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Navigation: the Cunliffe effect
THOSE with a bit of horsepower at their fingertips may be considering shorebased courses such as the Day Skipper, the Basic Navigation & Safety course, or are perhaps in the process of swotting up for their Advanced Powerboat practical. Whatever course you are considering (or even if you are not) consider the The RIB and Sportsboat Handbook, now in its third edition. Written by master mariner Peter White, this book contains everything a good powerboater should know and is suited to all levels of instruction and boater. Ceri Davies, RYA instructor and owner of Swansea Water Sports (www. swanseawatersports.com) commented that “every powerboater should have a copy of Peter Whites’ Handbook somewhere on-board”. With a recommendation like that, no more needs to be said.
TOM Cunliffe has been a professional yachtsman for 37 years and has understandably become a fount of nautical knowledge to be reckoned with. With a collection of books to his name, two published by Wiley Nautical are Inshore Navigation and Coastal and Offshore Navigation. Inshore Navigation is a book containing all the rudimentary principles of navigation and aims to help the average landlubber get to grips with the basic concepts and practicalities. Suitable for yachtsmen and powerboaters alike, this publication should help anyone commencing the Basic Navigation & Safety course or similar beginner course. Coastal and Offshore Navigation is the book you will be wanting once you have developed a solid foundation in navigation. Aimed at those with some inshore experience and ready to take their sailing or powerboating to the coast and beyond, this title furthers your knowledge and sees its concluding chapters tying up its lessons with proper passage planning and good navigational practices. Those coming up to this sort of level may want to consider the shorebased Day Skipper course. Inshore Navigation ISBN: 9780470753897
The RIB and Sportsboat Handbook (Third Edition) Peter White ISBN: 9780470697283
Coastal and Offshore Navigation ISBN: 9780470753903 Both written by Tom Cunliffe
Ocean farer THOSE going the extra mile and planning to make their first ocean passage should be thinking of getting their shorebased Yachtmaster Ocean qualification first. This course requires your navigation skills to be of Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster Offshore level as it will be tackling the advanced endeavours of ocean passage making, astro navigation and using a sextant. This 40-hour course can either be taught as an intensive week long course, a series of short sessions or even by distance learning but however you take on the Yachtmaster Ocean, be sure to have a copy of Celestial Navigation by Tom Cunliffe (that name again!). This book will greatly assist your learning of the age old art of navigation through its wise words, clear diagrams and worked examples. The new edition rises above its competitors by offering its readers access to downloadable material and online video demonstrations to speed your learning. Celestial Navigation Tom Cunliffe ISBN: 9780470666333
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