challenges ahead are properly understood.'
--Nautical Magazine, March 2011
"These are new editions of well-established books essentially addressing the RYA Yachtmaster offshore qualification. Both books are beautifully produced with excellent diagrams and illustrations in full colour and seem to me to cover the syllabus comprehensively and well." --The Little Ship (Spring 2011)
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"If you're seeking to gain your (yachtmaster) qualification, read this book: it'll make you a far better skipper, while also helping you to pass the exam"
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63 of 69 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Don't wait until you want to be a Yachtmaster, buy this book when you plan your first trip on a yacht. This is a thoroughly effective and straightforward textbook, easily read and understood by anyone who wants to become competent in a yacht. Cunliffe is one of those rare experts who can explain his subject to complete beginners without confusing or baffling them. The book starts by explaining the basic principles of sailing before leading the reader gently into greater depth (pun intended), covering all of the aspects of yachtsmanship required by the RYA. It provides a steady progressive learning experience for the yacht sailor, as well as a handy reference for those who haven't been sailing for a while. It's tailored specifically to the RYA syllabus, which doesn't include every aspect of yacht sailing, so neither does the book. In this respect it's less comprehensive than, say, Jim Morant's "The Boating Bible". It's also a lot lighter! I know from personal experience however that this is almost the only textbook you need to get through the RYA Yachtmaster exam. Along with five years and 2,500 miles of sailing, that is! What Tom Cunliffe does teach so effectively is how a yachtmaster should think. The book itself won't make you a complete yachtmaster, but it's probably the best guide out there if you want to become one.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When I bought this book I was somewhat put off by some adverse reviews I had seen, saying that the book was difficult to read, and that unnecessarily technical terms had been used.
I TOTALLY disagree.
I found this to be a valuable read, and I actually read it from cover to cover - I have never read a "reference" book like that before! It is not perfect, but it is a reference book I would highly recommend that any skipper has on board alongside the charts and aid memoir's.
I TOTALLY disagree.
I found this to be a valuable read, and I actually read it from cover to cover - I have never read a "reference" book like that before! It is not perfect, but it is a reference book I would highly recommend that any skipper has on board alongside the charts and aid memoir's.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The RYA YM scheme offers a quite unique and experience-based way to acquire internationally recognised sailing certificates. I myself have purchased and thoroughly studied this book as I - having a German sailing background - wanted to familiarise myself with the British syllabus and exam requirements.
The book is very well written, concise and comprises all important aspects of the RYA syllabus. However, further additional reading on some more specific topics such as meteorology, the IRPCS or terrestrial navigation is certainly advisable, but couldn't be expected to be covered by a book like this anyway.
I have found a few comments of other reviewers complaining about the author's writing style, saying it was self-indulged, old-fashioned and incomprehensible. Perhaps the reviewers made particularly bad experiences with Tom Cunliffe as a YM examiner, tend to polemic comments in general or lack some experience.
Given the fact that I as a non-native speaker had no problem at all to understand this book (and I certainly have when it comes to historic logbooks and letters) I find it hard to believe that there should be anything old-fashioned among this book. The entire concept of the book has been rather further developed and adapted over the years in quite a few new editions, making this book an inexpensive and up-to-date compendium.
The odd salt-dog-talk is certainly sometimes unfamiliar, but not inappropriate or cryptic, quite likeable and rather entertaining. Whoever has seen Tom Cunliffe on TV knows that this is rather his personal style and should not be interpreted as self-obsessedness.
The drawings and pictures are very didactical and useful and straightforward to understand and work with. The book leaves little to be desired for. A sort of hightlighted keywords in the text or on the margin could make it easier to find certain text passages. Ten pages of weather related content is unfortunately rather a short sketch of a summary if any at all.
I would absolutely recommend this book together with Basil Mosenthal's 'Learning the Rule of the Road' and a book on meteorology (sorry, only German recommendations here: Seewetter, DSV-Verlag).
Fair winds.
The book is very well written, concise and comprises all important aspects of the RYA syllabus. However, further additional reading on some more specific topics such as meteorology, the IRPCS or terrestrial navigation is certainly advisable, but couldn't be expected to be covered by a book like this anyway.
I have found a few comments of other reviewers complaining about the author's writing style, saying it was self-indulged, old-fashioned and incomprehensible. Perhaps the reviewers made particularly bad experiences with Tom Cunliffe as a YM examiner, tend to polemic comments in general or lack some experience.
Given the fact that I as a non-native speaker had no problem at all to understand this book (and I certainly have when it comes to historic logbooks and letters) I find it hard to believe that there should be anything old-fashioned among this book. The entire concept of the book has been rather further developed and adapted over the years in quite a few new editions, making this book an inexpensive and up-to-date compendium.
The odd salt-dog-talk is certainly sometimes unfamiliar, but not inappropriate or cryptic, quite likeable and rather entertaining. Whoever has seen Tom Cunliffe on TV knows that this is rather his personal style and should not be interpreted as self-obsessedness.
The drawings and pictures are very didactical and useful and straightforward to understand and work with. The book leaves little to be desired for. A sort of hightlighted keywords in the text or on the margin could make it easier to find certain text passages. Ten pages of weather related content is unfortunately rather a short sketch of a summary if any at all.
I would absolutely recommend this book together with Basil Mosenthal's 'Learning the Rule of the Road' and a book on meteorology (sorry, only German recommendations here: Seewetter, DSV-Verlag).
Fair winds.
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Another excellent book from a very knowledgeable author
Tom Cunliffe writes in a very readable and humorous style that provides knowledge on technical subjects in an entertaining manner that is both very informative and easy to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by stingray
A pleasure to read
I am already YM qualified, but haven't been sailing for a few years and purchased this book as a refresher. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jim
Entertaining presentation of practical knowledge
This book is a very well written summary of practical seamanship for someone who already has some experience of sailing - it is probably not for the novice. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Chris Onions
a very good book
The book dose what it suppose to do, help you learn about sailing, seamanship and navigation. The author wirtes clearly, to help you understand things.
Published 7 months ago by painhouse
Complete? I wouldn't say so.
Interesting book but wrong title. It's far from 'complete' and it's weak on the subject of charts. Yachtmasters spend a lot of time on chart reading. Read more
Published 8 months ago by H. V. Gael
Perfect Sailing
This little book has everything in it - it was recommended to me by a sailor and I totally recommend it to anyone, novice to general allrounder.
Published 10 months ago by Della
Yachtmaster he is
The format of this book is good, level of experience required is not that high.
The detail provided is engaging and expressed in such a way that it is easy to... Read more
The detail provided is engaging and expressed in such a way that it is easy to... Read more
Published 13 months ago by granted
Packed with useful info presented in a lively and practical way
This is a book which repays reading again and again - and it's a pleasure to do so. Tom Cunliffe has a practical, chatty style which makes his topics come alive - it's almost like... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. J. Hutton
Nightmare for non natives
If I had an enemy who is not native speaker I would give him this book to read. A lot of slang / colloquial terms makes the book hardly understable for anyone who is not native -... Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2010 by zak14
The Complete Yachtmaster: Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the...
A very straightforward and easy to understand aide memoire written in a brisk and amusing narrative style that thankfully prevents one from using the book as a cure for insomnia... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2009 by Mr. Patrick Lund
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