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Seamanship Books

Seamanship covers the practical skills that keep a boat and crew safe: boat handling under sail and power, harbour manoeuvres, anchoring, passage planning, sail trim, ropework and crew management. This collection brings together the books that teach those skills, from first-time crew guides to advanced offshore seamanship.

Titles here include the RYA course books from Competent Crew to Yachtmaster, Adlard Coles handbooks on manoeuvring and heavy weather, and Fernhurst's illustrated guides to sail trim and boat handling. There is a good deal of overlap with other collections by design, so if you are looking for something specific, let us know and we will point you in the right direction.
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