Dag Pike's Cruising Under Power: The Practicalities of Cruising

The aim of this book is to enable novices tocruise safely and enjoyably. It will cover the preparations needed beforeundertaking a cruise, operating the boat under different and sometimeschallenging conditions, advise how to cope when things go wrong, how to conform to therules and regulations, and how to navigate in all conditions. It presents the advice andinformation in just the same way that the cruiser will encounter the situations on passage - from setting offto arriving at their destination.