The Complete Day Skipper: Skippering with Confidence Right from the Start - Tapa dura

A practical, hands-on manual for skippers at the outset of their careers. It offers step-by-step coaching designed to build the reader's knowledge and confidence, and covers the entire RYA Day Skipper syllabus. It can be used as a companion to Tom Cunliffe's The Complete Yachtmaster"."

Tom Cunliffe has been sailing for over 35 years, both racing and cruising. Self-taught as a teenager in 'engineless' 22 footers, his years spent teaching offshore at the National Sailing Centre have given him a remarkable knack of explaining how skippering can be low-stress and safe, while never forgetting that, above all, it has to be fun. Cruising remains Tom Cunliffe's passion. He currently owns a 40-foot gaff cutter, and has sailed his own yachts with friends and family from the Caribbean to Russia and from Brazil to the Arctic. He has written many books and articles for the world's press.