Table of Contents

Choosing your boat / Buying your boat / Ready to go / Boat handling / Rule of the road / Buoyage, charts and tides / Basic coastal navigation / Electronic navigation / Watching the weather / VHF radio / Passage making / Know your engine / Boat care and maintenance / Trailer boating.

About the Author

Alex McMullen has been writing about motor boats and motor boating for nearly 40 years. He was editor of the UK magazine Motor Boat & Yachting before going freelance and is now a major contributor to Motor Boats Monthly. We recommend this book for the RYA National Powerboat and Motor Cruising Schemes, from Day Skipper to Yachtmaster.