Tom Cunliffe: 13 books
The Complete Yachtmaster
Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper 9th edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
The Complete Yachtmaster has been a bestseller since first publication and has established itself as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students as well as skippers of all levels of experience.
In this fully revised and up-to-date 9th edition, Tom Cunliffe brings together all the essentials...
Yachting Monthly's Expert Sailing Skills
No Nonsense Advice That Really Works
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2012
Become a better yachtsman with the help of Tom Cunliffe and Yachting Monthly. There are plenty of sailing and seamanship skills that don't feature on the syllabus of even the most advanced official sailing course - and a wealth of wisdom can be found in these pages. There's advice on everything from...
The Complete Ocean Skipper
Deep-water Voyaging, Navigation and Yacht Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Following on from his bestselling The Complete Day Skipper and The Complete Yachtmaster, yachting legend Tom Cunliffe turns his attentions to the third strand of the RYA syllabus. With the same hugely popular, highly practical approach, The Complete Ocean Skipper covers everything a yachtsman needs...
by Tom Cunliffe
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Sailing, Yachts and Yarns is a selection of British sailing legend Tom Cunliffe's most entertaining, outspoken and instructive writing from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine. Tom's regular column for this leading sailing magazine gives him free reign to explore a wide range of topics. He has...
by Tom Cunliffe
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2012
‘A motorcycle the size of Roz’s Betty Boop would have been beyond the dreams of the craziest pack leader at the Ace Café on London’s North Circular Road in the monochrome days of rockers, Nortons, Bonnevilles and Marianne Faithfull, when ‘good’ was middle class, ‘bad’ misunderstood...
Yachting Monthly's 200 Skipper's Tips
Instant Skills to Improve Your Seamanship
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2010
Dip into any of the 200 tips in this handy book to make yourself a better yachtsman. They are the very best of the Skipper’s Tips from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine. Each tip is a pearl of wisdom from Britain's foremost yachting writer, Tom Cunliffe. Discover practical skills that you won’t...
The Complete Day Skipper
Skippering with Confidence Right From the Start
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
The Complete Day Skipper is a totally practical hands-on manual that covers the RYA Day Skipper syllabus in a way that reflects a skipper's growing experience at sea, beginning with yacht handling under power, moving on to boat husbandry and sailing skills, and from there to the realistic use of modern...
Celestial Navigation
Learn How to Master One of the Oldest Mariner's Arts
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2010
Celestial navigation is one of the oldest of the mariner’s arts – and one of the most awe-inspiring. It is also essential for every ocean sailor who wants to be able to fix his position should the GPS fail. Tom Cunliffe shows you how to master the art in easy stages. Within a few pages you’ll...
Hand, Reef and Steer 2nd edition
Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
In Hand, Reef & Steer - winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award - Tom explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and shares his grasp of the special skills required to handle them. He describes how to handle heavy loads using tackles rather than winches and reveals the mysteries...
Mischief among the Penguins
Hand (man) wanted for long voyage in small boat. No pay, no prospects, not much pleasure.
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
‘Hand (man) wanted for long voyage in small boat. No pay, no prospects, not much pleasure.’
So read the crew notice placed in the personal column of The Times by H.W. ‘Bill’ Tilman in the spring of 1959. This approach to selecting volunteers for a year-long voyage of 20,000 miles brought...
by Tom Cunliffe
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2008
Navigation is a subject best learned outside the classroom so this book is written to get you started as soon as possible. Once you've mastered a few simple principles, it helps you to get afloat and stay out of trouble as you learn the necessities and build confidence. Using straightforward explanations...
Pilot Cutters Under Sail
Pilots and Pilotage in Britain and Northern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2013
The pilot cutters that operated around the coasts of northern Europe until the First World War were amongst the most seaworthy and beautiful craft of their size ever built, while the small number that have survived have inspired yacht designers, sailors and traditional craft enthusiasts over the last...
by Tom Cunliffe
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2009
Discover what the modern yacht navigator needs to know for a stress-free voyage along the coast and out of sight of land. This book is designed to raise the game of the inshore day-sailor to fully fledged offshore navigator capable of handling any sea passage short of an ocean crossing. The book contains...