The aim of this book, now revised for the 5th edition, is to help students through their shore-based Yachtmaster course. Both concise & comprehensive, this `crammer` covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged & highlighted to make revising easier. Throughout, the theory is set in a practical seagoing perspective. Tips on exam tactics are provided, & to relieve the tension of all that swotting, each section is enlivened with some of Mike Peyton`s best loved cartoons. This book has proved a real help to aspiring Yachtmasters since it was first published. `A wealth of information, simply laid out` Cruising ...

Planning & carrying out a successful, safe & enjoyable passage is a real art, & this book covers the whole process, from planning before setting off to fine tuning once underway. This book shows how planning is about making the most of your time, your crew, & giving you the confidence to be more adventurous. Recent regulations issued by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency have also made passage planning a legal requirement for small boats, so now it`s not just good practice
- it`s something you have to do. Starting with the first glimmerings of an idea through to the safe arrival at the other end, this guide covers not just the initial preparation but also how to put it into practice, continuously adjusting the plans in response to changing conditions at sea
- all resulting in a safe, seamanlike & enjoyable voyage. Looking at day, offshore & ocean sailing, each part of the book covers:
- sources of information (eg weather & tides)
- creating the passage plan, taking into account capabilities & strength of the boat & crew
- preparing the boat, equipment, crew & skipper
- fine tuning whilst underway
- approaching the destination, & arrival
- dealing with emergencies With practical text, case studies, checklists, flow charts & photographs, this book gives readers the tools & confidence they need to carry out successful passages, wherever & whenever they might be.







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Some men take to gun-running because they have a longing for danger & adventure. Girija Krishnan, an Indian clerk, is not one of them. Deep in the Malayan jungle, Girija stumbles on a cache of arms hidden during the communist insurgency. Selling the arms will help Girija achieve his lifelong dream of founding a transport company. Two American tourists in the Far East find more adventure than they bargained for when they get entangled in Girija`s plans. Greg & Dorothy Nilsen had wanted to go on an adventurous trip, to see some out-of-the-way places. So when Mr Tan in Hong Kong asks Greg to travel to Singapore & help with a business deal, Greg is surprisingly receptive. All he has to do is sign some papers & collect a handsome fee
- but this is Greg`s first step into the dangerous world of post-colonial rebellions, Chinese gun smugglers & Islamic revolutionaries. This classic thriller won the Crime Writers` Association gold dagger in 1959.
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Passage Planning Companion is your guide to writing a clear, easily understood passage plan, which follows a logical sequence that mirrors the passage being made. This practical guide contains a series of headings, prompts & tips to help prepare a passage plan. The companion is laid down the side of a sheet of paper & the plan for that voyage is written down opposite each heading & prompt. The layout will cover every kind of voyage from a trip round the bay to an ocean crossing. Topics covered include routing, pilotage, points of departure, landfalls, weather, tides & currents, safe havens, lights, communications, watch keeping, safety checks & drills, rations, fuel supplies, safety checks & drills, stowage for sea, skipper`s standing orders, crew briefing. ...

This is an essential resource for any crew navigating the Great Barrier Reef & Torres Strait. Published in conjunction with Australian Reef Pilots, this comprehensive guide contains passage planning information & the latest navigational guidance & practical advice for the region. Features include full-colour, pull out chartlets, details of main shipping routes & weather & tidal information. ...

Written by & for professional navigators, with high resolution graphics & screen-shots, this latest edition continues the principles of Captain Salmon’s original text providing an essential guide for the modern navigator.SECTION 1 – Traditional & Paper Based Passage Planning 1 The Need for a Comprehensive Passage Plan 1.1 SOLAS V
- Regulation 341.2 STCW Code – Part A-VIII – Watchkeeping 1.2.1 General Requirements 1.2.2 Planning Prior to Each Voyage 1.3 Guidance on Approaching a Traditional Paper Based Passage Plan 2 Principles of Passage Planning 2.1 Appraisal 2.2 Planning 3 Conduct of the Passage (Executing & Monitoring)4 Authority to Deviate from the Plan 5 Navigation with a Pilot on Board 6 Learning from Incidents SECTION 2 – ECDIS Passage Planning 1 Introduction 1.1 Effective Planning on ECDIS1.2 The Four Stages of Planning 1.3 Key to Symbols 2 Appraisal Introduction 2.1 Preliminary Research 2.1.1 Destination 2.1.2 Weather & Environment 2.1.3 Chart Installation, Update & Review 2.1.4 Other Considerations 2.2 Feasibility Brief 3 Planning Introduction 3.1 Display Configuration 3.2 Route Creation 3.2.1 New Route 3.2.2 Adding Waypoints 3.2.3 Adjusting Waypoints 3.2.4 Multiple Routes 3.2.5 Route Table 3.3 Supplementary Information 3.4 Manual Updates 3.5 Route Check 3.5.1 Configuration 3.5.2 Conducting the Route Check 3.5.3 Visual Check 3.6 Detailed Briefing References SECTION 3 – Annexes Annex A – Passage Planning Checklists Annex B – ECDIS Planning Checklist Annex C – Parallel Indexing Annex D – Passage Plan Work Sheet Annex E – Example of Passage Planning Notes Annex F – List of Useful Publications
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In 1962, after studying Buddhism in Japan, Gary Snyder, with his former wife, the poet Joanne Kyger, joined Allen Ginsberg & his companion Peter Orlovsky for a long trip to India ”to see the hearth-land of the Buddha`s teachings.” As always, Snyder kept extensive journals of his travels &, in this particular case, also wrote the whole account in one long letter to his sister. Passage Through India brings both together in celebration of & reverence for India & its teachings. As Snyder writes in his original preface, ”I honor India for many things: those neolithic cattle breeders who sang daily songs of love to God & Cow, as a family, & whose singing is echoed even today... The finest love poetry & love sculpture on earth... But most, the spectacle of a high civilization that accomplished art, literature, & ceremony without imposing a narrow version of itself on every tribe & village.” Complete with over eighty photos from Snyder`s personal collection, Passage Through India is an opportunity to join one of our most heralded & beloved poets on a great spiritual journey under ”an eternal sky of stars, & on a beginningless earth.” ...

To stroll the streets of Cuba--to hear the rumbling engines of its 1950s automobiles, the jazz, & the rumba--is to travel back in time, to see jaw-dropping natural beauty & the artists, musicians, & folklore of legends. With access few others have had, Cynthia Carris Alonso has spent twenty years capturing Havana`s crumbling, baroque splendor. Her photographs celebrate the dreamy palette of Cuba--salmon pink, sky blue, apricot, aqua green--and reveal the contrast between patina homes; peeling stucco apartments; & the great Capitol Building, Havana Cathedral, & Hotel Nacional. With Passage to Cuba, Alonso opens the doors to an exquisite but rarely seen place. So take a stroll along the Malecon seawall; marvel at the dancers with their colorful, ornate costumes; lose yourself in Jose Fuster`s spellbinding mosaic designs; or simply relax in the warm sun of the countryside, where the calm, aging fishermen spend their days & where Ernest Hemingway wrote The Old Man & the Sea. This keepsake volume is a breathtaking tribute to a land with a complex history. It`s a lush, vibrant collection of photographs & a road map to use to embark on a remarkable odyssey. ...

The Inside Passage to Alaska, with its outer fringes & entailments, is a very complicated sea-route. Parts of it are open ocean, parts of it no wider than a modest river, & it has been in continuous product use for several thousand years. Its aboriginal past
- still tantalizingly close to hand
- puts the inside passaged on terms of close kinship with the ancient sea of the Phoenicians & the Greeks. This book is much more than a book about a sea voyage; it is about Jonathan Raban`s journey home to his father who is dying; about his crumbling relationship with his wife & also about the historical journey of the maddening Vancouver in his search for the North West Passage.

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In his early twenties Miles Hordern first crossed the oceans from the northern to the southern hemisphere, but the stretch between New Zealand & the Indian Ocean, guarded by the Torres Strait, eluded him for twelve more years. Past sailors attempting a passage through this mythical strait either drowned on the treacherous reefs or starved in open boats. Yet Miles Hordern was unable to resist its siren call. Passage to Torres Strait weaves together unravelled strands of history, & reveals that it was the castaways & beachcombers who left the most enduring legacies. ...