Skipper training book for yacht skippers, skipper course, practical tips for boat license holders

Conquer the seven seas with a boat license in your pocket! It's not quite that easy, after all. Only with plenty of experience, practice, and routine can a SKS license holder become a true skipper. The only way to achieve this is to practice, practice, practice, and learn from mistakes on short and long trips and skipper training courses. Of course, it's easier when you can draw on the knowledge of experienced and accomplished skippers. After all, you don't have to make every mistake yourself. With Rolf Dreyer's Skipper Training, all aspiring yacht skippers now finally have a wealth of skipper knowledge in one book.

Skippertaining from navigation to seamanship

Now in its third edition, Skipper Training has become an indispensable tool in every boat license holder's onboard library since its publication in 2002. Rolf Dreyer places more emphasis on practical tips than dry theory, helping the aspiring skipper with planning, leadership, and decision-making. All core topics are discussed in detail:

• Charter and cruise planning
• Navigation at sea
• Harbor maneuvers and tips for harbor maneuver training
• Handling the on-board electrical system and on-board instruments including radar
• Behavior in fog, sea and storm
• Decision-making and leadership in emergencies: person overboard, fire, water ingress, capsizing

Practical checklists and summaries for the planning phase and during the trip, as well as 135 practical skipper tips, make planning easier for the prospective boater, as do numerous explanatory illustrations and color photos.

Leading competently, making responsible decisions—and sailing with lots of fun: Skipper training is practically essential for this. So, cast off!