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Complete Yachtsmaster: Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper (Hardcover)

by Tom Cunliffe (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical; 4Rev Ed edition (30 April 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0713664150
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713664157
  • Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 17.4 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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'A gem, distilled from decades of experience' Yachting Monthly

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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" --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Tailored guide to RYA Yachtmaster - It worked for me., 21 Jun 1999
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This review is from: The Complete Yachtmaster: Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper (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.
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36 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Do you need to be over sixty to understand this ?, 28 Dec 2002
This review is from: The Complete Yachtmaster: Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper (Hardcover)
Although this book is regarded as one of the most popular texts for aspring skippers, it is severely let down by the way the author chooses to express himself. If clearly explained, the subject matter can be easily understood, but the author writes as if he is talking to some adoring pupils sitting in the warmth of the local pub with a few pints. Some simple concepts are rendered almost incomprehensible by the author's penchant for using euphemisms and colloquial terms from the 'good old days'. At times I felt reading this book was like having my Grandfather explain how to crank start a T-Model Ford. Rather than relying on commonly accepted terminology, the book employs old fashioned slang which some readers may come across if they are lucky, but which are not in common usage by the majority of the population. In one paragraph the anchor is described using three different terms and this reader was never quite sure if they all refered to the same thing.
The effect of this sloppy langauge is that one is constantly trying to decipher the arachaic text before the concept being explained can be understood. Compared to official RYA publications, this book leaves a lot to be desired. If you are over sixty and have lived the life of a sea dog, you will probably breeze through this book. If you are any younger, even if you have significant sailing experience, you may struggle.
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28 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Yachtmaster, 8 Jan 2004
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An obviously witty author who offers a reasonable book for someoneone who is about to partake in a Yachtmaster course. However it is severely lacking in diagrams/visuals to aid a student or even someone with such a qualification. I feel the author/publisher assume far too much of the potential reader/purchaser of this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent learning tool, informative and interesting
Tom Cunliffe has a certain writing style that some have not taken to but I have to disagree. From a sailing novice to a now yachtmaster I have learned much from his books and... Read more
Published 12 months ago by K. Hillyer

5.0 out of 5 stars Just add experience...
Tom Cunliffe is a well known yachting author, and will be well known to anyone who reads the sailing press as he is a regular columnist in a number of the magazines, and South... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Jack

4.0 out of 5 stars Good one!
One of the best books on the subject I've read; very well organized material. Highly recommended.
Published on 7 Dec 2000 by fedor_druzhinin@hotmail.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Great all rounder!
On the road to completing the Offshore Yachtmaster certification, this book definitely helped in giving a good overview of the syllabus while drilling down enough on the... Read more
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