7 Steps to Skippering a Yacht: Things they didn't tell you on your RYA course - Paperback

by Richard P. Thomas (Author)

The aim of this book is to help you grow as a safe and reliable skipper of a sea-going cruising yacht. There is very little in life more satisfying than skippering a yacht across a bit of water to a new port. It doesn't matter much whether it's five miles or five thousand. Getting there is always an adventure, and arrival is always deeply satisfying. But there's a lot more to skippering a yacht than knowing how to sail. In fact, most of the skills you'll need are in managing the crew rather than the yacht.

Author Biography

Richard Thomas is a commercially endorsed Ocean Yacht Master, holds an RYA Instructor's ticket, and has been a Yacht Delivery Skipper for some years. He runs a yacht delivery company called 'YachtMovers' (http: //www.yachtmovers.co.uk) He has instructed for a number of UK Sailing Schools. Before he started his Yacht Delivery business, he was Chief Skipper for European Yacht Charters Ltd., running a Lagoon Catamaran for clients, and before that he spent four years in the Royal Navy. Richard has considerable experience skippering many types of sailing yacht in the UK and the Mediterranean. He has heavy weather experience in Biscay, has dealt with a fire at sea, with numerous rig and mechanical breakdowns, and with several dangerous incidents. All have ended well.