Yachting: Start to finish

Price: £14.99

Yet another book is published on choosing, buying, equipping and learning to sail a yacht. But this one is about “New Yachting”: plastics, marinas, satellite navigation……. Based on modern boats such as the Laser, Southerly 43 and a cruising catamaran, everything you need to know as a new owner is there between the covers: Plus something new even for experienced sailors.

Under the headings of basic principles, preparing to sail and first sail, ,tides and the weather, we are led through to the basics of navigation to safety at sea. This includes, for open keelboats and for offshore cruisers, useful checklists of safety equipment.

Superbly illustrated in colour throughout, this reviewer particularly welcomed the sections on knots, ropes and running rigging; the correct use of cleats and winches and the stowage of halyards to avoid a tangle in the cockpit. Good value - JFP