Stress-Free Motorboating

Single and Short-Handed Techniques

Author:	Duncan Wells
Published:	2017
Format:	Paperback, 160 pages
Size:	246 × 189 × 11 mm

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Confident Motorboating for Single-Handed Skippers

A practical, step-by-step guide to stress-free motorboating, covering berthing, anchoring, tides, and essential maintenance.

Stress-Free Motorboating is the answer to all single- or short-handed crews' prayers. Highly illustrated with step-by-step photographs, this practical handbook tackles the most common motorboating scenarios anyone will ever have to manage, whether cruising along a river or around the coast.

The author covers ground-breaking and dependable procedures for getting off (and then back on to) a berth, anchoring, picking up mooring buoys, boat-handling in tides, fast-flowing rivers, managing locks, and even picking up a man overboard. QR codes link to helpful instructional action videos to clarify the procedures, and invaluable advice is given about fuel monitoring, engine care, and maintenance—covering all the essential issues that affect motorboats.

Whether you're aboard a 60-foot displacement cruiser, crossing the Channel, or pottering along a river or coast, Stress-Free Motorboating will make life aboard that much easier—and with less stress comes more enjoyment for everyone.

About the Author

Duncan Wells is an RYA instructor and sailing school principal. He has written for many leading boating magazines in the UK and US. He is also the author of Stress-Free Sailing, Stress-Free Navigation, Stress-Free Motorboating, Stress-Free Mooring, and 101 Tips for Stress-Free Sailing (Adlard Coles Nautical), which have helped countless sailors and motorboaters learn helpful boat handling and berthing techniques. He lives in Buckinghamshire.