Yachtmaster Exercises for Sail and Power: Questions and Answers for the RYA Yachtmaster® Certificates of Competence

by Roger Seymour, Alison Noice

Overview

Yachtmaster Exercises is a partner to Yachtmaster for Sail and Power, providing extra navigational practice for students, helping them to absorb the course theory.

This revision handbook contains practice exercises and test papers with fully explained answers on all parts of the Yachtmaster course, whether sail or power. This essential guide covers chartwork, tides, pilotage and passage planning, as well as seamanship, anchorwork, ropework and rules of the road.

A free practice chart is included, as well as extracts from tide tables, tidal curves, almanacs and pilotage notes so that students can complete the questions, work on real life sailing scenarios and plot their own courses without the need for any other material.

This revised 5th edition includes the latest updates, new artwork and a modern, user-friendly design. It's an invaluable textbook and exam revision guide for anyone studying for the RYA exams or simply brushing up on their navigation skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781399409926
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	08/27/2024
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Alison Noice was a Yachtmaster Instructor and Examiner, and ran Coastal/Yachtmaster and Day Skipper shorebased courses at her local yacht club.

Roger Seymour worked closely with Alison for many years, and is Hamble School of Yachting's senior instructor. He also advises World Cruising Club members embarking on Atlantic crossings and other international rallies.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Exercises
1 Charts
2 Compass
3 Position Fixing
4 Buoys, Lights and Lighthouses
5 Tidal Heights
6 Tidal Streams
7 Course to Steer
8 Dead Reckoning and Estimated Position
9 Electronic navigation and instruments
10 Pilotage
11 Collision Regulations
12 Meteorology
13 Safety and Communications
14 Planning and Making Passages

Chartwork test papers
15 Test Paper 1
16 Test Paper 2

Answers

Extracts
1 Tides: Dover, May to August
2 Tides: Dover, September to December
3 Tidal Streams, based on HW Dover
4 Tidal Streams, based on HW Dover
5 Tides: St Helier
6 Port Information: St Helier
7 Tidal Curves: St Helier
8 Tidal Curves: Cherbourg
9 Tides: Cherbourg
10 Tides: St Malo
11 Tidal Curves: St Malo
12 Port Information: St Malo
13 Port Information: St Peter Port
14 Port Information: Granville and Îles Chausey
15 Port Information: Diélette
16 Deviation Curve
17 Tidal Differences for Cherbourg–Barfleur

Editorial Reviews

These exercises will help Yachtmaster candidates build their confidence and skill. Just what's needed for a head start in the exam” —Practical Boat Owner (for previous edition)

“If you can work your way successfully through this book then you should not have any problem with the exams” —Cruising Magazine (for previous edition)

“Nicely illustrated ... this is a useful book for anyone interested in studying for their RYA Coastal and Offshore Yachtmaster Certificate either in sail or power. It will allow readers to boost their confidence prior to the actual examination” —Nautical magazine (for previous edition)

“includes every question likely to appear in an exam as well as tidbits to include in your answers to impress examiners” —Yachting Monthly (for previous edition)

“an invaluable aid to yachtmaster candidates - or anyone simply wanting to 'keep his hand in'” —Sailing (for previous edition)

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