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Reeds Crew Handbook 2nd edition

Author: Bill Johnson   Series: Reeds Handbooks

Reeds Crew Handbook 2nd edition
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Reeds Crew Handbook is the ideal primer or aide-memoire for new crew, and for anyone going on a flotilla or charter holiday, or sailing aboard a friend's yacht for the weekend.

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Reeds Crew Handbook is the ideal primer or aide-memoire for new crew, and for anyone going on a flotilla or charter holiday, or sailing aboard a friend's yacht for the weekend.

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Reeds Crew Handbook is the ideal primer or aide-memoire for new crew, and for anyone going on a flotilla or charter holiday, or sailing aboard a friend's yacht for the weekend.

Both a refresher for old hands and an ideal introduction for skippers to hand to new and aspiring crew, this guide gives them all the essential knowledge they need to undertake the tasks traditionally handled by crew aboard any size of yacht, including:

Steering (both with a tiller and a wheel)
Raising, dropping and reefing a sail
Boat handling (using tide, wind, etc)
Handling lines (throwing, coiling, lassoing, etc)
Tying up a boat on a pontoon and against a quay wall
Attaching bow and stern lines and springs
Handling an anchor
Using the radio
Basic first aid
Essential knots

Presented in bite-sized topics in a very accessible and undaunting fashion, and packed with colour illustrations to guide crew through each task, Reeds Crew Handbook is an invaluable primer for new crew before going to sea, and a handy pocket-sized reference for experienced crew when under sail.

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Critic Reviews

An invaluable primer for new crew before going to sea, and a handy pocket-sized aide-memoire for experienced crew when under sail. Yachting Life
There's lots of good advice on anchoring, picking up moorings, rafting up, and mooring to harbour walls...The MOB recovery procedure is the most succinctly explained I've ever seen. -- Dick Durham Yachting Monthly
Will help new crew learn the ropes, and there's plenty of useful info inside for experience sailors too. Practical Boat Owner
An ideal Christmas gift for he (or she) who must obey Sailing Today
If you are contemplating your first sea passage on a friend's or relation's boat, then get a copy and read, learn and inwardly digest. If you are that friend or relation, give your prospective novice shipmate a copy to read before you set sail. Cruising Association Magazine

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About the Author

A Cambridge-educated engineer, Bill Johnson swapped his career for long distance sailing. He stopped logging miles sailed somewhere around 50,000. A sailing instructor for ten years, focusing on the RYA courses from beginner to Yachtmaster level, Bill's strength is in explaining tricky subjects in a clear engaging way. He is the author of Practical Skipper, Reeds Ocean Handbook and Reeds Crew Handbook.

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Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | Reeds
Published
19th June 2025
Edition
2nd
Pages
176
ISBN
9781399421782

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