The Instant Handbook uses a dynamic new quick-reference format to cover the critical aspects of piloting, seamanship, and boat handling under sail or power more accessibly and effectively than has ever been done before. It puts at your fingertips all the information you need about:

Boat Handling Under Power--Bob Sweet
Sail Trim and Rig Tuning--Bill Gladstone
Using Nautical Charts--Bob Sweet
Using GPS--Bob Sweet
Using VHF and SSB Radios--Bob Sweet
Rules of the Road and Running Light Patterns--Charlie Wing
Knots, Splices, and Line Handling--Charlie Wing
Anchoring--Peter Nielsen
Onboard Weather Forecasting--Bob Sweet
Heavy Weather Sailing--John Rousmaniere
Diesel Engine Care and Repair--Nigel Calder
Emergencies On Board--John Rousmaniere
Emergency First Aid On Board--Richard Clinchy

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John Rousmaniere is the author of The Annapolis Book of Seamanship and a dozen other nautical books.
Bob Sweet, author of GPS for Mariners and The Weekend Navigator, is the national education coordinator for the United States Power Squadrons.
Charlie Wing is the author of Get Your Captain’s License and other boating books.
Nigel Calder, author of Boatowner’s Mechanical Electrical Manual, among other titles, is acknowledged as the world’s foremost writer on technical boating topics.
Bill Gladstone is the director of education for North Sails and has been teaching sailing for more than 30 years.
Richard Clinchy, an emergency medical technician for more than 40 years, is a paramedic, a member of the National Association of EMS Physicians, and past chief of the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary’s Department of Education.
Peter Nielsen is the editor of SAIL magazine and the author of Sailpower.

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